stock car racing

Highlights the history of NASCAR, its top drivers from past to present, and the high-tech equipment used.

Introduces NASCAR racing, including its history, safety, pit stops, and racing rules.

Provides an introduction to stock car racing from the perspective of a driver.

Discusses the history of NASCAR as well as some of its legends and current star drivers.

Readers find out how many pro auto racers start out on the track.

NASCAR is one of today s hottest sports. This book gives readers a close an up-close look at everything that makes this sport exciting, competitive, thrilling, and even dangerous. Beginning with NASCAR s history, the text examines how the sport has evolved, the men and women who work in the pit and behind the wheel, and interesting facts about the extreme races that are broadcast around the world. The text includes tips for readers to get involved and a graphic organizer of NASCAR s recognizable flags. Sidebars and Fast Fact fact boxes provide opportunities for additional learning.

The fast-paced world of professional auto racing is fun and fiercely competitive. Those at the top worked long and hard to get there, perfecting their turns, tuning their cars just right, and finding lucrative sponsorships so they can enter the best races. Readers find out how many pro auto racers start out on the track through detailed main content and additional informative sidebars. Full-color photographs put readers in the driver s seat, fulfilling their wish for knowledge on how to be a pro racer and satisfying their need for speed.

A look at NASCAR racing, covering the history of NASCAR, NASCAR series, cars, drivers, tracks, and more.

Introduces readers to the history of NASCAR racing, discussing the rules of the sport and some of its famous racers and events.

Shows children how the worlds fastest racing cars are driven; looks at the engineering and science of driving; puts the child behind the wheel in a variety of high-speed cars, including stock cars, Formula 1 cars and sports racers, demonstrating how to speed off the grid, negotiate corners and deal with skids, with feature boxes including a checklist of things to remember, fast facts with tips and trivia, and step- by-step sequences detailing race strategies for finishing first, and explains how to identify different kinds of racing cars, including historical models.