The Ghosts of NASCAR : The Harlan Boys and the First Daytona 500 /

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Who won the first Daytona 500? Fans still debate whether it was midwestern champion Johnny Beauchamp, declared the victor at the finish line, or longtime NASCAR driver Lee Petty, declared the official winner a few days after the race. This book puts the controversial finish under a microscope. The a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Havick, John
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, [2013]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Stock car racing.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Motor Sports.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
Courses de stock-cars > États-Unis > Histoire.
Stock car racing > United States > History.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Rex White
  • The Natural
  • Racing among the Cornfields
  • The Mafia Race Track
  • Winning with a Hot Rod
  • Odd Man Out
  • The Racing Capital
  • Big Shoes to Fill
  • Lilienthal's Revenge
  • The Lost Season
  • The Invasion
  • The Ghost of Playland Park
  • IMCA
  • The Flying Frenchman
  • Johnny Hoseclamp
  • The Duntov Cam
  • Champion for the Record Books
  • Building a Beach Car
  • Corvettes and the Black Widow
  • Racing in the Sand
  • Tough Times
  • An Indy Track for Stock Cars
  • The First Daytona 500
  • The Photo Finish Quagmire
  • Success at Any Cost
  • Covering Up and Rewriting History
  • Scoring
  • Connecting the Dots
  • Out of the Air
  • The Hard Charger Wins Slow
  • Epilogue.

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