Fast as White Lightning: The Story of Stock Car Racing (Revised Edition)

By Kim Chapin

Book Overview

Revised and updated to coincide with NASCAR's 25th anniversary, "Fast as White Lightning" is a colorful panorama of stock car racing as it evolved from a recreational activity of moonshiners in the 1930s on improvised dirt tracks to its current status as one of the nation's most popular sports. 100 illustrations.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0609801082
• ISBN13: 9780609801086
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press (CA)
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Terrific stuff

This book is one of the few attempts to write seriously about stock car racing before NASCAR became a big TV draw. First class results.