Growing Up NASCAR: Racing's Most Outrageous Promoter Tells All

by Humpy Wheeler and Peter Golenbock

Book Overview

In 1949, when Humpy Wheeler was 11, he attended the very first NASCAR race. For the next ten years, he spent as much time in the pits as he could, and came to know many of the sport's pioneers. Eventually, Wheeler began promoting races at Carolina tracks such as Concord Speedway, Robinwood Speedway, and Starlight Speedway. Racing was so rough back then he kept a gun by his side when he paid the purse, and often used his fists to keep order. By the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0760337756
• ISBN13: 9780760337752
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Motorbooks International
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.3"