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The Racetracks Book : A Journey Across AMerica and Around the Tracks Where Stock Cars Roar | 
enlarge | Author: Sporting News Publisher: Sporting News Category: Book
List Price: $34.95 Buy New: $2.90 You Save: $32.05 (92%)
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4 reviews Sales Rank: 1452389
Media: Hardcover Number Of Items: 1 Pages: 229 Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.5 Dimensions (in): 11.3 x 8.8 x 0.9
ISBN: 0892047046 Dewey Decimal Number: 796 UPC: 079837007049 EAN: 9780892047048 ASIN: 0892047046
Publication Date: January 3, 2003 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Condition: factory sealed
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Book Description An intimate look at the speedways adored and respected by race fans NASCAR fans can travel to every track around the nation without leaving their chair! From Talladega to Sears Point, from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to Daytona, The Racetracks Book captures the essence of these beloved speedways where history has been made, and it conveys what it's like to experience racing there. Daytona, Darlington, Dover, and the newest tracks in Chicago and Kansas City--all these and more are waiting to be discovered by race fans across the country. Hundreds of color photographs bring out the history of these tracks and the races raced there. Panoramic images cover each track, and the spots where history was made is pointed out in detail: the spot where Jeff Gordon won the very first NASCAR race at the hallowed ground of racing, Indianapolis; the Turn 4 wall where Dale Earnhardt tragically crashed and died at Daytona; picturesque Turn 6 at Watkins Glen, where dozens of races have been won, and lost, on passes; the site of the International Motorsports Hall of Fame and Museum, adjacent to the Talladega Superspeedway.
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It Doesn't Get Much Better Than This February 19, 2003 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
No longer a dusty realm occupied solely by the Southern male, NASCAR has exploded over the last decade into a full-throttle national obsession. That said, it's only fitting that Mark McCarter, a homegrown Tennessee boy who's become a nationally recognized sportswriter, should be at the wheel of this tribute to America's newest past time. McCarter's evocative prose flawlessly blends a professional's dizzying knowledge of the sport with a race fan's tender passion. The heart-pounding, full-color photographs of Talladega, Daytona, and other racetracks around the U.S. are so vivid you'll swear you can smell the motor oil rising off the page! The Racetracks Book is a must-have for any red-blooded American who calls himself-or herself-a NASCAR fan.
Must Have For Racing Fans February 7, 2003 4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book is a gem. Mark McCarter, a gifted and nationally recognized newspaper sports columnist, has done for stock car racing what Jack London did for dogs and James Joyce once did for drunk Irishmen. This book is the ultimate compliment to a fan's love of NASCAR. Grown fans will love this book for the access it gives them to some of America's premier tracks. But children will also love the pictures and stories. So parents, listen up: put down those boring Fairy Tales and pick up "The Racetracks Book" when your kids demand a bedtime story.
McCarter is brilliant! February 6, 2003 4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Mark McCarter is simply one of the most prolific sportswriters of our time. His poignant and powerful memoirs of life around the culturally diverse venues of NASCAR is spellbinding and makes any fan heady with excitement for his or her next visit to the track.
What a great book! February 6, 2003 3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I love NASCAR and I'm so excited about this book. The pictures are amazing, but there's so much I didn't really know about the racetracks. This is a very well-written book and the author did a fantastic job!
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