Full Throttle: The Life and Fast Times of NASCAR Legend Curtis Turner

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Curtis Turner was the most dynamic stock car racer of all time; he wrote the book on living fast and dying young. His life embodied everything that makes NASCAR the fastest growing spectator sport in America: the adrenaline rush of the races, the potential for danger at every turn, and the charismatic, outrageous personality of a winner.

Turner was the first NASCAR celebrity, driving in the sport's first race in 1949, and he was the first NASCAR driver ever featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated. He created drama at the racetrack and in his personal life, living the American Dream several times before he died a violent and misterious death at the young age of forty-six.

In gripping prose, and with full access to the files of Turner's widow, biographer Robert Edlestein, the exclusive motorsports writer for TV Guide and the author of NASCAR Generations, thrillingly recreates the life of this American legend. Full Throttle is the first-ever full-scale chronicle of Turner's legendary life, from his days as a teenage moonshine runner in Virginia, through millions earned (and just as quickly spent) in fearless finance deals, to his incredible comeback after four years of being banned from the NASCAR circuit.

Motor racing and mayhem, the non-stop pursuit of outrageous dreams, high-speed thrills and a really good time... these are the raw materials of Full Throttle: The Life and Fast Times of NASCAR Legend Curtis Turner. This one's on the fast track.

Full Throttle: The Life and Fast Times of NASCAR Legend Curtis Turner