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Wide Open
by: Shaun Assael
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Edition: Mass Market Paperback
 
 
ASIN: 0345426770
 
Publisher: Ballantine Books; 26 December, 1998
 
ISBN: 0345426770
 
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Description: The author of Wide Open: Days and Nights on the NASCAR Tour takes his title from the acronym WFO, racing shorthand for a less clean version of "wide open"; to go WFO is to bring the hammer down. When conditions are right and the car feels good, a driver has a chance to go WFO--that is, if he has the skill and the guts. Going WFO in a 700-horsepower racecar, confined by a limited space and surrounded by 40 similar vehicles, is a relative concept, having more to do with the vehicle's performance and the driver's threshold for fear than anything else. This is the driving force behind stock car racing; it's a ludicrously dangerous sport that embodies everything Americans cherish: high risk, big money, and palpable thrills. Shaun Assael chronicles a year in the life of the people involved in the ever-moving caravan of Winston Cup racing. Following the fortunes of three drivers on the 1996 tour, he provides an up-close look at the tremendous mental, physical, and financial pressures that mount for the competitors of the world's biggest and fast-growing spectator sport. Wide Open is a fast-paced ride behind the scenes of the NASCAR tour.
 


This book gives you a look into the heart and sole of NASCAR
'Wide open' gives you an up close and personal look into the lives of three NASCAR drivers. It allows you to feel the emotions felt by some of the drivers. You get a chance to know them personally and as a result you realize that they are real people with a heart. You are given a chance to see the business side of NASCAR, how it came to be and the men that made NASCAR what it is today. As you read, you will become so involved in the lives of our NASCAR ledgends that the thought of putting the book down is impossible. You will laugh and cry as you read. Once you've finished the book, you will have bonded with the heros of NASCAR racing. Enjoy!

This is a book every Nascar fan should read.
Wide Open offers great insight into the lives of three of Nascar's not-as-big stars. It gives fans a look behind the scenes in the good times and bad, and shows what these guys go through to put on a show for the fans for 34 races a year. The best part in my opinion, is who the stories are about. Anyone can write about the hotshot racers in the series but to show what Dave Marcis and Brett Bodine do on and off the track to make the show in my opinion, is far more interesting.

Bravo! Greatest book on Nascar!
Amazing! A true page turner! I never imaged what a nascar driver goes through in a typical season. The book truely captures the essence of nascar. I will recommend this book to all my friends.

 
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