Discusses the background, events, and rules of the Daytona 500, the most prestigious of the NASCAR Winston Cup racing series.
Poole, David, and Jim McLaurin. Then Junior Said to Jeff. . . the Best NASCAR Stories Ever Told. Chicago: Triumph Books, 2006. Savage, Jeff. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications Company, 2009. ———. Danica Patrick.
Discusses the history and design of Daytona International Speedway along with some of the Daytona 500's most exciting finishes and famous racers.
This is the story of that fateful afternoon in Daytona, a day whose echoes are still heard today.
But he also tells a much bigger story: the story of how Johnny Beauchamp—and his Harlan, Iowa, compatriots, mechanic Dale Swanson and driver Tiny Lund—ended up in Florida driving in the 1959 Daytona race.
Daytona Beach: 100 Years of Racing follows NASCAR's evolution from grassroots racing to its rise as one of the most talked about spectator sports in the world.
Capturing all the fender-to-fender action of the Daytona 500, this stunning volume comes with a complete history of stock car racing's most famous track and more than 175 full-color and b&w photos.
From the Dale and Dale show, to the seagull, to the last-lap heartaches, you ride shotgun with Rick Houston as he takes you around-and-around in Dale vs Daytona: The Intimidator's Quest to Conquer the Great American Race!
... they will climb into the same ambulance, and by the time they get to the hospital they'll probably be fine. Apologies will have been exchanged and accepted. That would never have ... I start. I'm going to 60 Sundays Will Never Be the Same.
This exciting book provides an overview of the Daytona 500, from the event’s beginnings up to the present day. Short paragraphs of easy-to-read text are paired with plenty of colorful photos to make reading engaging and accessible.
Looks at people, track, and machines of the Daytona 500, the unofficial opening event of North America's stock car racing season, from 1959's photo-finish to the early races of the twenty-first century.