Full Description
Postcards From Pit Road is a revealing and lively account of the 2002 NASCAR season. Noted motor sports journalist Monte Dutton covers everything at each stop on the 2002 Winston Cup tour, from the qualifying laps to the checkered flag. Written trackside at speedways around the country, Postcards From Pit Road provides readers with the compelling inside story of the wealthy car owners who pay the bills, the daring drivers who risk life and limb each week, and the harried crewmen who build and service the incredible racing machines with breathtaking efficiency. It's a diary that lends insight into the rich personalities of racing and examines the toll that the long NASCAR season and its accompanying fast-paced lifestyle takes on the lives of drivers, crews, and their families. Dutton goes far beyond the typical facts and figures of each race, instead weaving an insightful account of the daily lives of these modern-day gladiators.
Table of Contents
List of Photographs ix
One of Tony's Good Days 1 (7)
Earnhardt Revisited 8 (11)
Daytona ... and All That It Implies 19 (14)
Corrupt Cops and Keystone Kops 33 (13)
The Yes Men Rule 46 (7)
The Road Goes on Forever ... Or So It Seems 53 (11)
It Would Be Easier to Write about What 64 (13)
Didn't Happen
The Kid Who Shot Jimmy Spencer 77 (5)
It's a Hard Life 82 (6)
The Way a Nice Guy Wins 88 (7)
Brushes with Disaster 95 (8)
Cookie-Cutter Tracks 103(6)
When Tony Tames the Lion, the Lion Tames 109(6)
Tony
Hello Newman! 115(7)
``I May Never Win Another One'' 122(5)
That's Jimmie with an ``ie'' on the End 127(5)
Jarrett Makes His Point 132(5)
Three Wins for a Fast Talker 137(5)
High on a Hill 142(6)
Like Starting All Over 148(4)
Michael Waltrip's Turn 152(6)
Harvick Provides a ``Day of Thunder'' 158(4)
They Love the Man and Hate His Track 162(9)
The Dodge Boys Go Dancin' 171(7)
Where Cooler Heads Prevailed 178(9)
A Changed Man ... Kind Of 187(7)
They Don't Need Rocking Chairs 194(5)
The Kid Flashes His Teeth 199(8)
Drought Relief 207(4)
Patriotism, NASCAR Style 211(9)
Just a Matter of Time 220(8)
A Rookie Completes a Sweep 228(3)
Follow the Leader 231(6)
Partners 237(11)
Triumph and Tragedy 248(9)
The Little Track That Could 257(8)
Wild on the Tracks 265(5)
The Nice Guy Finishes First 270(7)
You'd Think Wins Would Count for More 277(7)
Never a Dull Moment 284(14)
After the Dust Settled 298(5)
Index 303(6)
About the Author 309
