Superspeedway, The Story of NASCAR Grand National Racing

Superspeedway, The Story of NASCAR Grand National Racing by Richard Benyo. Published by Mason/Charter, New York, NY, 1977. 1st Edition. Hardbound, Paper DJ. Size 4to (up to 12'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine in Torn & Taped DJ. DJ has holes, tape repair, bottom edge taped. Boards & content in overall excellent condition. 216 Pgs. ISBN 0884053911. LCCN 77-7963. This book is actually four books in one: a chronicle of the 1976 Grand National season (starting with the Daytona 500, at which Petty and Pearson crashed into each other); the history of NASCAR itself (from its inception in a bar in Daytona to its present status as the strongest race-sanctioning body in the country); the story of the building of the superspeedways, monstrous tracks that typify America's drive for the biggest and the best; and, finally, stories of the sport's major personalities, most of them colorful indeed: NASCAR founder Big Bill France, moonshiner Junior Johnson, H. Clay Earles, Brother Bill Frazier, Buddy Baker, Janet Guthrie, Cale Yarborough, Benny Parsons, the Wood brothers. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Description text copyright 2007 BooksForComfort. Item ID 13471.