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Along for the Ride: A Collection of Stories from the Fast and Furious World of NASCAR | 
 enlarge | Author: Larry Woody
Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 886415
Format: Illustrated
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 5.8 x 0.8
ISBN: 1582616965
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9781582616964
ASIN: 1582616965
Publication Date: April 17, 2003
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Product Description
In his own words Larry Woody, who has covered racing for over 30 years, will give readers never before seen quips, tales and anecdotes about some of the most famous names in racing. Here are just a few of the highlights: how about the time Richard Petty almost bought a race track, or, why Darrell Waltrip once wanted to punch out some race fans. Or the night that repo wrecker driver-turned-NASCAR star Bobby Hamilton was attacked by the owner of a car he was trying to tow away. Or the worried elevator conversation Jeff Gordon had with wife Brooke after crashing Dale Earnhardt at Daytona. What prominent driver was the biggest pain to deal with? (not Tony Stewart). What was the "afterlife" experience that NASCAR VP Jim Hunter says changed his life? How was NASCAR history made at Daytona's Boot Hill Saloon? Why did Eddie Gossage (Texas Motor Speedway president) get fired as a sports writer during his college days? Why did a young Dale Earnhardt show up at the Tennessean Sports Department one day?
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 A Great Book August 17, 2008
This book was purchased for my grandson. He thoroughly enjoyed reading it. In fact, he reads something from it everyday.
 Along For The Read... April 20, 2008
In this book, I learned a few interesting details:
* Bobby Allison holds a grudge against Darrell Waltrip for the way Waltrip treated the his son Davey Allison.
* Ernie Irvan is despised by the media for his uncooperative attitude and demeanor.
* What really goes on in the Talladega infield.
While most of the stories revolve around the old Nashville Speedway (now Music City Motorplex) and the top drivers who competed in NASCAR Winston Cup events from 1958-1984 when it was on the schedule.
Woody let his emotions fly with negative comments on Ray Evernham (whom he called overrated), Irvan and Tony Stewart.
One of the more interesting sections discussed the Deborah Renshaw/Mark Day controversy at Nashville Speedway where Day staged a protest in 2002 to accuse Renshaw of cheating. It eventually led to Renshaw quitting the track and moving to ARCA where she was sadly involved in the crash that claimed the life of Eric Martin.
Newspaper writers will sympathize with Woody as he describes being literally forced to cover the first race he ever went to. (And he doesn't mind telling you about it a few times throughout the book)
Stories are repeated a bit, alcohol and bar tales seem to flow throughout each chapter and Woody would probably have trouble defining the word "humble" but it is a decent book. Not the best, not the worst...above average.
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