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TO BEAT THE BEAVER INSIDE HERMAN’S WORLD by William Ladabouche by with Joyce Standridge Detailed biography of Harmon “Beaver” One of auto racing’s most likeable personalities, Kenny Dragon, a New England Hall of Fame Wallace is also a serious and talented racer. Personal stories of driver. One of the best ever out of his up-and-down career, the challenge of balancing work and , Dragon was NASCAR North family, and what it’s like to be in both short track and super- champ in 1979 and ’80 and made numer- speedway racing today. A memorable read—intense, funny, ous Grand National starts. Soft cover, 420 sad, and enlightening. Soft Cover, 264 pp, 300 B&W photos. pp, 300 B&W photos. S-723 Price: $23.95 . S-1003 Price: $22.95 RICHIE! ECHOES OF THUNDER by Bones Bourcier The complete and unabridged story of , the man IN THE HILLS voted NASCAR’s greatest modified driver. RICHIE! takes us Photographic Memories of 1960s on a virtual journey back to the time when modifieds ruled Auto Racing in Southeastern and Evans was King. Soft cover, 384 pp, 200 B&W photos. and Adjoining S-61 Price: $29.95 by Tony Martin The along the Ohio STEADY EDDIE Special! Valley from 1958–1972. More than 200 Memories of Ed Flemke, Modified Racing’s original photographs, shot by two of the Fastest Professor era/area’s prominent racing photographers, tell the story of the edited by Bones Bourcier evolution from the old coupes and sedans to today’s sprint One of the East’s most influential short-trackers recalled by cars. Soft cover, 262 pp. S-983 Price: $19.95 NASCAR Cup winners and , team owner Junie Donlavey, modified icons Gene Bergin THUNDER ROAD and Bob Judkins, and many more. Classic motorsports journalism full of period Fifty Years of Excitement photography. Soft Cover, 256 pp, 100 B&W photos. S-2X Reg. Price: $23.95 by Justin St. Louis and Dave Moody SuperSpecial: $16.95 Pictorial celebrating the 50th season of the Thunder Road Speedbowl in Barre, PAVED TRACK DIRT TRACK Vt. Details the history of the track and the by Lew Boyd colorful personalities who’ve contributed Amazing tales of Old Bridge Speedway in and to a half-century of memories at Thunder Nazareth Raceway in . Includes Schneider, Road, recognized nationwide for its success and longevity. Andretti, Tasnady, the Reutimanns, Dallenbach, Frazee, Up-to-date list of the track’s all-time race winners. 250+ Hildreth, Pauch, many more. Soft Cover, 232 pp, 200+ B&W B&W and full-color photographs. Soft cover, 88 pp. photos. S-816 Price: $23.95 S-1006 Price: $9.95

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HARD DRIVING ED OTTO The Story NASCAR’s Silent Partner by Brian Donovan by Edgar Otto and Joann Biondi The overlooked life of Wendell Scott, the one-time Danville, Va., The story of a Yankee who worked moonshine runner who broke the color barrier in stock-car racing in alongside Bill France from 1949 to 1963, 1952 and competed for more than 20 years. Excellent writing; helping to transform a scrappy group of includes interviews with Scott before he died in 1990, combined guys into the most successful racing organ- with descriptive and enjoyable prose about racing. Soft Cover, 328 ization in the world. Full of photography pp, 8-page B&W photo insert. S-956SC Price: 16.95 and never-before-told stories—some that will surprise racing historians. Hard cover, 208 pp, 180 B&W photos. “THEN TONY SAID TO JUNIOR…” S-884 Price: $29.95 The Best NASCAR Stories Ever Told by Mike Hembree THEY CALL HIM CALE The interesting inner workings, trackside humor and unusual The Life and Career of NASCAR moments that have been a part of NASCAR’s climb to national Legend recognition. Motorsports journalist Mike Hembree compiles an by Joe McGinnis exhaustive array of stories and digs to their roots, giving the reader The authorized biography of Cale an insider’s point of view and passing on previously unheard tales Yarborough, perhaps the most exciting from the track and beyond. Hard cover, 224 pp with CD. Grand National driver ever. He had 560 S-975 Price: $22.95 races, 319 top tens, 83 wins, 3 champi- onships, and 4 Daytona victories, rubbing