Book description
Jeff Gordon's long-awaited racing memoir -- an unprecedented and
thrilling look inside the life of a NASCAR champion.
It didn't matter that Jeff Gordon hailed from California -- hardly a
fountain of stockcar pedigree -- or that they said he was too small to
race with the big boys on the dirt tracks and ovals of his youth. It
didn't matter that Dale Earnhardt called this upstart
"Wonderboy" -- no one raced the legendary Earnhardt harder,
and no two drivers had more respect for each other. And it didn't
matter that the racing world said Gordon was finished with the breakup
of the crew on the #24 car and the departure of Ray Evernham, his crew
chief, in 1999 -- he came back two seasons later to win a
record-equaling fourth Winston Cup, this time with Robbie Loomis as
crew chief. In the end, all that matters is that Jeff Gordon is the
greatest living NASCAR champion, and it only remains to be seen just
how many championships he can win.
But what's it really like to climb into a stockcar every weekend and
challenge for a championship? Offering a never-before-seen entry into
the thrilling world of NASCAR racing, Jeff Gordon takes us into the
cockpit of the #24 DuPont Chevrolet car; right into the garages where
his cars are made; and inside the lives and efforts of his
extraordinary team, the Rainbow Warriors. Just how does his car get
built, tested, and driven, and how do these personalities mesh into a
championship team? Along the way we find out what he thinks of life as
both a NASCAR champion and a never-left-alone celebrity, where he came
from and to whom he owes all his successes, and above all, what it
takes to be a champion in one of the most dangerous and thrilling
sports of all.
Jeff Gordon: Racing Back to the Front -- My Memoir is a pit
pass all its own, giving passionate NASCAR fans unique access into the
life and career of one of the most storied champions in the sport.
Jeff Gordon is one of the winningest drivers on
the NASCAR circuit today, and one of the most recognizable sports
personalities in America. He is the winner of countless championships,
including four Winston Cups, a record equaled only by racing legends
Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt. Originally from Vallejo, California,
he now lives in New York, Florida, North Carolina, and at racetracks
around the country.
