Growing Up NASCAR, Humpy Wheeler
Richard | Aug 26, 2010 | Comments 0
You don’t have to be a NASCAR fan to enjoy this book but it will sure help. This $25 suggested retail book by Motorbooks is a real tell all by one of the sports most prolific promoters. Humpy Wheeler and Peter Golenbock have put together a real insiders look at what has been happening to NASCAR over the years.
There are some stories you have most certainly heard before if you watch any TV coverage of NASCAR but there are other insights that I am sure you have never heard before. You will also likely put the book down convinced that Humpy has a very high opinion of himself and if you believe everything you read he is more important to the sport than the France family. With the way things are going today in the NASCAR stands he may very well be right.
I always like to let you know what is in the Table of Contents and with this book if you like racing and glance at the Table of Contents you are going to read the entire book, so be fore warned.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: We Watched the Race Cars Go By
Chapter 2: the Scotch-Irish and the Segregated South
Chapter 3: Learning the Ropes
Chapter 4: Moonshine and Racing
Chapter 5: The Bobinwood Speedway
Chapter 6: Slick
Chapter 7: Witness to Disaster
Chapter 8: When the Rubber Meets the Road
Chapter 9: Big Bill France
Chapter 10: Ralph and the Indian
Chapter 11: Bobby Allison
Chapter 12: Junior Johnson
Chapter 13: Driving for Junior
Chapter 14: Curtis and Bruton Go Bust
Chapter 15: Hired to Run the Charlotte Motor Speedway
Chapter 16: Bruton and I
Chapter 17: Dirt Poor Dale
Chapter 18: Dale and Richard Childress
Chapter 19: Rick Hendrick Changes the Game
Chapter 20: Days of Thunder
Chapter 21: Alan Kulwicki’s Too Short Journey
Chapter 22: the All Star Race
Chapter 23: Robert Yates Knows Tragedy
Chapter 24: Bobby Allison’s Nightmare
Chapter 25: NASCAR and Bruton Go National
Chapter 26: Joe Gibbs and Dale Jarrett
Chapter 27: Jack Roush and Mark Martin
Chapter 28: The Death of Dale Earnhardt
Chapter 29: The Corporatization of Racing
Chapter 30: Good-Bye
Chapter 31: Racing of the Future
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About the Author: I grew up and lived in Iowa for nearly 40 years before moving to Southern California. The time there was very rewarding but the urge for a slower pace moved us to Tennessee a few years ago and we love it. I have been into cars since I was old enough to remember. I don't have a brand loyalty although I do prefer American Muscle. As long as it has four wheels on it I get excited. Few men are lucky enough to be able to share their passion for cars with the woman they love. Fortunately, my wife Katriana is also a gear head and many of our activities revolve around the cars. When they don't we are usually out with our miniature donkeys. You can see more about that part of our lives at http://www.LegendaryFarms.com.
