"Uncover rare NASCAR history with this 1001 Facts series book that spans decades from the sanctioning body'��s earliest races to today's modern events at mega-race stadiums across the country. Presented in an easy-to-read decade-by-decade fact format, author John Close allows you to spend a couple of minutes or hours at a time learning about the cars (and trucks), personalities, tracks, and milestones of NASCAR, America's most popular and attended form of motorsports. Close, a longtime NASCAR journalist, author, team member, and race-day spotter, also includes dozens of rare and informative photos that take you from the famed ""Beach Course"" at Daytona to the high banks of today's NASCAR tracks. For nearly 70 years, NASCAR has been the premier sanctioning body for organized Stock Car Racing in the United States. During that time, the sport has grown from a Southern, regional series to a global brand with its races telecast in more than 100 countries around the world. A must read for any NASCAR, Stock Car Racing, and American motorsports fan, this book will provide hours of interesting entertainment."