The Ghosts of NASCAR: The Harlan Boys and the First Daytona 500

By John Havick

Book Overview

Who won the first Daytona 500? Fans still debate whether it was midwestern champion a Johnny Beauchamp, declared the victor at the finish line, or longtime NASCAR driver Lee Petty, declared the official winner a few days after the race. For The Ghosts of NASCAR, John Havick interviewed scores of people, analyzed film of the race, and pored over newspaper accounts of the event to determine how Beauchamp-and his Harlan, Iowa, compatriots, mechanic Dale Swanson and driver Tiny Lund-ended up driving in the 1959 Daytona race. Book jacket.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1609381971
• ISBN13: 9781609381974
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: University of Iowa Press
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"