American Auto Racing
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-1235-8 (ISBN)
As soon as there were automobiles, there was racing. The first recorded race, an over road event from Paris to Rouen, France, was organized by the French newspaper Le Petit Journal in 1894. Seeing an opportunity for a similar event, Hermann H. Kohlsaat--publisher of the Chicago Times-Herald--sponsored what was hailed as the "Race of the Century," a 54-mile race from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois, and back. Frank Duryea won in a time of 10 hours and 23 minutes, of which 7 hours and 53 minutes were actually spent on the road.
Race cars and competition have progressed continuously since that time, and today's 200 mph races bear little resemblance to the event Duryea won. This work traces American auto racing through the 20th century, covering its significant milestones, developments and personalities. Subjects included are: Bill Elliott, dirt track racing, board track racing, Henry Ford, Grand Prix races, Dale Earnhardt, the Vanderbilt Cup, Bill France, Gordon Bennett, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the Mercer, the Stutz, Duesenberg, Frank Lockhart, drag racing, the Trans Am, Paul Newman, vintage racing, land speed records, Al Unser, Wilbur Shaw, the Corvette, the Cobra, Richard Petty, NASCAR, Can Am, Mickey Thompson, Roger Penske, Mario Andretti, Jeff Gordon, and Formula One. Through interviews with participants and track records, this text shows where, when and how racing changed. It describes the growth of each different form of auto racing as well as the people and technologies that made it ever faster.
J.A. Martin has written features on motorsports for several newspapers and lives in Baltimore. Thomas F. Saal is a former editor of the newsletter for the Automotive Historical Society and lives in Lakewood, Ohio.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
1 Race of the Century
2 The Man Who Invented Racing
3 Uniquely American Tracks
4 The Great Race
5 The Race That Started an Empire
6 The Vanderbilt Cup
7 The First Superstars
8 A Full Day of Racing
9 Indianapolis Motor Speedway
10 Mercer: America's First Great Race Car
11 Stutz: The Car That Made Good in a Day
12 United States Grand Prix
13 The Brothers Duesenberg
14 Duesenberg Wins at the French Grand Prix
15 Holy Trinity and the Miraculous Motors
16 Frank Lockhart
17 Land Speed Record
18 Sticks Instead of Bricks
19 The Vanderbilt Trophy, Roosevelt Raceway Revival
20 High Speeds in the High Desert
21 Bill France Builds NASCAR
22 Blue Crown Specials
23 Haulin’ Shine and Racin’ Hell
24 He Did It His Way
25 It Sure Sounded Like a Winner
26 Wilbur Shaw
27 Pikes Peak
28 Drag Racing
29 The Best Revenge Is Revenge
30 Tony Hulman
31 The Tweedy Jacket Set
32 Carrera Panamericana
33 The Race of Two Worlds
34 Run What You Brung
35 All American Sports Car
36 A.J. Foyt
37 Rear Engine Revolution
38 When Holman and Moody Meant Ford
39 Garlits Goes to the Rear
40 America’s First World Champion: Phil Hill
41 Total Performance
42 The White Winged Warriors
43 Karting
44 Carroll Shelby’s Greatest Product, and the Cobra
45 Linda Vaughn
46 Andy Granatelli and the “Whooshmobile”
47 The Greatest Field in the History of Racing
48 If You Can’t Buy ’Em, Beat ’Em
49 The Eagle Flies at Spa
50 Richard Petty Becomes “King Richard”
51 Unlimited Dreams, Dominant Reality
52 Movies Go Racing, and a Few Get It Right
53 Sprints and Midgets
54 Sports Cars or Stock Cars?
55 Everyone’s Mr. Speed
56 It Sure Sounded Good on Paper
57 Records Without Limitations
58 We’re Just Racing for Trophies
59 More Than Acting Like a Racer
60 Wings and Wide Tires Exploit the Wind
61 IMCA
62 New Tracks Built
63 The Unfair Advantage
64 I Can Go Slow Faster Than You Can
65 This Time with More Rules and More Competition
66 DIRT on Dirt
67 A Great Idea Sold Out
68 American Formula One
69 A True “World” Champion
70 Road Racing Goes Professional
71 United States Grand Prix
72 Unser, the First Clan of Racing
73 Awesome Bill from Dawsonville
74 World of Outlaws
75 Tracks Lost
76 Eight in a Row, Nissan GTPs
77 The New Fuel of Racing
78 It’s More Than Just an Old Car Thing
79 The Open Wheel Schism
80 Gordon Doesn’t Take Lanier
81 The Viper Strikes for Dodge
82 Who’s This Guy Panoz?
83 The Luck of Being Earnhardt
84 Sports Car Split
85 The New Speedways
86 Lo Tech with Hi Excitement
87 A Day for History
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 19.3.2004 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 232 photos, bibliography, index |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 413 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Motor- / Rad- / Flugsport |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7864-1235-6 / 0786412356 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7864-1235-8 / 9780786412358 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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