Best Auto Racers of All Time

Best Auto Racers of All Time — page 1 — www abdopublishing com Published by Abdo Publishing a division of ABDO PO Box 398166 Minneapolis Minnesota 55439 Copyright 2015 by Abdo Consulting Group Inc International copyrights reserved in all countries No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher SportsZone is a trademark and logo of Abdo Publishing Printed in the United States of America North Mankato Minnesota 092014 012015 Cover Photos Brian Myrick AP Images right Action Sports Photography Shutterstock Images left Interior Photos Brian Myrick AP Images 1 right Action Sports Photography Shutterstock Images 1 left 15 David Griffin Icon SMI Newscom 7 AP Images 9 11 13 17 19 21 23 27 35 39 Tom Strickland AP Images 25 Charles Kelly AP Images 29 Michael Conroy AP Images 31 Rene Maestri AP Images 33 George Brich AP Images 37 Doug Jennings AP Images 41 Reed Saxon AP Images 43 Chris O’Meara AP Images 45 Gilbert Tourte AP Images 47 Neftali Shutterstock Images 49 Beelde Photography Shutterstock Images 51 Doug James Shutterstock Images 53 Jacqueline Arzt AP Images 55 Remy de la Mauviniere AP Images 57 Terry Renna AP Images 59 Paul Sancya AP Images 61 Editor Patrick Donnelly Series Designer Christa Schneider Library of Congress Control Number 2014944202 Cataloging-in-Publication Data Wilner Barry The best auto racers of all time Barry Wilner p cm Sports best ever ISBN 978-1-62403-617-0 lib bdg Includes bibliographical references and index 1 Automobile racing Juvenile literature I Title 796 72 dc23 2014944202

Best Auto Racers of All Time — page 2 — TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 4 Don Garlits 6 A J Foyt 10 Richard Petty 14 Bobby Unser 18 Mario Andretti 22 Al Unser Sr 26 Jackie Stewart 30 Shirley Muldowney 34 Darrell Waltrip 38 Dale Earnhardt 42 Ayrton Senna 46 Jeff Gordon 50 Michael Schumacher 54 Jimmie Johnson 58 Honorable Mentions 62 Glossary 63 For More Information 63 Index 64 About the Author 64

Best Auto Racers of All Time — page 3 — INTRODUCTION No matter the sport fans love speed And no one goes faster than race car drivers 4

Best Auto Racers of All Time — page 4 — Race car drivers are brave They are strong They must have sharp eyes and intense concentration And they have to know every inch of their cars Drivers race all kinds of superfast vehicles Some are open-wheel cars They race in Formula One and IndyCar Some race stock cars These NASCAR vehicles are modeled after the cars seen every day on the street And some race cars are hot rods They burn down the runways in drag racing No matter which style though all of them are built for speed Here are some of the best drivers in auto racing history 5

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