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10) Bubba Wallace
Author
Series
Publisher
Fly!, an imprint of Abdo Zoom
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"This title focuses on Bubba Wallace and gives information related to his early life, his time racing in NASCAR, and the legacy he leaves behind"--
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"They were the unlikeliest of heroes. René Dreyfus, a former top driver on the international race car circuit, had been banned from the best teams - and fastest cars - by the mid-1930s because of his Jewish heritage. Charles Weiffenbach, head of the down-on-its-luck automaker Delahaye, was desperately trying to save his company as the world teetered at the brink. And Lucy Schell, the adventurous daughter of an American multi-millionaire, yearned...
13) Danica Patrick
Author
Series
Publisher
Fly!, an imprint of Abdo Zoom
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"This title focuses on Danica Patrick and gives information related to her early life, her time racing in NASCAR, and the legacy she leaves behind"--
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The number of athletes who have died competing in the sport of motor racing, including amateurs and professionals around the world, stretches into the thousands. Despite the danger, drivers continue to compete day in and day out for the thrill and joy of the race.
In “Taken by Speed: Fallen Heroes of Motor Sport and Their Legacies”, Connie Ann Kirk pays tribute to professional racing drivers who died while competing in the sport they loved. Covering...
15) Racing against the odds: the Story of Wendell Scott, stock car racing's African-American champion
Author
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
A biography of Wendell O. Scott, who made history as the only African American driver to win a race in a NASCAR Grand National (now Sprint Cup) division.
16) 1
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014?]
Language
English
Description
Placed in the golden era of Grand Prix Racing, it's the tale of a generation of drivers who gambled with their lives during Formula 1's deadliest period. These are the men who raced on the edge, changing the sport forever.
Publisher
Taublieb Films
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"A critically-acclaimed feature documentary that chronicles the star-crossed relationship between Michael Waltrip, who struggled to win for decades, and Dale Earnhardt, the most feared and iconic driver in NASCAR history. The engrossing, fast-paced story tracks Michael's development and years of frustration, turmoil and crashes up to his unlikely friendship with Earnhardt and into the fateful running of the Daytona 500 at the inception of the 2001...
Publisher
Millennium Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Placed in the golden era of Grand Prix Racing, it's the tale of a generation of drivers who gambled with their lives during Formula 1's deadliest period. These are the men who raced on the edge, changing the sport forever. Narrated by Michael Fassbender." --
19) The racers: how an outcast driver, an American heiress, and a legendary car challenged Hitler's best
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Focus
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"In the years before World War II, Adolf Hitler wanted to prove the greatness of the Third Reich in everything from track and field to motorsports. The Nazis poured money into the development of new race cars, and Mercedes-Benz came out with a stable of supercharged automobiles called Silver Arrows. Their drivers dominated the sensational world of European Grand Prix racing and saluted Hitler on their many returns home with victory. As the Third Reich...
