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~ Diandra Leslie-Pelecky (Author)
Key Phrases: making racing safer, shock specialist, garage crew, Texas Motor Speedway, Bones of Contention, Elliott Sadler (more...)
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“NASCAR fans will flock to this book.”
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“To understand what is happening on the track… you need The Physics of NASCAR.”
The New York Times

“Language sports fans can understand… You’ll be as entertained as you are informed.”
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“The people she encounters are fascinating... Even if you are not a NASCAR fan, read The Physics of NASCAR.”
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A physicist explores the science of speed racing

With 75 million fans, NASCAR is the #1 spectator sport in America. Now, in The Physics of NASCAR, a scientist explains the intricate and complex way the sport works, in terms that anyone who drives a car—or maybe occasionally looks under the hood—can easily comprehend. Based on her extensive access to NASCAR race shops, drivers, crew chiefs, engine builders, and pit crews during races, Diandra Leslie-Pelecky traces the life cycle of a race car from its creation at top race shops to competing in the door-todoor action of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

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