Nascar Racers #02: Taking the Lead

Nascar Racers #02: Taking the Lead
Author: Michael Teitelbaum
Publisher: HarperEntertainment
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2000-05-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780061072291

Beyond The Limit... Welcome to the NASCAR Unlimited Division, where the competition is intense and the racing is extreme. Unlimited racecars are the ultimate in high tech, built to reach unheardof speeds, perform incredible stunts, and take on impossible off-road courses! Are you ready for action? Because we're only getting started... Team Rexcor's dirty driving has landed Megan Fassler in the hospital, and Tema Fastex is struggling without her. Then, Steve Sharp starts having problems, too. What's going on? Can Team Fastex take on Team Rexcor with two drivers down? And can Fastex handle the competition without stooping to Rexcor's brand of dirty tricks?

Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2nd Edition

Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2nd Edition
Author: Matt Doeden
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2012-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1467703893

Born into a racing family, Dale Earnhardt Jr. seemed destined to follow in the footsteps of his father and grandfather. This book follows the skyrocketing career of this racing star from his first NASCAR Busch series race and back-to-back Busch championships to his father’s sudden death during the 2001 Daytona 500 and his current chase for the Winston Cup championship.

The Earnhardts

The Earnhardts
Author: Gerry Souter
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2009-07-23
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

The story of NASCAR's preeminent family and the multibillion dollar sport they helped create. From mid-century dirt tracks to today's super speedways, The Earnhardts: A Biography tells the remarkable story of a racing family—Dale, his father Ralph, and son Dale Jr.—whose careers span the full history of NASCAR and whose accomplishments define this unique American motorsport. Drawing on extensive research, including interviews with friends, family, and sports writers covering the NASCAR scene, Gerry Souter follows the Earnhardts' story from Ralph's short track racing in cars he built himself to Dale's record-setting career and shocking death to Dale Jr.'s emergence as one of the sport's most popular figures today. Through the lives of the Earnhardts, and their unmatched legacy of hard work and victory, readers see American stock car racing evolve from its rural Southern roots into a nationwide phenomenon.

Pretty Intense

Pretty Intense
Author: Danica Patrick
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2017-12-26
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0735216576

America's NASCAR standout offers a 90-day program to sculpt your body, calm your mind, and achieve your greatest goals Everything Danica Patrick does is Pretty Intense. A top athlete in her field, not to mention a fan favorite and the first woman to rule in her male-dominated sport, Danica approaches every aspect of life with the utmost intensity. Now, she shows you how you can apply her daily principles and transform your life for the better--and have fun while doing it. Danica's 90-day high-intensity workout, protein-rich, paleo-inspired eating plan, and mental-conditioning program will get you leaner, stronger, and healthier than you've ever been before. By mixing full-body training and stretching exercises, her accessible workouts hit the holy trinity of fitness: strength, endurance, and flexibility. Bolstered by a customized eating plan for all-day energy, her program will also help you cultivate a mindset for limitless success. You will learn to aim your sights high, confront challenges and setbacks with confidence, and cross the finish line every time. Whether your goal is a stronger core, better skills in the kitchen, or a promotion at work, Danica's Pretty Intense plan will help you reach your highest potential.

Strategic Sustainability

Strategic Sustainability
Author: Daniel Fogel
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 355
Release: 2016-03-22
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1317424433

Strategic Sustainability examines how organizations can implement environmental sustainability science, theories, and ways of thinking to become more competitive. Including examples and ideas implemented in various countries, it is based on known scientific principles about the natural world and organizational principles focusing on the work domain. The intersection of these two realms of research creates a powerful and new approach to comprehensive, seemingly contradictory issues. Daniel S. Fogel draws from disparate fields and creates a story about organizations, their future and how people are part of the problem and, more importantly, part of the solution. Readers will find ways to take action to improve organizations and avoid denigrating our natural environment, learning to be mindful of the urgency we should feel to improve our impact on the world. The focus on the natural environment provides a powerful focus for creating value in organizations and addressing the major challenges we all face. Advanced sustainability students, working professionals and board members, managers and legislators responsible for governing organizations or implementing public policy will find this book useful. A companion website features an instructor’s manual with test questions, as well as 38, 10-minute videos for classroom use.

Contemporary Sport Marketing

Contemporary Sport Marketing
Author: James J. Zhang
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2017-02-17
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1351967347

The international nature of the sport industry requires a global approach to sport marketing practices. Organisations need to develop a good understanding of the laws, regulations, values and norms of the countries and cultures in which they operate. This book brings together world-leading sport marketing scholars from 11 countries to address the most important global, regional, national, and community marketing issues in sport today. Presenting the latest cutting-edge research from countries including India, China, the UK and the USA, it includes case studies on successful marketing strategies in sports ranging from football and hockey to baseball and motor racing. The book combines both qualitative and quantitative studies to explore key topics such as: sport marketing in a globalized marketplace corporate social responsibility and sponsorship in sporting events the Olympic brand image and its values sport consumer behaviour and customer satisfaction new digital marketing channels. Contemporary Sport Marketing: Global perspectives is vital reading for all students and scholars of sport marketing, sport business and sport management, as well as for any professional working in the sport industry.

Roadtripping USA 2nd Edition

Roadtripping USA 2nd Edition
Author: Let's Go Inc.
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 1036
Release: 2007-04-03
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780312361822

A comprehensive guide to American cross-country travel furnishes detailed descriptions of a variety of odysseys, including such routes as an Eastern Seaboard trip, Route 66, Highway 40, and the Al-Can Highway to Anchorage, along with listings of lodgings and eateries.

Bubba Wallace

Bubba Wallace
Author: Lisa A. Crayton
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2022
Genre: African American athletes
ISBN: 166632311X

"Bubba Wallace started racing cars at nine years old. He began competing in 2010 and hasn't slowed down since, setting records as the youngest winner at many races. He was the first Black driver to win Rookie of the Year for NASCAR. Find out how Wallace's talent has led him to success in the world of stock car racing"--

The Ultimate Baseball Road Trip, 2nd

The Ultimate Baseball Road Trip, 2nd
Author: Josh Pahigian
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 514
Release: 2012-03-27
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 0762783915

The most entertaining and comprehensive guide to every baseball fan’s dream road trip—including every new ballpark since the 2004 edition—revised and completely updated!

Racing with Roger Penske

Racing with Roger Penske
Author: Sigur E. Whitaker
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2022-08-31
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1476646651

Auto racing legend Roger Penske began as a successful sportscar driver before transitioning to owning a race team and opening a car dealership. Within eight years, Team Penske won the Indianapolis 500. Today, the team boasts more than 580 victories, including an unparalleled 18 Indianapolis 500 wins and two at the Daytona 500. Penske's efforts on the track have been intertwined with his business ventures. Penske Corporation, with $32 billion in revenues, includes Penske truck leasing and rentals, retail automotive centers and logistics. In 2019, he bought the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and related assets, including IndyCar, and led both through the coronavirus pandemic, when racing continued with no fans in the stands. This book chronicles more than 50 years of Roger Penske's racing history, with an overview of his business career, including the turnaround of Detroit Diesel.