Start Your Engines: Famous Firsts in the History of NASCAR
288Start Your Engines: Famous Firsts in the History of NASCAR
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Overview
• When was NASCAR officially founded?
• Where was the first Strictly Stock race held?
• What was the first flag-to-flag race ever broadcast on TV?
• When was the first night race?
• When and where was the first international NASCAR race held?
• Who was the first woman to win the Daytona 500 pole position?
• And many more!
In Start Your Engines, seasoned writer Jay W. Pennell outlines some of the most iconic and unknown firsts in NASCAR history. From Red Byron to Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt to Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson to Danica Patrick, Pennell also covers some of the biggest names of the sport and their landmark contributions. Providing in-depth explanations of each milestone, Pennell takes readers through the peaks and valleys of NASCAR history and details the impact each first had on the legacy of the sport. From the earliest days of NASCAR’s foundation, to the high banks of Daytona and famed Brickyard at Indianapolis, Pennell looks at monumental dates and races that changed the sport and helped it grow from a small gathering of race car drivers and promoters into the multibillion-dollar sports industry it is today. This book is a unique look at racing for new and experienced NASCAR fans alike.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781683584704 |
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Publisher: | Sports Publishing LLC |
Publication date: | 10/03/2023 |
Pages: | 288 |
Sales rank: | 661,498 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.80(d) |
About the Author
While with RCR, he celebrated many wins, including the 2018 Daytona 500 and the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series championship, helped curate the organization’s 50th anniversary content strategy, and worked with drivers such as Austin and Ty Dillon, Brendan Gaughan, Daniel Hemric, Ben Kennedy, Brandon Jones, Paul Menard, Ryan Newman, and Tyler Reddick.
He also served as the General Manager of the eNASCAR Heat Pro League, later moving to Brand Manager, NASCAR and INDYCAR with Motorsport Games. Pennell currently contributes to outlets such as Racing America and helps young up-and-coming drivers with marketing and partnership guidance.
Table of Contents
Foreword Jeff Gluck vii
Introduction 1
The First Organized Meeting of NASCAR 9
NASCAR's First Official Season 13
The Strictly Stock Division is Born 17
A Southern Tradition Begins: 500 Miles at Darlington 23
NASCAR Hits the Road 29
NASCAR Goes International 33
An Instant Classic: The First Daytona 500 37
Speed it Up: NASCAR's First Pit Crew 41
The Drivers Get Organized 47
A Test of Endurance: The First World 600 59
The First African-American Winner 65
The First ladies of NASCAR 73
The First Rookie of the Year Award Winner 81
Blistering Fast: The First 200 Miles Per Hour Qualifying Lap 83
The First Live Flag-to-Flag Television Coverage of the Daytona 500 89
The King Meets a President 99
The First All-Star Race 107
Speeding into the Night 111
A Day Like No Other: Jeff Gordons First Race 115
NASCAR Invades Indianapolis 123
The First Use of Roof Flaps 131
Lee's Go Trucking 135
Finally First: Dale Earnhardt Wins the Daytona 500 141
The First Fourth Generation Family: The Pettys 149
NASCAR Gets SAFER 157
Chasing the Championship 165
Five-for-Five: Jimmie Johnson's Five Straight Championships 171
Such Class: NASCAR's First Hall of Fame Class 179
The First Winner-Take-All Championship Race 187
Works Cited 193
Index 197