Motorsports Mavericks George Levy Pete Biro Motorbooks Hardcover Book

Written by award-winning racing historian George Levy and featuring the spectacular archival photography of the late Pete Biro, Motorsports Mavericks chronicles the most thrilling, inventive, and perilous golden era of motorsport during the 1960s and 1970s. Published in premium hardcover by Motorbooks with a foreword by motorsport icon Roger Penske, this volume captures the raw danger, human drama, and technical genius that revolutionized automobile racing.

The book explores the legends who pushed machinery and human courage beyond conventional limits across Formula 1, the Indianapolis 500, NASCAR, 24 Hours of Le Mans, Can-Am, and drag racing. Featured personalities include racing icons A.J. Foyt, Dan Gurney, Mario Andretti, Jackie Stewart, Niki Lauda, Richard Petty, Don Garlits, and Derek Bell, alongside groundbreaking designers and innovators such as Colin Chapman, Jim Hall, Enzo Ferrari, and Robin Herd. Richly illustrated with rare color and black-and-white trackside photographs, insider interviews, and compelling race accounts, this definitive work is an essential centerpiece for racing historians, classic motorsport fans, and automotive collectors.

• Author: George Levy; photography: Pete Biro
• Publisher: Motorbooks
• First Edition, 2026
• Hardcover, 240 pages, English
• Dimensions: 27.6 x 23.5 x 2.7 cm
• ISBN: 0760399050
• ISBN-13: 9780760399057