Stock Car Driving Techniques [Paperback]

Don Alexander (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 11, 2002

Whether the reader wants to knows how their NASCAR heroes achieve their superspeedway feats or how to get the most of their own cars at the local track on Friday nights, this illustrated guide provides the answers. Topics like positioning, drafting, passing, cornering, proper lines and pit strategies are illustrated with color photos and specially commissioned illustrations. Also featured are comments from top NASCAR drivers Jeff Gordon, Dale Jarrett, Ricky Rudd, Terry Labonte and Jeff Burton. A must-have guide for armchair fans as well as burgeoning local-track stars.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Motorbooks (January 11, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0760309582
• ISBN-13: 978-0760309582
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #776,779 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #58 in Books > Professional & Technical > Automotive > Driver's Education
  • #90 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Exercise & Fitness > Alexander Technique

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good book to get you started, December 2, 2004

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p51mustang (Lake Geneva, WI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stock Car Driving Techniques (Paperback)

If your just starting out in racing, I highly recommend this book. The sections that are most interest for me were the chapters on driving lines and the chapter on how to read tire temperatures after coming off track. From my view-point since I am the set-up guy, reading tire temps is invaluable. Other than the driver input, this is the only other input you have at the track that tells you what the car is actually doing. Great info in my opinion with this book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stock Car Driving Techniques, January 12, 2004

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This review is from: Stock Car Driving Techniques (Paperback)

I love racing, watching and participating. I like to know about all the technical stuff that other fans might not care about, and this book does a good job explaning all of the thing a racecar driver must know to be successful. Being involved in local racing, and hoping to someday be a professional, I found this book informative and helpful. Aspiring young racecar drivers must read Stock Car Driving Techneques, by Don Alexander. However, the common race fan might not finde the book very interesting. Talk of traction circles and spotter communication might bore some readers. In short, good for racecar drivers, borring for fans.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Introduction to Technical Side of Stock Car Racing, February 17, 2011

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Ball Peen Billy "Bill" (Clyo, GA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Stock Car Driving Techniques (Paperback)

This book can save the stock driver wannabe many hours of disappointment and frustration. A few hours with this book, combined with some actual seat time in a stock car, should help anyone with a reasonable amount of talent and intelligence become a much better racer. I just wish I'd had this book 50 years ago when I had dreams of becoming a racing star. I didn't have it - and I didn't become a star. Coulda, woulda, shoulda.

Some of the sections get a little technical - which is good - so be prepared to do some review and to read a few parts multiple times for full understanding. Overall, I give it an "Excellent" rating, especially considering the great photos and diagrams which clearly explain the accompanying text.