Earnhardt Nation

Author : Jay Busbee
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-16
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780062367730

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Earnhardt Nation by Jay Busbee Pdf

A colorful, fearless portrait of the larger-than-life first family of NASCAR, the Earnhardts, and the rise of the world’s fastest stock car racing organization. More than sixty years ago, Ralph Earnhardt toiled in a cotton mill in his native North Carolina to support his growing family. Weekends he could be found going pedal to the metal at the dirt tracks, taking on the competition in the early days of box car racing and becoming one of the best short-track drivers in the state. His son, Dale Earnhardt Sr., would become one of the greatest drivers of all time, and his grandson Dale Jr, would become NASCAR’s most popular driver of the 2000s. From a simple backyard garage, the Earnhardts reached the highest echelons of professional stock car racing and became the stuff of myth for fans. Earnhardt Nation is the story of this car racing dynasty and the business that would make them rich and famous—and nearly tear them apart. Covering all the white-knuckle races, including the final lap at the Daytona 500 that claimed the life of the Intimidator, Earnhardt Nation goes deep into the fast-paced world of NASCAR, its royal family’s obsession with speed, and their struggle with celebrity. Jay Busbee takes us deep inside the lives of these men and women who shaped NASCAR. He delves into their personal and professional lives, from failed marriages to rivalries large and small to complex and competitive father-son relationships that have reverberated through generations, and explores the legacy the Earnhardts struggle to uphold.

Author : Scott Beekman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2010-04-09
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781567206616

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NASCAR Nation by Scott Beekman Pdf

This is the first work to go beyond the popular myths of stock car racing to fully examine the sport's true history. NASCAR Nation: A History of Stock Car Racing in the United States details the ongoing saga of this quintessentially American pastime. Looking at the drivers, events, and teams, it positions NASCAR racing within larger social, economic, and cultural trends in an attempt to address the sport's phenomenal growth and popularity. This chronological examination of the evolution of stock car racing is the first history to go beyond the widely held myth that it was "invented" by Prohibition-era moonshiners. The book traces stock car racing history from its beginnings, to the formation of The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) in 1948, through today. Of course, readers will meet the sport's many colorful personalities, including the Earnhardts, Richard Petty, Jeff Gordon (who has raked in more than $70 million in career winnings), "Fireball" Roberts, Darrell Waltrip, Daytona pioneer Bill France, and women drivers like Janet Guthrie, Louise Smith, and Jennifer Jo Cobb. While the focus is on NASCAR, the book also examines other prominent stock car racing organizations to round out its comprehensive portrait.

Author : Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-16
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780785221968

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Racing to the Finish by Dale Earnhardt Jr. Pdf

Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s only authorized book revealing the inside track on his final year of racing and retirement from the driver’s seat. “Time was running out on my charade… My secrets were about to be exposed to the world.” It was a seemingly minor crash at Michigan International Speedway in June 2016 that ended the day early for Dale Earnhardt Jr. What he didn’t know was that it would also end his driving for the year. He’d dealt with concussions before, but concussions are like snowflakes, no two are the same. And recovery can be brutal, and lengthy. When NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt Jr. retired from professional stock car racing in 2017, he walked away from his career as a healthy man. But for years, he had worried that the worsening effects of multiple racing-related concussions would end not only his time on the track but his ability to live a full and happy life. Torn between a race-at-all-costs culture and the fear that something was terribly wrong, Earnhardt tried to pretend that everything was fine, but the private notes about his escalating symptoms that he kept on his phone reveal a vicious cycle: suffering injuries on Sunday, struggling through the week, then recovering in time to race again the following weekend. For the first time, he shares these notes and fully reveals the physical and emotional struggles he faced as he fought to close out his career on his own terms. In this candid reflection, Earnhardt opens up about his frustration with the slow recovery, his admiration for the woman who stood by him through it all, and his determination to share his own experience so that others don’t have to suffer in silence. Steering his way to the final checkered flag of his storied career proved to be the most challenging race and most rewarding finish of his life.

Author : Mike Hembree
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781613214350

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. by Mike Hembree Pdf

Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s name virtually assured that his life would not be ordinary. Over the past decade, he has fulfilled that destiny. His father, one of the most successful drivers in the history of international motorsports, gave his son more than his name. Dale Earnhardt Sr. placed Dale Jr. in position to follow the footsteps and tire tracks he had left from Darlington to Daytona, from coast to coast, from one championship to the next. Entering 2001, Junior was set to turn the sport on its ear. Instead, his world was rocked in the first race of the season when Dale Sr., racing behind him in a wild finish to the Daytona 500, crashed into the outside wall and was killed. The racing world mourned, and Junior’s life changed in many ways. Dale Earnhardt Jr.: Out of the Shadow of Greatness tells the story of this remarkable young man’s journey from teenage dreamer to Winston Cup winner, from Street Stock racer to 200 mph superstar, from son of the greatest to a champion in his own right. Against the backdrop of one of sport’s biggest tragedies, he continues to carry the Earnhardt name to new heights. This newly revised edition is a must for any NASCAR fan.

Author : Nicholas Villanueva, Jr.
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-17
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476638355

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The Athlete as National Symbol by Nicholas Villanueva, Jr. Pdf

 Examining the phenomenon of nationalism in the world of sport, this collection of new essays identifies moments when athletes became national symbols through their actions on and off the field. Since the break-up of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia, and related global events of the 1980s and 1990s, scholars have explored how race, ethnicity, gender and sexuality shape and are shaped by nationalism and national participation. Topics include: race, golf and the struggle for social justice in South Africa; sport as a battleground within the Israel/Palestine conflict; multiculturalism and the Olympic Games; and white privilege in sport. These case studies explore the strength (and fragility) associated with national identity, and how athletes become icons for their nations.

Author : Chris Myers
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780771061189

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Nascar Nation by Chris Myers Pdf

A sports analyst argues that NASCAR is the sport most representative of the American values of hard work, dedication, and a drive to succeed.

Author : Dale Earnhardt Jr.,Jade Gurss
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2009-05-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780446559294

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Driver #8 by Dale Earnhardt Jr.,Jade Gurss Pdf

Earnhardt recounts his rookie season and shares memories of his father in an engaging book that is sure to appeal to the millions of NASCAR (stock-car racing) fans worldwide.

Author : J. Newman,M. Giardina
Publisher : Springer
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2011-10-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780230338081

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Sport, Spectacle, and NASCAR Nation by J. Newman,M. Giardina Pdf

Sport, Spectacle, and NASCAR Nation critically interrogates stockcar racing's ascendance into the upper-echelon of the North American sporting popular. While most contributions to the public discourse gloss over NASCAR's exclusively white racial identity politics, its underlying patriarchal gender politics, its overtly conservative political commitment, its hyper-Christian orthodoxy, and its omnipresent commercialism, this book connects the dots and critically analyzes the problematic nature of this non-natural, strategically-orchestrated sporting spectacle.

Author : Harvey H. Jackson III
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2014-02-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781469616766

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The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture by Harvey H. Jackson III Pdf

What southerners do, where they go, and what they expect to accomplish in their spare time, their "leisure," reveals much about their cultural values, class and racial similarities and differences, and historical perspectives. This volume of The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture offers an authoritative and readable reference to the culture of sports and recreation in the American South, surveying the various activities in which southerners engage in their nonwork hours, as well as attitudes surrounding those activities. Seventy-four thematic essays explore activities from the familiar (porch sitting and fairs) to the essential (football and stock car racing) to the unusual (pool checkers and a sport called "fireballing"). In seventy-seven topical entries, contributors profile major sites associated with recreational activities (such as Dollywood, drive-ins, and the Appalachian Trail) and prominent sports figures (including Althea Gibson, Michael Jordan, Mia Hamm, and Hank Aaron). Taken together, the entries provide an engaging look at the ways southerners relax, pass time, celebrate, let loose, and have fun.

Author : Charlotte Observer
Publisher : Sports Publishing LLC
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1582613346

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Dale Earnhardt by Charlotte Observer Pdf

A biography which focuses on the racing career of Dale Earnhardt.

Author : James Macdonald
Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0766029964

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Dale Earnhardt, Jr. by James Macdonald Pdf

"A biography of NASCAR sports star Dale Earnhardt, Jr"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Richard Ian Kimball
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017-04-28
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780815654056

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Legends Never Die by Richard Ian Kimball Pdf

With every touchdown, home run, and three-pointer, star athletes represent an American dream that only an elite group blessed with natural talent can achieve. However, Kimball concentrates on what happens once these modern warriors meet their untimely demise. As athletes die, legends rise in their place. The premature deaths of celebrated players not only capture and immortalize their physical superiority, but also jolt their fans with an unanticipated intensity. These athletes escape the inevitability of aging and decline of skill, with only the prime of their youth left to be remembered. But early mortality alone does not transform athletes into immortals. The living ultimately gain the power to construct the legacies of their fallen heroes. In Legends Never Die, Kimball explores the public myths and representations that surround a wide range of athletes, from Lou Gehrig and Joe DiMaggio to Dale Earnhardt and Bonnie McCarroll. Kimball delves deeper than just the cultural significance of sports and its players; he examines how each athlete’s narrative is shaped by gender relations, religion, and politics in contemporary America. In looking at how Americans react to the tragic deaths of sports heroes, Kimball illuminates the important role sports play in US society and helps to explain why star athletes possess such cultural power.

Author : Larry Cothren
Publisher : Lowe & B. Hould Publishers
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Automobile racing drivers
ISBN : 0681276967

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Earnhardt by Larry Cothren Pdf

"The Earnhardt family legacy will rule the sport of stock car racing forever. A legend in his own time, Dale Earnhardt spent his life driving toward domination with grit, determination, and intimidation. His career was cut short on the track, but what a successful career it was. His son, Dale Jr., was raised on the racetracks watching his daddy dominate the competition and the same spirit lives and breathes in "Little E" every time he straps himself into his trademark red Monte Carlo. Over 300 full color photographs accompany over thirty articles and stories to create an intimate portrait of the men, their families, their crew, and their legacy"--Page 4 of cover

Author : Scott Huler
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-05
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781469648293

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A Delicious Country by Scott Huler Pdf

In 1700, a young man named John Lawson left London and landed in Charleston, South Carolina, hoping to make a name for himself. For reasons unknown, he soon undertook a two-month journey through the still-mysterious Carolina backcountry. His travels yielded A New Voyage to Carolina in 1709, one of the most significant early American travel narratives, rich with observations about the region's environment and Indigenous people. Lawson later helped found North Carolina's first two cities, Bath and New Bern; became the colonial surveyor general; contributed specimens to what is now the British Museum; and was killed as the first casualty of the Tuscarora War. Yet despite his great contributions and remarkable history, Lawson is little remembered, even in the Carolinas he documented. In 2014, Scott Huler made a surprising decision: to leave home and family for his own journey by foot and canoe, faithfully retracing Lawson's route through the Carolinas. This is the chronicle of that unlikely voyage, revealing what it's like to rediscover your own home. Combining a traveler's curiosity, a naturalist's keen observation, and a writer's wit, Huler draws our attention to people and places we might pass regularly but never really see. What he finds are surprising parallels between Lawson's time and our own, with the locals and their world poised along a knife-edge of change between a past they can't forget and a future they can't quite envision.

Author : United States. National Labor Relations Board
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1444 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Labor laws and legislation
ISBN : OSU:32437010389134

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Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board by United States. National Labor Relations Board Pdf