stock car racing

An introduction to the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, or NASCAR, an association of stock car racing teams, their owners, and officials, reviewing the history of auto racing, discussing the origins of NASCAR, how race cars are built, racing divisions, the elements of a race, tracks, and safety, and profiling several star drivers.

Explores the science and math of car racing, discussing such topics as fuel, octane levels, friction, air pressure, car and tire design, and pit stop times, and includes experiments.

Explains what the pit crew and crew chief of a NASCAR team do before and during a race and describes significant teams such as Richard Childress Racing and Joe Gibbs Racing.

Describes major NASCAR tracks such as Daytona International Speedway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway, presents track statistics, and covers significant moments in the tracks' histories.

Describes the careers of Richard Petty, David Pearson, Dale Earnhardt, Sr., Jeff Gordon, and other major NASCAR drivers.

Traces the history of NASCAR racing since its beginning in the 1940s, and tracks its growth and development over the years, NASCAR champions, and famous racing families.

Traces the history of stock car racing from the first Dayton Beach races in the 1930s into the early twenty-first century, and includes a look at legendary drivers, and discussion of the role of sponsors.

Seventeen-year-old Trent is helping his uncle film a television documentary about Scarlet Thunder, a stock car racing team, when he begins to suspect that someone is sabotaging the shoot.

Introduces students to mathematical concepts involved in NASCAR, including distance and speed, and contains activities designed to help readers practice these NASCAR-related math skills.

Provides an overview of the NASCAR Sprint Cup, with information on the Cup's history, top drivers, rules, and greatest moments.