From Publishers Weekly
In the history of stock-car racing, 1991 was a landmark year. Richard Petty, who had amassed almost twice as many wins as any other driver, retired, while his son, Kyle, began to make his mark, winning the fifth ranking for the season. Gaillard ( Watermelon Wine ) and Kyle Petty explain how this third-generation member of a family of racing stars achieved his best season. Petty, a man with many interests, including music and reading, entered NASCAR racing in 1981, but he suffered a serious accident early in 1991 and was incapacitated for the rest of that season. Driving for a team sponsored principally by Felix Sabates, the Cuban-American head of Nintendo, he won two races and finished in the top ten 18 times. As well as pointing out the contrast between the taciturn, undemonstrative father and his sensitive son, the authors show how this sport, dependent on machinery and, to a lesser degree, the skill of other drivers, "could break a man's heart." Photos not seen by PW.
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From Library Journal
Both the title and authorship of this book about stock car racing are a bit misleading: no one in the book actually travels at 200 miles per hour, and although the book follows driver Kyle Petty's racing season, Petty appears to have contributed little beyond interviews. While interesting as a view of one racing team's ups and downs over the course of a season, the book lacks the depth or substance of Peter Golenbock's recent American Zoom: An Inside Look at America's Love Affair with Stock Car Racing ( LJ 7/93). On the other hand, Petty is one of the sport's rising stars, and his father Richard is an acknowledged legend. Thus, there is sure to be demand for this title. For public libraries, particularly in the South. --Eric C. Shoaf, Brown Univ. Lib., Providence, R. I.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.