fenders and trad- IN A SOUTHERN KITCHEN: ing punches with Earnhardt, Petty, Waltrip, and the Allison Two Moms of Racing Legends Serve Up Stories and Recipes brothers. Hard Cover, 260 pp, race records, no photos. by Martha Earnhardt and Carol Gordon Bickford S-883 Price: $24.95 and Dale Jr.’s mothers welcome you into their kitchens for a timeless variety of mouth-watering dishes, along with family DRIVING WITH THE DEVIL stories and nuggets of wisdom. Includes 8 color pages of personal Southern Moonshine, Detroit photos and the inside scoop on the recipes that have brought their Wheels, and the Birth of NASCAR families and friends together. Hard cover, 224 pp. by Neal Thompson S-973 Price: $19.95 A spellbinding look at the well-hidden historical connection between whiskey NASCAR RACERS running and . A brilliantly by Ben White & Nigel Kinrade written, nationally recognized book. Profiles former champions and up-and-coming stars alike. An array Soft cover, 432 pp, some B&W photos. of colorful photographs accompany the personal and professional S-828SC Price: $14.95 stories behind the leading racers on the circuit today, as well as a couple of veritable legends from recent years. Statistical tables allow you to compare the on-track successes of the different racers over MIRACLE the years. Soft cover, 256 pp. and the Saga of the S-1005 Price: $19.95 Gang by Peter Golenbock THE DIRT UNDER THE ASPHALT You read about it from Bobby and Judy by Jack Flowers Allison’s perspective, as well as that of Takes a look at NASCAR from day one to present-day, presenting the rest of the Alabama gang—Donnie, Flowers’ perception of how NASCAR has maintained its operation brother Eddie, Davey, Clifford, Neil since the late forties, run exclusively by the France family. The Dirt Bonnett, and . Soft cover, 432 pp, B&W photos. Under the Asphalt pulls no punches and paints no pretty pictures but S-724 Price: $14.95 offers the author’s insight into the most prominent track owners and drivers who got NASCAR started and kept it going through tough times. Soft cover, 40 pp. S-994 Price: $8.95 You Might Also Enjoy: ONE HELLUVA RIDE How NASCAR Swept the Nation THE BLOUNT REPORT: NASCAR’s Most by Liz Clarke S-917 Price: $25.00 Overrated & Underrated Drivers, Cars, Teams, and Tracks AWESOME BILL FROM DAWSONVILLE My Life in NASCAR by Terry Blount by with Chris Millard S-830SC Price: $13.95 ESPN.com’s premier motorsports writer Terry Blount brings clarity LARRY McREYNOLDS The Big Picture; My Life from Pit Road and perspective to America’s biggest spectator sport, rating drivers, to the Broadcast Booth S-140 Price: $24.95 teams, cars, and tracks, and “bluntly” lets readers know his opinions in a book that’s bound to further the debate and stir up more THE 200-MPH BILLBOARD controversy. Along with rating drivers, The Blount Report also rates The Inside Story of How Big Money Changed NASCAR by Mark Yost S-752 Price: $25.95 aspects of the NASCAR world, from speedways to races and rules to records. Hard cover, 240 pp. S-1023 Price $24.95 THE POCKET SMOKEY Best Damn Garage in Town—My Life & Adventures by S-169 Price: $24.95

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CIRCLE TRACK CHASSIS HOW TO BUILD CHEVY BIG CAR THUNDER: & SUSPENSION SMALL-BLOCK CIRCLE- More Sprint Cars on America’s Fair Circuits, Vol. II HANDBOOK TRACK RACING ENGINES by Bob Mays edited by Glen Grissom by Jeff Huneycutt The long-awaited sequel to Big Car Thunder, Vol. I, with even A collection of tech articles Tapping into the knowledge & more sprint cars from America’s Fair circuits. All the great from Stock Car Racing and expertise of some of racing’s stars are included, along with old touring clubs such as the Circle Track will give the ama- top engine builders, Huneycutt teur stock car racer a guide to covers every aspect of design- MVCC, IMCA, and NSCA, plus the IMCA Compact Sprint setting up a car. Includes advice ing and building a small block circuit is covered from beginning to end. Deluxe hardcover binding, 330+ pp, 640 & information on suspension & engine, ending with advice for B&W photos & 2 sections of color photos. S-998 Price: $59.95 preliminary setup