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The early laps of stock car racing : a history of the sport and business through 1974 /

The first organized, sanctioned American stock car race took place in 1908 on a road course around Briarcliff, New York--staged by one of America''s early speed mavens, William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. A veteran of the early Ormond-Daytona Beach speed trials, Vanderbilt brought the Grand Prize r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ellison, Betty Boles
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The first organized, sanctioned American stock car race took place in 1908 on a road course around Briarcliff, New York--staged by one of America''s early speed mavens, William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. A veteran of the early Ormond-Daytona Beach speed trials, Vanderbilt brought the Grand Prize races to Savannah, Georgia, the same year. What began as a rich man''s sport eventually became the working man''s sport, finding a home in the South with the infusion of moonshiners and their souped-up cars. Based in large part on statements of drivers, car owners and others garnered from archived newspaper ar.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1476616221
9781476616223