Dimensions
164 x 237 x 30mm
A portrait of the Earnhardts - the larger-than-life first family of NASCAR - and the rise of the world's fastest stock car racing organization, by acclaimed sports writer Jay Busbee, who has covered NASCAR for Yahoo since 2008. The Earnhardts charts the rise of the Earnhardt family from a textile mill in North Carolina where Ralph (father to Dale Sr. and grandfather to Dale Jr.) worked day in and out to support his growing family. But on the weekend? Ralph was on the race track during the earliest days of box car racing. Dale and his son after him were born into a dynasty of car racing which would propel the family forward at the same time it threatened to tear it apart. Covering all the white-knuckle races, including the finish that claimed the Intimidator's life, The Earnhardts goes deep into the fast-paced world of NASCAR and it's first family's struggle with celebrity. From failed relationships to rivalries large and small, Jay Busbee gains unprecedented access to the men and women that shaped NASCAR, delves into a complex and competitive father-son relationship, and explores the legacy the Earnhardts struggle to uphold.