adjustment, tuning & maintenance. weight balance, caster & cam- Includes parts selection, block INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY: ber adjustments; explains criti- prep, short-block assembly, 100 Years of Racing cal factors that contribute to advice on your machine work, by Ralph Kramer, with Foreword by optimum mechanical grip. A port work, camshaft and valve vital reference for racers & an train parts and prep, oiling What began as 328 acres of farm land is now a insightful look at how race cars system recommendations, final modern facility legendary in the world of racing. Long work. Soft cover, 160 pp, B&W assembly, and more. Soft cover, considered the world’s greatest , Indianapolis Motor photos & illustrations. 128 pp, approximately 400 Speedway turns 100 this year. Full of wonderful color and S-944 Price: $21.95 color photos. B&W photos and lively stories that capture the spirit and fun S-937 Price: $24.95 of race day. Hard cover, 256 pp. S-989 Price: $29.95 TRACKSIDE TUNING GUIDE PAVED TRACK BIG BAR HARD TIMES, HARD DRIVING by Steve Smith SOFT SPRING SETUPS Dirt Track Racing In The 1930s Concise, indexed guide to by Steve Smith by Richard Sharpless and John Way analyzing & correcting han- A short but complete explana- tion of the BBSS chassis setup This is the story of that hard-times decade and the drivers and dling problems for oval track builders, the promoters and officials—all those who laid the race cars, both paved & dirt sweeping the country’s paved tracks. Section A is organized tracks. Charts, diagrams, and foundation for the emergence of big-time racing after the Second by problem (such as corner photos to make sure it’s all World War. Based on extensive interviews of those who were entry understeer, loose, done right. Soft cover, 24 pp, there, who did the work of making American automobile racing a underpower, etc.) with proven B&W photos. sport of the common man. Soft cover,152 pp. S-979 Price: $19.95 solutions. Section B tells what S-881 Price: $12.95 will happen if you make SMALL CARS, BRAVE HEARTS specific changes. Soft cover, STOCK CAR RACING Midget Auto Racing in Northern Ohio, 1935-1950 spiral-bound, toolbox-sized at CHASSIS PERFORMANCE 3.5"x7.5". S-882 Price: $16.95 by Ron Pollock HANDLING BASICS Takes the reader from the first midget auto race in 1935 by Steve Smith at Toledo, Oh, to the last attempted weekly racing at the SPRINT CAR CHASSIS A distilled guide to understand- Canfield Speedway in 1950. Predominant tracks covered are ing the stock car chassis, dirt TECHNOLOGY Ft. Miami, Sportsman Park, Canfield, and Akron Rubber by Steve Smith & Jimmy Sills and asphalt. Over 40 different Bowl, and drivers like , Al Bonnell, Mel Hansen, Ralph Pratt, Paul Suspensions for torsion bar topics are presented, from roll & coil-over cars, chassis setup: centers to tuning with an anti- Russo, Ronney Householder and many others. Hard cover, 226 pp, over 425 B&W squaring, blocking, & bird-cage roll bar. Lots of diagrams. Soft photos, most of which have never been published. Available Dec. 1, 2009 timing, choosing shocks and cover, 32 pp, B&W photos. S-1022 Price: $24.95 tires, adjusting to track S-880 Price: $16.95 conditions, solving handling RACERS AT REST problems. Wing/non-wing cars, DIRT The Checkered Flag 1905-2008 dirt/pavement. Soft cover, 104 CHASSIS TECHNOLOGY by Buzz Rose, Joe Heisler, Fred Chaparro, and Jeff Sharpe pp, 120 B&W photos & illus- by Joe Garrison of GRT Race trations. S-282 Price: $29.95 The most significant book ever written on open wheel, oval Cars & Steve Smith track racing, including midgets, sprints, supermodifieds, Guide to DLM and 4-link roadsters, and Champ Cars. A celebration of life to honor the MIDGET CHASSIS suspensions. Includes front suspension and steering, rear nearly 1500 who perished in open wheel, open cockpit 1905 to 2008. TECHNOLOGY 448 pp, 1000 photos and articles. 