Ford The Dust and the Glory - A Racing History Volume 2 (1968 - 2000) Leo Levine, SIGNED

By: Leo Levine . 2nd hand book in very good condition.

"No other company has seen its reputation laid on the line in so many forms of the sport for so long a period of time," writes Leo Levine of the 100 years of Ford's illustrious involvement in auto racing.

Celebrating the company's racing centennial, Ford: The Dust and the Glory: A Racing History, Volume 2 (1968-2000) tells the story of the remarkable evolution of the sport over the past 33 years.

With an emphasis on Ford's groundbreaking accomplishments, this volume of The Dust and the Glory also serves as a comprehensive history of international racing since 1968. Thus, in addition to the stories of the drivers closely associated with Ford — Cale Yarborough, Dale Jarrett, Mario Andretti, Bob Glidden, and Bill Elliott, to name but a few — the book also provides information on the careers of superstars such as Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon. The results of different racing circuits' major events, and their year-end rankings, are provided for each year covered by the book.

But The Dust and the Glory is more than a series of dates and facts about racers and their victories. The ideas, the decisions, the foresight — and in some cases, the mistakes — of car owners, engineers, sponsors, and corporate management are also a large part of the story.