Complete Guide to Stock Car Racing: From Driver, Car, and Track to Driving Schools, Computer Games, Web Sites, Hot Investments, Race Day Essentials, Collectibles, the Best Racing Media,

by Buchanan, Keith

• ISBN13: 9781574270884
• ISBN10: 1574270885
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: Howell Pr

Summary

Get the inside track on a sport that's drawing fans in record numbers. Stocked with telephone numbers and Internet addresses, this book takes you from the basics -- how to get tickets, the pluses and minuses of the various tracks, driver profiles and perspectives -- through computer games, NASCAR-related investing, and racing collectibles. Think you'd like to drive a stock car? Check out the data on 70+ programs offered by driving schools nationwide.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(5)
Why Racing?	5	(14)
NASCAR Basics	19	(8)
The Cars	27	(16)
The Drive	43	(14)
Going to the Races	57	(12)
The Tracks	69	(68)
Trackside Attractions	137	(10)
The Drivers	147	(34)
Driving Schools	181	(12)
Keeping Up with Racing	193	(6)
Computer Games	199	(6)
Collectibles	205	(4)
Investing in Racing	209	(8)
FAQ	217	(6)
Glossary	223	(8)
Appendix	231