Smokin' Race Cars

Smokin' Race Cars
Author: K. C. Kelley
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2013-07-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1622851625

Students will learn about the cars, the races, and the exciting personalities of the Sprint Cup series. This book explores the world of stock car racing and gives fans insight into all that goes into a big race.

Smokin' Open-Wheel Race Cars

Smokin' Open-Wheel Race Cars
Author: Erin Egan
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2013-07-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1622851633

In five fast-paced chapters, author Erin Egan takes readers through the wild world of open-wheel racing. From Formula 1 to the Indy Racing League, racing fans will learn about the history, personalities, and famous races associated with the different styles of open wheel race cars.

Smokin' Dragsters and Funny Cars

Smokin' Dragsters and Funny Cars
Author: Jim Gigliotti
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2013-07-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 162285084X

This fun volume explores the personalities, the history, and the crazy cars associated with the wild world of drag racing. Readers get a look into the different types of drag racing, and a "day at the races" for an exciting you-are-there feeling.

Smokin' Muscle Cars

Smokin' Muscle Cars
Author: Bob Woods
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2013-07-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1622850912

America's love affair with cars is most passionate when it comes to the fastest, most powerful, and coolest-looking models on the nation's roads. Author Bob Woods takes readers through the history of flashy "muscle" cars, such as the Pontiac GTO, Ford Mustang, Chevy Camaro, Dodge Charger, and Chevy Corvette.

Smokin' Race Cars

Smokin' Race Cars
Author: K. C. Kelley
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2013-07-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1622850998

Students will learn about the cars, the races, and the exciting personalities of the Sprint Cup series. This book explores the world of stock car racing and gives fans insight into all that goes into a big race.

Smokin' Motorcycles

Smokin' Motorcycles
Author: Bob Woods
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2013-07-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1622850890

Author Bob Woods takes readers on a wild ride through the exciting world of motorcycles. From the history of motorcycles to motorcycle racing, cruisers, choppers, and motocross, biking fans will find plenty here to keep them hooked.

From Moonshine to Madison Avenue

From Moonshine to Madison Avenue
Author: Mark D. Howell
Publisher: Popular Press
Total Pages: 292
Release: 1997
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780879727406

Howell (cultural history, Michigan State U.) describes the features, activity, and impact of the annual 32-race, 10-month stock car competition. He focuses on the role of corporate sponsors in transforming the sport from an amateur pastime to a big-money media event. Paper edition (unseen), $21.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Becoming a Pro Auto Racer

Becoming a Pro Auto Racer
Author: Dean Miller
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2014-12-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1482420805

The fast-paced world of professional auto racing is fun and fiercely competitive. Those at the top worked long and hard to get there, perfecting their turns, tuning their cars just right, and finding lucrative sponsorships so they can enter the best races. Readers find out how many pro auto racers start out on the track through detailed main content and additional informative sidebars. Full-color photographs put readers in the driver’s seat, fulfilling their wish for knowledge on how to be a pro racer and satisfying their need for speed.

Rolling Thunder Stock Car Racing: Race To Glory

Rolling Thunder Stock Car Racing: Race To Glory
Author: Kent Wright
Publisher: Tor Books
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2014-07-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 146687578X

The pedal meets the metal in Rolling Thunder Stock Car Racing--the thrilling series from Kent Wright and Don Keith that traces the history of stock car racing from the dusty dirt tracks of East Tennessee to the multi-million-dollar, high-tech venues of today. In the race to glory, only one man can finish first... For Jodell Lee, it's been an exciting, dizzying climb to the top of the stock car racing circuit. Gone are the days of racing round flat dirt ovals on Sunday afternoons. Stock car racing is big business now. Superspeedways have replaced the dirt tracks. Tens of thousands of fans pack the speedways for every race to watch the likes of Lee Petty, Junior Johnson, Fireball Roberts--and Jodell Lee--thunder around the steep-banked tracks of Darlington and Daytona and Charlotte. But it isn't just the business that's changed. So has Jodell. He now has a wife and a child, and also a sponsor. And they're all depending on him to win-expecting him to win. Is the pressure of always having to finish first beginning to take a toll on Jodell? A fiery crash could end his career...in Race to Glory--the exciting sequel to White Lightning and Road to Daytona. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Smokin' Open-Wheel Race Cars

Smokin' Open-Wheel Race Cars
Author: Erin Egan
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2013-07-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1622851013

In five fast-paced chapters, author Erin Egan takes readers through the wild world of open-wheel racing. From Formula 1 to the Indy Racing League, racing fans will learn about the history, personalities, and famous races associated with the different styles of open wheel race cars.