Pearson spins out of control toward pit road , wondering all the while , “ Who's going to win this race ? ” Then , as Petty begins his spin toward the infield , Pearson is about to hit Joe Frasson , sending Frasson's car into a spin .
Who won the first Daytona 500? What do teams do to prepare their cars for 500 miles of hard, high-speed racing? Who gave the Daytona 500 the nickname the "Great American Race"?
Get your readers closer to the track with NASCAR Racing. From lug nuts to wind tunnels, this set explores the parts, personalities, and perils of stock car racing.
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.
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.
In Tales from the Daytona 500, Jim Hawkins, auto racing writer and sports columnist for The Oakland Press (Mich.) takes the reader behind the scenes and back into the history of the signature event in this country's fastest growing sport.
This title introduces fans to the STEM concepts in the Daytona 500, exploring how science, technology, engineering, and math are all at play in this exciting event.
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.
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.
Gives a brief history of the annual Daytona 500 race and the speedway where it takes place and describes the evolution of stock car racing.
"Learn about the ... finishes and unlikely stories behind the creation and growth of one of the most famous motorsports events in the world"--