Wheeler Humpy Golenbock Peter (7 results)

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition, first printing, hardcover. 300 pages. B&W, color photos. Index. Very good with head/tail of spine bumped, in a very good dust jacket with light edgewear and faint creases along top edges of jacket. Mylar cover on jacket. "From the earliest days of the sport, when Humpy often used his fists to keep order, to NASCAR's transition to a multi-billion-dollar business, Humpy's life has paralleled American stock-car racing. In GROWING UP NASCAR, the legendary Humpy Wheeler, arguably stock-car racing's greatest promoter, shares that lifetime of firsthand experiences, recounting never-before-told tales of the behind-the-scenes madness and mayhem that make NASCAR America's most spectacular sport.".

Hardcover. Condition: New.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. As new condition black boards with silver spine lettering contained in an as new condition non price-clipped color illustrated dust jacket. Includes Index. Illustrated with black-and-white and color photographic plates. Signed and inscribed by Humpy Wheeler with thick black Sharpie on the blank first free front endpaper. "Eleven-year-old Humpy Wheeler attended the very first NASCAR race in Charlotte in 1949. He loved the sport so much that he made it his life's work. First as a race promoter, then a track manager, Humpy came to know and become close friends with all the NASCAR greats: Big Bill France; Lee, Richard, and Kyle Petty; Fireball Roberts; Junior Johnson; Smokey Yunick, Ralph Moody; John Holman; Ralph and Dale Earnhardt, Alan Kulwicki; and pretty much every other notable NASCAR personality, up to an including the latest crop of driving stars. From the earliest days of the sport, when Humpy often used his fists to keep order, to NASCAR's transition to a multi-billion-dollar business, Humpy's life has paralleled American stock-car racing. In Growing up NASCAR, the legendary Humpy Wheeler, arguably stock-car racings greatest promoter, shares that lifetime of firsthand experiences, recounting never-before-told tales of the behind-the-scenes madness and mayhem that make NASCAR America's most spectacular sport. In addition to being one of the all-time greatest promoters, Humpy is also a master storyteller. Here, for the first time ever, he presents a true insider's look at NASCAR's most colorful and important characters." - from the inner front jacket flap. Signed by Author(s).