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"The first-ever authorized biography of Jeff Gordon, the four-time champion racing legend. For over a year, Garner interviewed and observed Gordon at races, special events, and at home. The book is based on extensive interviews with Gordon--as well as in-depth interviews with dozens of family members, friends, competitors, and colleagues, some of whom have never gone on the record before. Jeff speaks candidly, sometimes brutally so, about his childhood,...

In 1971, Roman Polanski spent a weekend with world champion driver Jackie Stewart as he attempted to win the Monaco Grand Prix. Polanski was given intimate access to Stewart's world for three days, both on the track and off. Weekend of a Champion gives an extraordinarily rare glimpse into the life of a gifted athlete at the height of his powers. Includes follow-up perspective by both Stewart and Polanski.

A biography of the race car driver who, at the age of twenty-seven, has captured three NASCAR Winston Cup titles.

Tim Richmond lived his life the way he raced cars, wide open. Born into a wealthy family, Richmond was the antithesis of the Southern blue-collar, dirt-track racers who dominated NASCAR. He also was a flamboyant showman who basked in the attention of the media and fans, especially the attention of female admirers. But his freewheeling lifestyle soon caught up to him. He unexpectedly withdrew from the NASCAR racing circuit, reportedly suffering from...

Brent Magna is a burned-out race car driver who is thrust into a do-or-die mission behind the wheel when his wife is kidnapped. With Brent's only ally being a young hacker, his one hope of saving his wife is to follow the orders of the mysterious voice who's watching his every move through cameras mounted on the car Brent's driving.

A dog decides that when he dies and returns to earth as a man, he will model his behavior after his beloved owner, a race car driver.

Pop worries about Speed's safety behind the wheel so he decides to install the "time org, 'his latest invention into Speed's Mach 5, with unpredictable results. Designed to rewind time after an accident, the orb is hit by lightning, and becomes a portal to a time 50 years into the future. Things aren't exactly as the team had hoped in the future, as old rivals have triumphed and worst of all, robot safety laws means humans aren't allowed to drive....