NASCAR Then and Now - Ben White [27]
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Digital Edition: 978-1-61060-101-6
Hardcover Edition: 978-0-7603-3814-8
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
White, Ben, 1960–
NASCAR then and now / Ben White ; photographs Nigel Kinrade.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 978-0-7603-3814-8) (hb w/ jkt)
1. Stock car racing–United States–History. 2. NASCAR (Association)–History. I. Title.
GV1029.9.S74W49 2010
796.720973–dc22
2009049813
ISBN-13: 978-0-7603-3814-8
Editor: Jeffrey Zuehlke
Design Manager: John Sticha
Design: Christopher Fayers
Printed in China
On the cover: Top: Martinsville, Virginia—1960: Richard Petty in his famous No. 43 Plymouth on his way to taking the first of his record 15 victories at Martinsville. RacingOne/Getty Images. Bottom: Four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson at the 2008 Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Fred Vuich/Sports Illustrated/Getty Images
On the back cover: Top left: Miss Hurst Golden Shifter Linda Vaughn joins Pete Hamilton in celebrating his victory at the 1970 Daytona 500. Top right: Dale Earnhardt Jr. addresses the NASCAR media. Bottom left: Kasey Kahne celebrates a win in the modern NASCAR manner. Bottom right: Richard Petty tumbles violently during the 1988 Daytona 500, one of the worst crashes of his career. Despite the seriousness of the crash, Petty walked away with only minor injuries.
On the frontispiece: A member of the Unocal Race Stoppers at Daytona, circa 1965.
On the title pages: Top left: Junior Johnson and his wife Flossie (right) in Victory Lane at Darlington Raceway after initially being declared the winner of the 1962 Southern 500. However, after a recheck of scoring, Larry Frank was declared the winner. Bottom left: Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s National Guard team stands at attention for the national anthem during pre-race ceremonies before a 2008 race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Top right: Cars sliding through the north turn at the Daytona Beach and Road Course, circa late-1940s. Bottom right: Michael Waltrip leads the field at the start of the 2008 Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway.