Petty vs. Pearson

Auteur

Mike Hembree has written about motorsports for four decades and is the author of fourteen books, including 100 Things NASCAR Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die. He has won numerous awards, including the American Motorsports Media Award of Excellence. He also is a seven-time National Motorsports Press Association Writer of the Year and a three-time winner of the Russ Catlin Award for motorsports journalism excellence. Hembree has covered auto racing for Autoweek, USA Today, the Greenville News, the Spartanburg Herald-Journal, the SPEED Channel, and NASCAR Scene. His news media career also includes coverage of the NFL, the NBA, MLB, the Olympics, and professional golf. Mike lives in Gaffney, South Carolina.

Texte du rabat

In Petty vs. Pearson, veteran motorsport journalist Mike Hembree examines how the co-dominance of drivers Richard Petty and David Pearson helped drive NASCAR to national prominence.

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Contents

Foreword            Two of the Best, by Terry Labonte

Preface               The Rivalry That Fueled the Sport

Chapter 1            Petty to Petty

Chapter 2            Mill Hill Kid

Chapter 3            Bridge to the Future

Chapter 4            North to Canada

Chapter 5            Daytona Debut

Chapter 6            Victories and Violence 

Chapter 7            Champions at Work

Chapter 8            It’s Very Good to be the King

Chapter 9            Fun with Fords

Chapter 10           Meeting Walls

Chapter 11           Smokin’

Chapter 12           Duel at Daytona, Part 1

Chapter 13           Duel at Daytona, Part 2

Chapter 14           Triumphs and Troubles

Chapter 15           Final Flags

Chapter 16           Last Laps, Legacies, and the Hall of Fame

Epilogue             The Debate

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Acknowledgments

Image Credits

Index