Goats Of Auto Racing

Auto racing's best drivers have pushed speeds to thrilling levels for over 100 years. This title explores the achievements of auto racing's greats from Formula 1, NASCAR, IndyCar, and beyond. The title features exciting stories, engaging photographs, informative sidebars, honorable mentions, a glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

"Start your engines and get in gear for the greatest auto racers of all time. Readers will love to learn more about auto racing's biggest stars and stats in a fun top-10 format"--

How do you pick car racing GOATs? Richard Petty and Jeff Gordon get a lot of attention. But what about NHRA champion Brittany Force? And what about the versatile driver A.J. Foyt? It comes down to stats, history, and hunches. Read more about some of the legends of car racing and see if you agree that they're the greatest of all time.

"Start your engines and get in gear for the greatest auto racers of all time. Readers will love to learn more about auto racing's biggest stars and stats in a fun top-10 format"--

How do you pick car racing GOATs? Richard Petty and Jeff Gordon get a lot of attention. But what about NHRA champion Brittany Force? And what about the versatile driver A.J. Foyt? It comes down to stats, history, and hunches. Read more about some of the legends of car racing and see if you agree that they're the greatest of all time.

In any of the top auto racing series around the world, a quick decision can be the difference between winning and losing by just fractions of a second. This title introduces readers to all aspects of racing strategy, including the technology and prerace planning that goes into the cars, as well as the on-track decisions made by drivers and teams that decide who emerges victorious. The title features informative sidebars, exciting photos, an infographic, a glossary, and an index. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Tycoons, Scorchers, and Outlaws charts how auto racing was shaped by class tensions between the millionaires who invented it, the public who resented their seizure of the public roads, and the working class drivers who viewed the sport as a vocation, not a leisured pursuit.

Two teen-agers back in early day France probably started it all by "borrowing" their Dad's "horseless carriages" and seeing which could go fastest. That was when highly respected doctors were certain that you would die if you moved faster than sixty miles an hour. The human body simply couldn't survive at that speed. Now, racers routinely go two hundred miles an hour, and drag racers go more than three hundred miles an hour in only a thousand feet. Auto racing is one of the most popular sports in the world. It is daring, dangerous, and exciting, and the winners often become millionaires. This book aimed at young adults is full of stories about racing as it describes the progress from the two kids to modern racing. The author has participated as a driver, photographer and journalist for many years, and has written a number of books on the subject.