The Stock Car Racing Encyclopedia (Hardcover)

~ (Editor), Greg Fielden (Editor)

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How many Winston Cups did Richard Petty win? What's the fastest speed ever recorded at a NASCAR track? If you're a self-respecting stock car racing fan, you ought to be offended by such rookie questions. But how many Winston Cup points did Dale Earnhardt win in 1986? Who won the first race at Daytona International Speedway (hint: it wasn't Lee Petty; the first race was run by convertibles two days before Petty won the 500)? The Stock Car Racing Encyclopedia includes complete statistics for all the drivers, owners, races, and tracks from 1949 through the 1996 season as well as a comprehensive listing of records and year-by-year stats. This exhaustive resource is essential for fans of stock car racing.

Product Description

NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Racing) racing has emerged as the most watched and attended sport in the United States, and its popularity continues to grow each year. Over 60 million fans attend racing events annually, and another 275 million view the races on television. It has become the most popular form of motor sports in the world, coming a long way from the first organized races in the late 1940s to the superspeedway action of today. The complete history of the sport is fully captured in The Stock Car Racing Encyclopedia, including these key features in the tradition of Macmillans best-selling Baseball Encyclopedia:c Introduction covering the entire history of the sportc Complete statistics for every driver who ever competed in a racec Results of every race from 1949 through the 1995-6 seasonc Statistics for owners and makes of carsc Comprehensive listing of record holders and award winnersEverything the racing fan needs to know is detailed in this first-of-its-kind collection of stock car racing facts and figures.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 896 pages
• Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company; 1 edition (January 31, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0028608593
• ISBN-13: 978-0028608594
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 9 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,050,407 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For a sport with no real statistics, a noble attempt, January 20, 2000

By	David R. Cox (South Carolina) - See all my reviews

I am not a NASCAR fan, but I am a statistical sports buff. While stock car racing doesn't really qualify as a sport, this book does its best to catalog as many 'stats' as can be collected. While I'd like average finish information and breakdowns by dirt, tri-oval, road, superspeadway, etc, this is a good start at creating an encyclopedia of stock car racing. The key stats are 1st, 2nd, ... 5th place finishes, laps completed, and events started for each year. Another edition with far more detail would be quite welcome.