Impossible is just a word to Alex Zanardi. F1, Indy Car champ, athlete and gold medal winning Paralympian. Alex Zanardi’s true strength is his attitude, encapsulated in the thought that nothing is impossible if you set your mind to it.

Dan Wheldon was admired, loved and respected by his rivals, friends, colleagues, and above all, family. Lionheart - Remembering Dan Wheldon is a beautifully-presented 216 page book that celebrates the life of two-time Indy 500 winner and IndyCar Champion. A portion of the proceeds go to the DCW Foundation and the Alzheimer's Association.

The story of 2014 Indy Car series champion Will Power. From the dirt tracks of Queensland, Australia, to the road, street and oval race tracks of America, join Will Power on his torrid 20-year ride to the top of Indy car racing, culminating in the 2014 IndyCar Series championship. Arduous both mentally and physically, Wills journey pushes him to ......

The world of Champ Car auto racing had changed. As cars became more sophisticated, the cost of supporting a team had skyrocketed, making things difficult for team owners. In an effort to increase purses paid by racing promoters and win lucrative television contracts, a group of owners formed Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) in 1978. Soon ......

This book started as a self-serving exercise to personally organize the major details and interesting facts of each Indianapolis 500 over the 100-year history of the greatest race in the world. For many of us passionate racing fans who have attended a multitude of “500s”, there is a tendency for the details of the races to (somewhat) blend ......

The fabulous history of Offenhauser, the most successful builder of Indy car racing engines from the mid-30s to the mid-70s. In the 1950 Indy 500, the first 30 cars were all powered by Offenhauser engines, and by 1954, every car that finished was powered by an Offy. The full history of how Harry Miller's shop foreman, Fred Offenhauser, refined the ......

The fabulous history of Offenhauser, the most successful builder of Indy car racing engines from the mid-30s to the mid-70s. In the 1950 Indy 500, the first 30 cars were all powered by Offenhauser engines, and by 1954, every car that finished was powered by an Offy. The full history of how Harry Miller's shop foreman, Fred Offenhauser, refined the ......

Winner of the 2014 Dean Batchelor Award, Motor Press Guild "Book of the Year"Short-listed for 2015 PEN / ESPN Literary Award for Sports Writing Before noon on May 30th, 1964, the Indy 500 was stopped for the first time in history by an accident. Seven cars had crashed in a fiery wreck, killing two drivers, and threatening the very future of the ......

This book started as a self-serving exercise to personally organize the major details and interesting facts of each Indianapolis 500 over the 100-year history of the greatest race in the world. For many of us passionate racing fans who have attended a multitude of "500s", there is a tendency for the details of the races to (somewhat) blend ......

Motor sport, in all its various forms, attracts millions of spectators across the globe - with television audience figures counted in the billions. Whether it is Formula One or Indycars, NASCAR or touring cars, sports cars or hot rods, rallying or world speed records, every variety of motor sports, the records, the stars, the manufacturers, movers ......

Publisher's Notes: Features • The overall British involvement in the Indianapolis 500 published in full for the first time • The Brits revolutionised the Indianapolis 500 and have produced two winners in the past four years • Divided into four eras examining the British influence in each • Foreword by Dario Franchitti 2007 Indy 500 ......

Publisher's Notes: From the early decades of the Indy 500 to the modern superspeedways of NASCAR, from the 24 Hours of Le Mans sports car race to drag racing's 4.5-second quarter-mile runs, this is the story of one company's pursuit of performance and the glory that came with it. Full of hundreds of color and black and white photos, we hear ......

Publisher's Notes: Through the eighties and into the early nineties he was known as the King of the Speedways and the maestro of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Rick Mears won four Indianapolis 500s between 1979-1991 as well as three CART Indy car championships before retiring at the end of 1992 when he realized that a series of injuries had ......

Publisher's Notes: When Mickey Thompson and his wife Trudy were assassinated in their driveway in the pre-dawn hours of March 16, 1988, the salacious details of the crime and the years of legal wrangling that followed made for hundreds of splashy headlines and sexy television soundbytes. After all, the story had it all . . . unknown hooded ......

In Can-Am Challenger the late Peter Bryant delivers a personal, engaging account of a fascinating career in one of the greatest eras in motorsports history. Bryant started his career as a lowly fabricator in Colin Chapman’s original Lotus Cars workshop. He later became a freelance racing mechanic, working at circuits like Montlhèry, the ......

Racing crowds and excitement describe the Racing Capital of the World. Speedway, Indiana is home to the Indianapolis 500, Nascar's Brickyard 400, and Formula One's U.S. Gran Prix. But Speedway is more than a town that surrounds the most famous automobile racing track in the world. The city is proud of its quality schools, and residents have ......

Volume eight of this perennially popular overview provides complete coverage of the 1997-98 Indy Racing League season. All races are reviewed, including Wait Disney World, Phoenix, Dallas, Pikes Peak, Charlotte, New Hampshire, Las Vegas, and, of course, the Indianapolis 500. Also included are 35 driver profiles with photos and individual ......

The stirring tale of an early postwar dirt track racer who took the checkered flag as the youngest winner in Indianapolis 500 history.

Profiles the top drivers, teams, cars, and events of the 1992-93 Indy car season

Autocourse Cart Official Yearbook

A history of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, its races, and the men who have sought their fortune there at the risk of their lives.