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RACING THE HEARTLAND NASCAR 1-2-3s A History of the Valley Auto Racing by Scott and Judy Pruett Association The nuts and bolts of NASCAR in by Ken Paulsen a counting book full of race cars. The complete history with records of the MVARA, which ran big Counting by ones, tens, and hundreds, cars/sprinters in eight Midwestern states from 1946 through 1964, young NASCAR fans can practice their at times challenging the more formidable IMCA for racing con- numbers while racing around the track at tracts. Soft cover, 164 pp, 200+ B&W photos.S-929 Price: $25.00 top . They will learn what a “front runner” is and how many crew members it takes to make car DAREDEVILS OF THE FRONTIER Special! adjustments during a pit stop. But best of all, they’ll chase the by Keith Herbst cars around the track. By the time young readers cross the Keith Herbst’s acclaimed story of Eastern and Midwestern finish line in the book, they'll feel like NASCAR winners! midget and sprint racers based in Buffalo’s incredible Civic Hard cover, 32 pp, Ages 4-8. S-1017 Price: $15.95 Stadium in the 1940s and ’50s. Hard cover, 192 pp, 350 photos. S-810 Reg. Price: $39.95 NASCAR’S GREATEST Special: $23.95 DRIVERS by Angela Roberts DAMN FEW DIED IN BED Young stock car fans who want to learn by Andy Dunlop and Thomas Saal more about their favorite sport need look The remarkable story of Andy Dunlop, for 50 years a master no further than NASCAR's Greatest mechanic and crew chief American dirt track racing. The highs and Drivers, a survey of the greatest drivers lows of an amazing life on the championship trail in the ’50s and in racing history. Features in-depth bios ’60s. This is a testament to Andy and many others who lived and of and stats for Glenn “Fireball” Roberts, sometimes died on the edge, preparing cars and driving them to (“The King”), , Sr. (“The their limit. Hard cover, 300 pp, B&W photos. S-855 Price: $39.95 Intimidator”), and Jeff Gordon (the “face of today’s NASCAR’)–along with brief entries about four others. This is a leveled reader kids will race to pick up! Soft cover, 48 pp, You Might Also Enjoy: Ages 7-10. S-1016 Price: $3.95 ONE TOUGH CIRCUIT Midget Racing in America’s Heartland RACING THROUGH by Bill Hill THE ALPHABET The rich history of midget racing in the Midwest, from the 1930s by Scott and Judy Pruett up to the mid-’90s. Hard cover, 352 pp, 382 B&W photos. NASCAR road racer Scott Pruett S-912 Price: $49.95 and his wife Judy have created a series of charming children’s books DECADES OF DARING Midget Racing in the (see other 2 below) that introduce youngsters to racing while Rocky Mountains teaching them about letters and numbers, as well as relation- by Bill Hill ships and teamwork. The books, all written in simple Tales of the midget racing clubs roaming the Rockies during rhyming verse, are beautifully illustrated in bright colors the daring decades of the 1930s through the mid-1970s. Hard cover, 384 pp, with a careful attention to the details of real racing. 490 B&W photos printed on heavy stock. S-913 Price: $49.95 Hard cover, 32 pp Ages 4-8. S-948 Price: $12.95 Special offer: Buy both of these wonderful books for $79.95 MARTIN & T.J.’S RACE CAR REPAIR INDOORS! A HISTORY OF WEST THE BILL SCHINDLER STORY COAST INDOOR MIDGET RACING by Nat Kleinfield by Susan Kelly Hearn by Tom Motter Soft Cover, 128 pp, 48 pp of photos. It’s a racing adventure when Martin Complete history of indoor midget S-145 Price: $20.00 & T.J. are the only ones in the shop racing on the West Coast. Hardcover, 208 who know why the team’s race car pp, over 200 B&W photos. EASTERN BULL RINGS 1945-1960 has stopped winning races. The pace S-926 Reg. Price: $64.95 by Buzz Rose picks up when these two clever mice take it upon themselves Special: $49.95 Eastern Sprint Car Championships. to repair the car in secret. Young race fans will be delighted Hard cover, 255 pp, 600 photos & articles. to discover a tool search challenge at the back of the book. The Clown Prince S-634 Price: $59.95 Hard cover, 32 pp, Ages 4-8. S-158 Price: $9.95 by Denny Miller The life and times of one of the world’s HERK HURTUBISE greatest drivers. Soft Cover, 625 pp, B&W by Bob Gates You Might Also Enjoy: photos. S-640SC Price: $23.95 Hard cover, 226 pp, B&W photos. S-648 Price: $30.00 RACER BUDDIES Rematch at Richmond BRICK BY BRICK The Story of Auto by Craig Elliott Racing Pioneer Joie Ray VUKOVICH Hard cover, Ages 4-9. S-659 Price: $12.95 by Patrick Sullivan by Bob Gates Soft cover, 208 pp. B&W photos. Soft cover, 320 pp, 260 B&W & color ROOKIE RACER S-925 Price: $22.95 photos. S-605 Price: $27.50 by Scott and Judy Pruett. Hard cover, 32 pp Ages 4-8. S-950 Price: $12.95

