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010 _a 2007046081
020 _a9780525950530
_q(hardcover)
020 _a0525950532
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035 _a(OCoLC)181862555
_z(OCoLC)166359807
050 0 0 _aTL236.28
_b.L47 2008
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100 1 _aLeslie-Pelecky, Diandra L.
245 1 4 _aThe physics of NASCAR :
_bhow to make steel + gas + rubber = speed /
_cDiandra Leslie-Pelecky.
260 _aNew York :
_bDutton,
_c
300 _axiii, 286 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 0 _tForeword /
_rRay Evernham --
_tPreface : The physics of What ...? --
_g1.
_tBones of contention --
_g2.
_tSkin care --
_g3.
_tMakeup --
_g4.
_tCombustion --
_g5.
_tPower play --
_g6.
_tThe wizard and the flying car problem --
_g7.
_tRunning with the pack --
_g8.
_tTexas motor speedway at 150 mph --
_g9.
_tSound thinking --
_g10.
_tThe rubber hits the road --
_g11.
_tShock therapy --
_g12.
_tThe two-lap dash : a qualified success --
_g13.
_tKeeping drivers (and fans) alive --
_g14.
_tMaking racing SAFER --
_g15.
_tPractice doesn't always make perfect --
_g16.
_tElliott is hot --
_g17.
_tThe Locusts in the pit box --
_g18.
_tThe checkered flag --
_tNotes --
_tAcknowledgments --
_tIndex.
520 _aDraws on the author's expertise in physics, as well as interviews with mechanics, pit crews, and other insiders, to trace the life cycle of a race car and offer insight into the scientific aspects of high-speed racing.
610 2 0 _aNASCAR (Association)
610 2 7 _aNASCAR (Association)
_2fast
_0(OCoLC)fst00514821
650 0 _aStock cars (Automobiles)
_xDesign and construction.
650 0 _aStock cars (Automobiles)
_xPerformance.
650 0 _aStock cars (Automobiles)
_xEquipment and supplies.
650 0 _aStock cars (Automobiles)
_xDynamics.
650 0 _aStock car racing.
650 4 _a
650 7 _aStock car racing.
_2fast
_0(OCoLC)fst01133540
856 4 1 _3Table of contents
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856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
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856 4 2 _3Publisher description
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