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The true story behind NASCAR’s hardscrabble, moonshine-fueled origins, “fascinating and fast-moving . . . even if you don’t know a master cylinder from a head gasket” (Atlanta Journal-Constitution).
“[Neal] Thompson exhumes the sport’s Prohibition-era roots in this colorful, meticulously detailed history.”—Time
Today’s NASCAR—equal parts Disney, Vegas, and Barnum & Bailey—is a multibillion-dollar conglomeration with 80 million fans, half of them women, that grows bigger and more mainstream by the day. Long before the sport’s rampant commercialism lurks a distant history of dark secrets that have been carefully hidden from view—until now.
In the Depression-wracked South, with few options beyond the factory or farm, a Ford V-8 became the ticket to a better life. Bootlegging offered speed, adventure, and wads of cash. Driving with the Devil reveals how the skills needed to outrun federal agents with a load of corn liquor transferred perfectly to the red-dirt racetracks of Dixie. In this dynamic era (the 1930s and ’40s), three men with a passion for Ford V-8s—convicted felon Raymond Parks, foul-mouthed mechanic Red Vogt, and war veteran Red Byron, NASCAR’s first champ—emerged as the first stock car “team.” Theirs is the violent, poignant story of how moonshine and fast cars merged to create a sport for the South to call its own.
In the tradition of Laura Hillenbrand’s Seabiscuit, this tale captures a bygone era of a beloved sport and the character of the country at a moment in time.
Book Name | Driving with the Devil |
Genre | Motor Sports |
Author | Neal Thompson |
Published | 03 October 2006, Tuesday |
Language | English |
E-Book Size | 42.42 MB |
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A Better Understanding of The South Through Stock Cars. Remarkably researched, I came to understand more about the South - why folks are the way they are and how they came to be that way - going back HUNDREDS of years by reading this book. Written by a non-racer for non-racers, the book is not cluttered with excessive racing minutiae. An excellent study of the key early players, but I got a bit bogged down in the details of who won which races. Required reading for dyed in the wool NASCAR fans. Fire up the grill, pour yourself a jar of moonshine and git readin'!
Great book!. This book is great. I've been a NASCAR fan my whole life, but didn't really know the history of it that well. This book changed that. I'd recommend it to any die hard NASCAR fan.
The Real NASCAR. This book tells it like it is in the Redneck Sport that we call NASCAR from the beginning to now must read if your a Fan
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Summary of Driving with the Devil by Neal Thompson
The Driving with the Devil book written by Neal Thompson was published on 03 October 2006, Tuesday in the Motor Sports category. A total of 85 readers of the book gave the book 4.5 points out of 5.
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