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FAST COMPANY THE LAST LAP: JIMMY MOSTELLER Six Decades of Racers, Rascals, 60 Years Of Precious Memories and Rods The biography of “The Voice of Dixie,” who for 60+ years has By “Speedy” Bill Smith with Dave announced at short tracks across . A member of the National Argabright Dirt Racing Hall of Fame and a Living Legends of Auto Racing Bill Smith rose from humble beginnings Award winner, Mosteller is a true American original. to reach the Hall of Fame as a racer and 256 pp, 140 B&W photos. S-1020 Price: $25.00 rodder, building a powerhouse company— Speedway Motors—in the process. and Doug Wolfgang…’40 Fords and Smitty mufflers…Lloyd Beckman THE MAN WHO WOULD NOT DIE and …McCullough Superchargers and fast, fast The Remarkable Story of “Lucky” Herschel McKee rides…Speedy teams up with acclaimed author Dave by Stephen Olvey Argabright to bring to life the compelling characters and A daredevil, a leader of men and, above all, a survivor, McKee events that shaped racing and all corners of automotive fought in both World Wars, suffering numerous skirmishes with performance. Hard cover, 352 pp, 32 pp of B&W photos. death. His colorful life included spells as a Foreign Legion soldier, Foreword by Ken Schrader, introduction by . fighter-pilot ace, prisoner-of-war escapee, race car driver, WWII Available Dec. 1. 2009 S-1021 Price: $32.50 bomber-wing commander and test pilot. The true story of an extraor- dinary man. Hard cover, 272 pp, B&W photos. S-997 Price: $37.95 Technical Excellence at Speed JOHN FORCE by Michael Argetsinger The Straight Story of ’s 300-mph Superstar Together with his like-minded team owner by Erik Arneson Roger Penske, Mark Donhue brought a This revised and updated photo biography (April 2009) covers the new level of technical sophistication and rags-to-riches story of Force's rise from a penniless racer to leader of preparation to nearly every type of American racing, from a multi-team effort that includes his high-profile daughter Ashley sports cars to the . The first full biography (2004 Driver of the Year and Rookie of the Year). The story of a of racing’s ultimate driver-engineer. Hard cover, 344 pp, career built on sheer will and determination–a racer who overcame poor equipment and full-color photo insert. S-995 Price: $39.95 little backing to become the best. Soft cover, 176 pp, 200+ color and B&W photos. S-996 Price: $19.95 MICKEY THOMPSON The Fast Life and Tragic Death THE HISTORY OF AMERICA’S SPEEDWAYS, of a Racing Legend PAST & PRESENT Special! by Erik Arneson by Allan Brown From his adventures in the Carrera This 850-page book lists over 8,000 racing facilities, past and Panamericana, through making a run of present. A wealth of information—nothing else like it. Hard cover. 406.60 mph at Bonneville in his famed S-185 Price: $35.00 Challenger, through multiple trend-setting SuperSpecial: $20.00 entries in the Indianapolis 500 and into the creation of some of the most popular off- series, Mickey’s life was full of “firsts” until his shocking assassination in 1988. This Coastal 181 Gift Certificates Make the Perfect Gift! is the full story of Mickey’s life at speed and the slow path to Available in any amount justice. Hard cover, 304 pp. S-959 Price: $25.00

