Miracle: Bobby Allison and the Saga of the Alabama Gang

by Peter Golenbock

Book Overview

"While you were sitting in the stands or watching at home on TV, did you ever ask yourself what's really going on behind the scenes? Take a ride on the seat next to auto-racing legend Bobby Allison and relive the dramatic saga of the ""Alabama"" Gang in this unique look at NASCAR from the inside." Bobby Allison, who ranks third place in wins in NASCAR history, began his Grand National/Winston Cup career in 1966. After winning eighty-five races, he retired in 1988 when an accident at Pocono Raceway nearly killed him. He was severely brain injured, and it took him a full fifteen years to recover. After the accident, more tragedy struck. In 1992 his younger son, Clifford, died in a crash at the age of twenty-seven. A year later, his other son, Davey, died in a helicopter accident, and in 1994 he lost his close friend and protege Neil Bonnet in a fatal crash. Then Bobby and his wife, Judy, separated and divorced. Through it all Bobby Allison persevered.Today Bobby's mind is as sharp, detailed, and analytical as anyone's in sports. Bobby remembers so much, in such great detail, the stories he tells leap off the page. It's all there---the feuds, the infighting, the victories, the accusations of cheating, and worse.Incredibly, Bobby, the poster boy for hard work, honesty, and integrity, holds "nothing" back, even when it reflects poorly on him. "It happened, and there's nothing I can do about that," is what he says. The result is raw racing history. Along with the Earnhardts, the Jarretts, and the Pettys, the Allisons are racing family royalty, and "Miracle," a family saga of determination, loyalty, and love, is filled with some of the greatest racing stories of all time. If you ever wanted to read a book that puts you in the garage, in the pits, and in the boardrooms, and at the same time tugs at your heartstrings---this is the book for you."

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 031234001X
• ISBN13: 9780312340018
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 395 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.5" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Nascar fan

Enjoyed going through the ups and downs of these people. Interesting side stories of a racers life.

A great book about the life of a NASCAR driver

This book tells the story of the the Allison family & the Alabama gang, how they came to be and how far a driver will go to become one of the best drivers in Nascar. Just reading the story of Bobby Allison will make you realize that other peolpe in this world have it tougher than you and fight through the tough times with everything they have inside themselves.

Miracle : Bobby Allison and the Saga of the Alabama Gang

Peter Golenbock has done it again .This book will open your mind and heart to the joy and tragedy that might come with being a racing family. It won't matter if you were fans of The Alabama Gang or not. You just need to be a fan of Racing to understand the drive that pushed Bobby Allison to continue to love the sport of racing which handed him and his wife Judy such unspeakable tragedy of the loss of two sons and almost cost him his life .This book will touch the heart of every NASCAR fan who has cheered his heart out for the win of a race.It will also touch the heart of every father and mother who has lost a child but continue to go on.This story is for anyone who is a fan of life and isn't that what we all are...A fan of life. A Must read for every fan of NASCAR , no matter who you want to win the race !