NASCAR Mavericks: The Rebels and Racers Who Revolutionized Stock Car Racing [Hardcover]

In this officially licensed and stunningly illustrated volume, get a thrilling, up-close-and-personal look at NASCAR’s mavericks and key moments from the dawn of the sport to present day.

In every sport there are mavericks—trailblazers, risk-takers, hell-raisers, forward-thinkers—who drive the breakthroughs and advances that shape and define the sport. Written by longtime motorsports journalists H.A. Branham and Holly Cain,NASCAR Maverickscovers the NASCAR story in chronological order, focusing on key movers and shakers—the men and women key to the sport’s evolution—often related through first-hand stories. Racing great Tony Stewart’s foreword sets the scene.

Accompanied by exceptionalimages sourced from NASCAR’s archivesplus other top photographers, the profiles include such NASCAR legends as:
 

• Bill France Sr. and Bill France Jr.
• The Flock Brothers
• Lee and Richard Petty
• Smokey Yunick
• Janet Guthrie
• The Earnhardts
• Humpy Wheeler
• Tony Stewart

Interspersed with the maverick profiles aresidebars highlighting legendary races, machines, and eventslike the first Daytona 500, Plymouth’s Hemi Superbird, record-setting pit stops, Jeff Gordon’s T-Rex car, and more.

NASCAR Mavericksproves that racing always improves the breed!H.A. Branhamworked in the communications departments at NASCAR and Daytona International Speedway for nearly two decades. Prior to that, he worked as an editor and writer at theTampa Tribune(Florida) for 21 years. He is the author ofBig Bill–The Life and Times of NASCAR Founder Bill France Sr.;Bill France Jr.–The Man Who Made NASCAR;The NASCAR Family Album; The NASCAR Vault; andNASCAR Mavericks. Branham, a graduate of the University of South Florida, is a native of Indianapolis, Indiana. He livel#…