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开 本: 16开纸 张: 胶版纸包 装: 平装是否套装: 否国际标准书号ISBN: 9781586421601
Hard Driving is the dramatic story of one man’s dogged
determination to live the life he loved, and to compete, despite
daunting obstacles, at the highest level of his sport.Wendell Scott
figured he was signing up for trouble when he became nascar’s
version of Jackie Robinson in the segregated 1950s. Some speedways
refused to let him race. “Go home, nigger,” spectators yelled. And
after a bigoted promoter refused to pay him, Scott appealed
directly to the sport’s founder, nascar czar Bill France Sr.France
made a promise Scott would never forget – that nascar would never
treat him with prejudice.For the next two decades, Scott chased a
dream whose fulfillment depended on France backing up that promise.
Persevering through crashes, health problems, and money troubles,
Scott remained convinced he had the talent to become one of
nascar’s best. Hard Driving documents a previously untold chapter
in the history of integration, politics, and sports in America. It
reveals how France, founder of the multibillion-dollar nascar
empire, reneged on his pledge and allowed repeated discrimination
against Scott by racing officials and other powerful figures. It
details France’s alliances with leading segregationist politicians
such as George Wallace, the reluctance of auto executives such as
Lee Iacocca to sponsor a black driver; and the inspiring support
Scott received from white drivers such as nascar champions Ned
Jarrett and Richard Petty, who admired his skill and tenacity.
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