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For anybody here who reads, (most likely everyone, since being in a message board and unable read makes no sense at all
) this sounds very fascinating.
Cheating is the most explosive subject in NASCAR Winston Cup racing, now more than ever. In this revealing new book, author and investigative reporter Tom Jensen takes you inside the garage area, where the rules are broken, and into the inner sanctum of the NASCAR trailer, where justice is dispensed. In the first book specifically focused on the subject, top drivers, team owners, crew chiefs, and NASCAR officials speak candidly and on the record about what they did, how they did it, and what the consequences were.
Cheating: An Inside Look at the Bad Things Good NASCAR Winston Cup Racers Do in Pursuit of Speed explains how cheating evolved along with the growth of NASCAR, even as the organization refined its rule book and stepped up enforcement. Classic episodes include an angry Smokey Yunick, the legendary car builder, allegedly driving away from tech inspection after inspectors had removed his car’s fuel tank, and Junior Johnson’s “Yellow Banana,” a radically reworked Ford that sparked controversy in 1966. Cheating goes on to cover the more recent charges and countercharges surrounding the “Tiregate” fiasco of 1998 and the crackdown of 2000, when a scandal at Talladega threatened the integrity of the Winston Cup Series’ carefully crafted image. The book concludes with a look at the infractions that rocked the sport early in the 2002 season, including the illegal parts seized at Daytona.
Author Tom Jensen shows readers how internal politics, sponsorships, and the media influence NASCAR’s rulemaking process, and the elaborate procedures that inspectors use to root out cheating and make races as fair as possible. Cheating is a must-read for any fan seeking the inside story of the lengths to which drivers and teams will go to win, and how NASCAR officials work behind the scenes to enforce the rules.
Cheating: An Inside Look at the Bad Things Good NASCAR Winston Cup Racers Do in Pursuit of Speed retails for $24.95 and is a 6” by 9” hardcover, 250 pages, with 36 color and black & white photos. The ISBN is 1-893618-22-6. The book can be purchased at all major bookstores, or directly by calling 1-800-831-1758 or through the company’s Web site, www.bullpublishing.com.
Tom Jensen has been a journalist for more than 20 years, and was executive editor of NASCAR Winston Cup Scene from 1997-2001. He was the recipient of the National Motorsports Press Association’s George Cunningham Writer of the Year Award in 1997 and has won numerous other national and state awards for auto racing and business reporting and editing
) this sounds very fascinating.Cheating is the most explosive subject in NASCAR Winston Cup racing, now more than ever. In this revealing new book, author and investigative reporter Tom Jensen takes you inside the garage area, where the rules are broken, and into the inner sanctum of the NASCAR trailer, where justice is dispensed. In the first book specifically focused on the subject, top drivers, team owners, crew chiefs, and NASCAR officials speak candidly and on the record about what they did, how they did it, and what the consequences were.
Cheating: An Inside Look at the Bad Things Good NASCAR Winston Cup Racers Do in Pursuit of Speed explains how cheating evolved along with the growth of NASCAR, even as the organization refined its rule book and stepped up enforcement. Classic episodes include an angry Smokey Yunick, the legendary car builder, allegedly driving away from tech inspection after inspectors had removed his car’s fuel tank, and Junior Johnson’s “Yellow Banana,” a radically reworked Ford that sparked controversy in 1966. Cheating goes on to cover the more recent charges and countercharges surrounding the “Tiregate” fiasco of 1998 and the crackdown of 2000, when a scandal at Talladega threatened the integrity of the Winston Cup Series’ carefully crafted image. The book concludes with a look at the infractions that rocked the sport early in the 2002 season, including the illegal parts seized at Daytona.
Author Tom Jensen shows readers how internal politics, sponsorships, and the media influence NASCAR’s rulemaking process, and the elaborate procedures that inspectors use to root out cheating and make races as fair as possible. Cheating is a must-read for any fan seeking the inside story of the lengths to which drivers and teams will go to win, and how NASCAR officials work behind the scenes to enforce the rules.
Cheating: An Inside Look at the Bad Things Good NASCAR Winston Cup Racers Do in Pursuit of Speed retails for $24.95 and is a 6” by 9” hardcover, 250 pages, with 36 color and black & white photos. The ISBN is 1-893618-22-6. The book can be purchased at all major bookstores, or directly by calling 1-800-831-1758 or through the company’s Web site, www.bullpublishing.com.
Tom Jensen has been a journalist for more than 20 years, and was executive editor of NASCAR Winston Cup Scene from 1997-2001. He was the recipient of the National Motorsports Press Association’s George Cunningham Writer of the Year Award in 1997 and has won numerous other national and state awards for auto racing and business reporting and editing
