One Helluva Ride : How NASCAR Swept the Nation

Clarke, Liz

ISBN 10: 0345499883 / ISBN 13: 9780345499882

Published by Random House Publishing Group, 2008

About this Item

Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: One Helluva Ride : How NASCAR Swept the Nation
• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0345499883
• ISBN 13: 9780345499882
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1ST.
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Incorporating interviews with some of the sport's most popular drivers, past and present, a history of NASCAR looks at the reasons behind the phenomenal growth in popularity of the sport, tracing its history from its southern roots to the present day, recounting some of its greatest moments, and assessing changes in the nation's fastest-growing sport. 50,000 first printing.

About the Author

A sportswriter for The Washington Post, Liz Clarke has also covered NASCAR for USA Today, The Charlotte Observer, and The Dallas Morning News, and was twice honored with the Russ Catlin award for excellence in motorsports journalism. She spent four seasons as a Post beat writer on the Washington Redskins and has written extensively about the Olympics, tennis, and college sports. A graduate of Barnard College, she lives in Washington, D.C., with her beloved Lab, Rusty.