The Crew Chief's Son

A Trackside Memoir of Early NASCAR

Michael L. Clements (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

304 Seiten

2011
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-4954-5 (ISBN)

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In this memoir, Michael Clements recounts growing up in the early days of stock car racing. From 1957 through 1965, his father, Louie, travelled the NASCAR circuit, bringing his wife and five children along to every race. Owner and crew chief for champion driver Rex White, Louie introduced many mechanical innovations still used in NASCAR today, and his children grew up on the road between races, befriending many racing legends along the way. Clements' memoir is full of stories about NASCAR's early era and the men and women who built the sport. It includes a wealth of never-before-seen photographs from his personal collection.

The late Michael L. Clements was a contributing editor and writer for National Kart News Magazine, Karter News Magazine, and World Karting Scene magazine. Winner of four consecutive Grand National Karting Championships, Mike also set a World Land Speed record for karts in 1992 which still stands today for the fastest four-stroke kart. He lived in South Carolina.

Table of Contents

Preface

1. 1941–1956: The Early Years

2. 1957: Auto Factories Get Heavily Involved

3. 1958: Racing with Cotton Owens

4. 1959: The Formation of White and Clements, Inc.

5. 1960: Our Championship Season

6. 1961: Trying to Defend Our Championship

7. 1962: She’s Real Fine, My 409

8. 1963: The Chevy 427 Mystery Engine

9. 1964: Working on the Hemi Engines

10. 1965: Chevy Is Back

Index

Zusatzinfo	169 photos, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	535 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Motor- / Rad- / Flugsport
ISBN-10	0-7864-4954-3 / 0786449543
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-4954-5 / 9780786449545
Zustand	Neuware