Thunder Road-Goodyear, God and Gatorade by Tom McAuliffe
It was 120 degrees in the pits and 120mph on the track!
In the heat of a Southern summer, when the cicadas sang their endless dirge and the kudzu vines threatened to swallow entire towns, men turned to stock car racing. It was the 1960s, a time of transition and turmoil, and in the South, racing wasn’t just a sport; it was a way of life.
This is the story of the gutsy drivers and their speed machines during the golden Age of Stock car racing on everything from dirt tracks to concrete ovals across the Southland of America. In the sweltering summer sun they fought for money reputation and glory of having ‘bragging rights’.
From the smell of peanuts, beer and cotton candy to gasoline, buying rubber and human sweat It was a special time and place when the new sport of Stock car racing came into being. This is their story of speed, camaraderie and culture!
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Author Bio:
Tom Patrick McAuliffe is a Author living on Florida’s Emerald Coast with his wife Sharon and cat Gigi. He is a former Photojournalist with the US Navy’s Combat Camera Group and a graduate of the DOD’s Mass Communications program at Syracuse University. He was also a Magazine Editor and Writer with more than 25 years of by-lines. He’s a musician, SCUBA diver and Fisherman.