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STOCK CAR CLASSICS Winged and non-winged sprints, midgets and a Evolution of the stock car from the “Bugs” of handful of stock car crashes round out the cast. Central PA to the coupes and coaches of NY, NJ, THE CROWD ROARS V-1007 Price: $19.95 PA, & CT. 70 min. V-03 Price: $24.95 Features James Cagney and Joan Blondell, with a cameo by OLD SPEEDWAYS – VOLUME 1 ASPHALT MEMORIES 1930 Indy winner Billy Arnold. Fantastic footage of rare Northeast dirt and Features asphalt modified racing from 1960s- Shot at Indy, Ventura and Ascot asphalt racing. Features both current tracks and early 1970s. Bodine, Hendrick, Hoag, Kelly, speedways. Color, 94 min. some from the early years no longer operating. Bohn, Tommie Elliott, Grbac, and many more (1932) Black & white, 85 min. Some of this footage is the only known in battle it out at Trenton, Langhorne, , V-955 Price: $19.95 existence of these short-lived tracks. Two hours, Pocono, & Fort Dix Speedways & more. 70 min. color and some B&W footage. V-01 Price: $24.95. TO PLEASE A LADY V-981 Price: $24.95 With Clark Gable and Barbara Stanwyck; RACING – SUPERSPEEDWAY includes authentic open-wheel midget and OLD SPEEDWAYS – VOLUME 2 Indy-car racing footage, race car close-ups, and More vintage auto racing movies from the pit stop action. Highly recommended for vintage Northeast, featuring footage from Albany- THE 1979 DAYTONA 500 race fans. (1950) Black & white, 91 min. Saratoga, Devil’s Bowl, Plattsburgh, Middletown, The Complete Race V-990 Price: $19.95 Thompson, Nazareth and much more! This DVD contains the 1:45 hours, color and some B&W footage. complete 1979 Daytona 500, ROAR OF THE CROWD Available Mid-Nov. 2009 V-1018 Price: $24.95 with coverage from CBS With Howard Duff and Helene Stanley. Tale of a Sports (without commercial racer trying to make it to the Indy 500. Filmed at MIDWESTERN MUDSLINGING Special! interruption), presented in Ascot and includes appearances by Johnnie Documentary on dirt tracking in the Midwest fullscreen digital video. Watch Parsons, Duke Nalon, Manuel Ayulo and Henry follows several drivers through the 2006 & 2007 the race that brought NASCAR to mainstream Banks as themselves. (1953) Color, 71 min. racing seasons. Spectacular footage of fierce America. 177 min. V-1010 Price: $14.95 V-873 Price: $19.95 competition and hard work behind the scenes, in sprint cars, late models, IMCA mods, & street THE THE LAST AMERICAN HERO and hobby stocks. 60 min. 40th Annual, Commemorative Edition, (AKA Hard Driver) V-890 Reg. Price: $19.95 The Complete ’98 Race This is 5 stars if you are a true race fan. Classic SuperSpecial: $9.95 NASCAR was celebrating its 50th season; movie based on the younger days of Junior Daytona was running its 40th 500, and Dale Johnson. (1973) Color, 94 min. DIRT TRACK MEMORIES Earnhardt was looking to end a 59-race losing V-766 Price: $14.95 Historic footage from the Ace Lane Film Library streak and 20 years of frustration in the Great captures the heyday of Northeast stock car racing, American Race. In the end, it would be Earnhardt 1962–1978. Racing greats at 11 famous holding off and James Caan and Laura Devon star in this Howard NJ/PA/NY speedways. 90 min. for his greatest victory. Complete network broad- Hawks classic, which follows the men of Banjo V-02 Price: $24.95 cast in fullscreen digital video. Bonus features Baker’s racing team and the girls who drive them include pre-race coverage, post-race celebration to distraction. (1965) Color, 110 min. SPRINT & CHAMP CAR CLASSICS and interviews. 185 min. V-1011 Price: $14.95 V-857 Price: $19.95 Experience one of the most popular eras in the history of open cockpit racing—the 1950s and DALE EARNHARDT early 1960s. V-11 Price: $24.95 10 Greatest Wins. 5 Disc Collector’s set. Greg Henry, Pernell Roberts, and Robin Mattson. GET BACK TO DIRT An unprecedented collection of Dale Earnhardt Drag racing in funny cars and top fuelers in the ’70s. (1979) Color, 97 min. V-865 Price: $19.95 Street stock racing at Devil’s Bowl in . races and a display of the essence of a hard- driving, world-class champion. The 10 featured “Blood, sweat, tears, mud, and beer.” 71 min. V-845 Price: $12.95 races in this collection are from iconic races at Talladega, Atlanta, Daytona, Sears Point, Rory Calhoun, Alan Hale Jr., Connie Hines. THE AWESOME ’80s (1985 – 1989) Indianapolis, Charlotte, and Darlington. Drama and romance build around the Darlington Experience one of the most popular eras of Running time: 7 hours, 17 minutes total, . (1960) Color, 92 min. racing in the Northeast—1985 through 1989. plus extras. V-1012 Price: $39.95 V-858 Price: $19.95 23 racetracks, 8 no longer in existence. 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