Real Men Work In The Pits — A Life In NASCAR® Racing

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Johnson, Petty, Yarborough, Earnhardt, Waltrip. They're All in Here.

Jeff Hammond has spent his whole life at the racetrack. From his boyhood home, where he could hear the cars running at Charlotte Motor Speedway, to the broadcast booth where he now sits for Fox, racing has always been and always will be part of his life.

In Real Men Work In The Pits, Hammond recalls the thrilling moments of his life in racing: starting out working for the legendary Junior Johnson in the mid-70s and quickly becoming one of the best jackmen in the business; serving on all three of driver Cale Yarborough's championship seasons; and then taking over as crew chief during the glory days of legendary driver Darrell Waltrip.

Hammond and Waltrip teamed up to become one of the most successful crew chief/driver teams in history and their story has never been told until this book. Hammond's story is really the story of NASCAR® itself, from its bootlegging beginnings to the multi-million dollar world of network television. Hammond has seen it all and isn't afraid to speak his mind when it comes to the key issues facing the sport.

He pulls no punches. The stories he tells about his life in NASCAR®, and the greats he has known, are funny and, sometimes, tragic. He writes about the sport with the sharp eye and knowledge that can only come from loving it. The result is an entertaining, first-hand look at NASCAR® from the places where the races are won and lost—the pits.

Real Men Work In The Pits — A Life In NASCAR® Racing