Curtis Turner, the first NASCAR celebrity, wrote the book on living fast and dying young. Charismatic and fearless, he created drama at the racetrack and in his personal life, living the American Dream several times over before he died a violent and mysterious death at the young age of forty-six.
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"A well-researched, thoroughly enjoyable account of the life of this NASCAR pioneer and iconoclast…." --Booklist
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The unremitting, over-the-top life of Curtis Turner, the greatest, most dynamic stock-car racer of all time, who wrote the book on living fast and dying young.
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If you were a race car fan back in the '40s and '50s, Curtis Turner is no stranger to you. Having a rural Virginia background, similar to Turner's, this book took me back to my youth, to Saturday nights at Victory Stadium in Roanoke, VA and the dirt track days at Martinsville Speedway. For younger race fans, this book provides the history and background for how NASCAR was born and the rough and tough drivers who fed the newborn. A great read.
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