Linda Vaughn - OP/HS: The First Lady of Motorsports

by Linda Vaughn, Rob Kinnan, Don Garlits (Foreword by)

Overview

For the first time ever, Linda Vaughn allows her fans a behind-the-scenes look at her career in motorsports and promotion through her personal photographic archive.

Through captions, Linda tells the narrative of individual images, recounting countless stories from her amazing memory with no detail left unshared. She recounts events with racing personalities and automotive icons from George Hurst to Richard Petty to Mario Andretti to Don Garlits. No one is left out as Linda tells stories about the photos chronicling her career in Motorsports.

Perhaps the most photographed personality in automotive and motorsports history, Linda Vaughn has entertained fans and has been a premier marketer of automotive goods for more than 55 years.

From her first days as Miss Atlanta Raceway, coming of age while representing Hurst, through her annual appearances at America's top automotive and racing events, Linda continues to engage fans, drawing long lines whenever she makes an appearance. At her peak, Linda attended more than 100 events annually, year after year, and she still attends more than 25 events each year. The only entity that's probably seen as many events as Linda is Goodyear!

Linda Vaughn: The First Lady of Motorsports is the most comprehensive gathering of photos ever assembled on Linda Vaughn. Through her years in motorsports, Linda has lived it all, been everywhere, and met everyone. Whether you are simply a fan of Linda or a collector of Linda Vaughn memorabilia, this will be the premier piece in your collection!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781613252321
Publisher:	CarTech
Publication date:	09/14/2016
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	678,655
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 11.20(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Born in Ohio to a gearhead father, Rob Kinnan was into cars, bikes, and all things mechanical from a young age. Graduating from Colorado State University with a degree in journalism and a passion for reading car magazines, Rob secured his dream job at Hot Rod magazine. After 26 years of automotive journalism, Rob has worked at a variety of magazines, including holding the editor position at his first love, Hot Rod, for seven years.

Linda Vaughn is arguably one of most recognizable personalities in the history of motorsports. At her peak she was appearing at more than 200 events annually as Miss Hurst Golden Shifter. From Pomona (NHRA) to Baja (NORRA) to Indy (IRL) to Daytona (NASCAR) to Watkins Glen (Formula 1), Linda Vaughn has witnessed some of the greatest moments in motorsports history.

Table of Contents

Dedication

Acknowledgments

Foreword by Don Garlits

Chapter One: The Early Days

Chapter Two: From Beauty Queen to Spokesperson

Chapter Three: The Hurstettes

Chapter Four: The World of Drag Racing

Chapter Five: NASCAR

Chapter Six: The Indy 500

Chapter Seven: Formula 1, Sports Cars and More Racing

Chapter eight: TV, Movies and Celebrities

Chapter Nine: Awards and Halls of Fame

Chapter Ten: My Personal Life

Index

Editorial Reviews

"At last has written her autobiography. It's pretty frank."

USA Today - Will Higgins

"A walk down memory lane with Linda Vaughn is a walk through the peak performance years of the hobby."

Old Cars Weekly

"This is as big a book as Linda was in motorsports."

Victory Lane

"Exceptionally informative and impressively well organized and presented from first page to last.... a 'must' for for legions of Linda Vaughn fans!"

James A. Cox

"You won't be disappointed here."

Hemmings Motor News - Jim Donnelly

"This book gives an inside look on one of the most popular and most gracious personalities ever in the world of motorsports. It's a keeper."

Ol' Skool Rodz

Gold Medal Winner

2016 IAMC Award Winner