The Encyclopedia of Stock Car Racing [Hardcover]

Frank Moriarty (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1998

Stock car racing is one of the fastest-growing spectator sports in the United States, both at the track and on television. Veteran journalist Frank Moriarity's A-to-Z guide to the high-octane sport covers its history; participant interviews; alphabetical listings for major personalities, places, and machines; and a glossary of stock car terminology. 225 color and b&w photos and illustrations.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: MetroBooks (NY) (May 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1567994598
• ISBN-13: 978-1567994599
• Product Dimensions: 12.1 x 9.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,290,700 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not an encyclopedia, more a book of biographical snippets, January 20, 2000

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This review is from: The Encyclopedia of Stock Car Racing (Hardcover)

I prefer the Stock Car Racing Encyclopedia to this book. This one simple goes through, alphabetically, most things associated with stock car racing. Very short bios and stories are included, but precious few statistics. None, really. So go with the other title and leave this one on the shelf.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very informative, July 10, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Encyclopedia of Stock Car Racing (Hardcover)

I was doing research on "Champion Raceway" in Fayetteville, N.C. in the early "50s", and using this book I found that the (Then) Grand National Series raced some races there. It was quite exciting to uncover some of our racing heritage using this book