Drive Like Hell: NASCAR's Best Quotes and Quips [Paperback]

Eric Zweig (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 14, 2007

"Don't come here and grumble about going too fast. Get the hell out of the race car if you have feathers on your legs or butt."
- Dale Earnhardt Sr.

NASCAR racing is fast, furious and filled with colorful characters who have lots to say -- sometimes at the most inopportune times. Drive Like Hell celebrates the wit and wisdom of the NASCAR circuit. Race fans of all ages will love this entertaining collection of quotes and quips from today's stars and the legends of auto racing.

Here's a small sampling of the more than 400 quotes:

• They name streets after guys like that -- One Way and Dead End. (Tony Stewart on Greg Biffle)
• I'll apologize to them after they get me to the front! (Dale Earnhardt Sr. on being told by his crew that he was hurting his tires)
• If I dig any deeper, I'll be in China. (Kyle Bush, when told by his team to "dig in" during the latter stages of a race)
• Drive it like you stole it, homie. (Crew chief Chad Knaus' advice to Jimmy Johnson during the final race of the 2006 Chase)
• Why did! take up racing?! was too lazy to work and too chicken to steal. (Kyle Petty)
• We go six times faster. (NASCAR CEO William C. France, when asked why deaths in auto racing were six times more common than deaths in football)

Editorial Reviews

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A crisp, colorful cross-section of observations on jinxes, fans, family, money, stereotypes and other aspects of [Nascar stars'] fast-lane lives. (Neil Pond American Profile )

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A crisp, colorful cross-section of observations on jinxes, fans, family, money, stereotypes and other aspects of [Nascar stars'] fast-lane lives. (Neil Pond American Profile ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Firefly Books (September 14, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1554072735
• ISBN-13: 978-1554072736
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 5.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #772,691 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Good read, January 30, 2010

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T. Legel (Morton, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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I gave this book as a gift to a Nascar fan. He loved it and read it in a matter of a couple of days.

5.0 out of 5 stars Drive like Hell, April 16, 2009

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I love this book! It is filled with some of the greatest NASCAR quotes. I read the whole book, in one sitting. I laughed, I cried, I got mad, and I wished I was there so I could have heard it live! A definite must for any MASCAR fan.

5.0 out of 5 stars Drive Like Hell NASCAR's Best Quotes & Quips, April 3, 2009

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This is an entertaining collection of quotes and quips from drivers, crew chiefs, and individuals from pit crews to the icon's who helped make NASCAR what it is today. Their comments offer insight into what these individuals think and feel about the sport, the risks and rewards. For the most part, all the entries tend to have a humorous bent. I recommend it to any race fan as an addition to their library.