Nuts for Racing: A Stockcar Toons Book (StockcarToons Books) [Paperback]

Mike Smith (Author)

Book Description

Series: StockcarToons Books | Publication Date: March 1, 2008

"Mike Smith has a deft touch, which is to say that he pokes good-natured fun at NASCAR, while at the same time . . . loving the sport he lampoons." --Monte Dutton, NASCAR sportswriter

America's fastest-growing spectator sport departs from the asphalt and heads to the funny pages with Mike Smith's comic creation StockcarToons. Boasting a fan base as diverse as Bill Clinton and the Vatican--who have each asked for originals of his work--Smith tackles NASCAR governance issues, race-car rivalries, corporate sponsorships, and other essential particulars on the minds of NASCAR fans with the keen eye of a well-seasoned editorial cartoonist. Equally adept at addressing the mechanics of the sport as he is addressing those under the hood, Smith has proven himself not only to NASCAR fans, but to a host of professional drivers, pit crew members, and sportscasters who laud his work.

This StockcarToons gift collection features color in addition to Smith's standard black-and-white published panels.

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About the Author

Mike Smith earned a humanities degree from Loyola Marymount University and honed his cartooning skills by day while pumping gas at National Car Rental at LAX Airport at night. He has been working on the staff of the Las Vegas Sun as an editorial cartoonist since 1983.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing; Original edition (March 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0740771027
• ISBN-13: 978-0740771026
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,293,000 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #100 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Entertainment > Humor > Sports

More About the Author

Born in 1979. Grew up in Arizona. Swam in a pool there, played with neighbor kids. Age seven: moved to Austria. Walked to a private school through vineyards. Watched the sun rise every morning. Age eleven: moved to Colorado. Lived in a cabin. Stayed home from school because of snow, often. Lived in a treehouse wired with Nintendo. Age twelve: moved to New Mexico. Became a huge nerd. Got beat up constantly between age twelve and age seventeen. Got in a high speed car chase just for fun. Sent away by my parents. Got my GED, and went to college in Arizona. Streaked a homecoming football game; became a hero. Moved to Alaska to try commercial fishing after reading about it in a dentist office magazine. Lived there for a year and a half as a depressed stoner in a series of cabins. Moved outdoors into a tent. Hitchiked around Alaska and Canada with a hippy girlfriend. Hitchhiked down. Moved to Utah. Worked. Saved up money. Spent seven months canoeing the entire shoreline of Lake Powell in Utah and Arizona--because I wanted to. Moved to Boston to be with a suicidal girl. Founded a nonprofit. Walked from Key West, Florida to Cape Gaspe, Quebec, Canada, to raise money for charity with six others. Moved back to New Mexico. Moved out to the Arizona desert to be a hermit. Apache County. Lived in a trailer with a cat and a windmill and no neighbors for miles. No electricity either. Got married to a cool girl. Moved back to New Mexico. Moved down to Las Cruces. Moved to Utah. Moved to New Mexico. Moved to Utah. Moved to New Mexico. Worked on movies. Sold a screenplay. Had a daughter. Wrote a book. Went camping. Went camping. Went camping.
I'm going camping.