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Earnhardt Nation

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by Jay Busbee

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Americans dream of driving fast, of flying low and loud down a long stretch of interstate until the world blurs and fades in the rearview mirror. While few people ever reach speeds of 200 miles per hour, some families make a business out of it, and none has done it with more breathtaking abandon than the Earnhardts. Even after Dale Earnhardt died behind the wheel of his famed black No. 3 on the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500, the Earnhardts' offspring have kept the throttle hammered down. Just months later, Dale's son and namesake was back at Daytona and rode to victory on the same track that had killed his father, perpetuating the family legacy for a history- making third generation. The Earnhardts' connection with racing began back in the 1950s, when a young man up and quit his soul-crushing job in a North Carolina cotton mill to fulfill his dream of racing cars. Ralph Earnhardt developed into one of the finest dirt-track drivers in the South, founding a racing dynasty that continues to shape NASCAR history. His son, Dale, not only followed in his father's tire tracks but went on to become the greatest driver the sport has ever known. Nicknamed the Intimidator because of his aggressive, leave-no-rival-unwrecked style, Dale Sr. collected at least as many enemies as victories, building a fan base that to this day remains rabidly devoted to his memory. Before his fatal crash, Ralph's son had won seven cup championships, tying Richard Petty's record for the most titles ever. Dale Jr., the Earnhardts' third NASCAR champion, is still the circuit's most popular driver, upholding the family's heritage while struggling to be his own man. In , Jay Busbee, Yahoo's chief writer on racing, delves deep into the complex and fraught father-son relationships that reverberate through the Earnhardt lineage, as well as the rivalries large and small that have threatened to break the family's grip on the sport. This is a uniquely American storyone that thrillingly hurtles through a half century of NASCAR, like the races at speeds the rest of us can only imagine. Advance Praise for A complicated family. A Paul Bunyan like legend. A nation in mourning. A sport in transition. Chronicling any one of those topics by itself would be like trying to run Talladega in a minivan. But Jay Busbee steers us through it all like an Earnhardt racing in the draft. Ryan McGee, ESPN.com senior writer and SportsCenter correspondent Whether you loved Dale Earnhardt Sr. like a hero or pulled against him, is an absolute must-read! Like so many others in the sport, I have lived this book, yet it still opened my eyes and ears to stories I'd never seen or heard before.Larry McReynolds, Fox NASCAR analyst and Dale Sr.'s Daytona 500 winning crew chief Jay Busbee drives us down a winding road into three generations of NASCAR's biggest and most popular stars. Once Busbee takes you lap by lap through the tragic events of February 18, 2001, you won't be able to put this book down.Mike Joy, lead NASCAR announcer, Fox Sports In capturing the Earnhardt family's legacy, Jay Busbee conveys the importance of these larger-than-life characters during a critical time for NASCAR. This book has stories I read for the first time, and each reinforced my appreciation for the role the Earnhardts have played in the growth of the sport.Mike Helton, president of NASCAR
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  • Jumlah Halaman

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    Harper Collins

  • Tanggal Terbit

    26 Jan, 2016

    Penulis
    Jay Busbee
  • Bahasa

    Indonesia

    ISBN

    SCOOPG96821

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