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Miracle: Bobby Allison and the Saga of the Alabama Gang
While you were sitting in the stands or watching at home on TV, did you ever ask yourself what's really going on behind the scenes? Take a ride on the seat next to auto-racing legend Bobby Allison and relive the dramatic saga of the Alabama Gang in this unique look at NASCAR from the inside.
Bobby Allison, who ranks third place in wins in NASCAR history, began his Gra...more
Paperback, 432 pages
Published
February 6th 2007
by St. Martin's Griffin
(first published 2006)
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I was torn when it came to how many stars to give this book. To begin with, this book is a amazing collections of history of some of the 'greats' from the past when it comes to NASCAR racing. With amazing details, the author does a great job of making you feel like you are right there as he writes about the races, characters, and cars that are so powerful. There are tons of interesting characters in this book, but my main complaint is that it is so one sided. From the Allisons' viewpoints, they ...more
I'd really like to give this book a four or five star rating because there is a lot of great information here concerning Bobby Allison and his extended racing family. The other book I've read by Golenbock, "Last Lap," was essentially an oral history of some of NASCAR's more colorful early drivers. This book also is mostly told in the oral history fashion but it suffers from a lack of important background information and could have used some serious editing. Portions of the book feel...more
I thoroughly enjoyed reading about the lives of not only Bobby, but the whole Allison clan. I have been a race fan all of my life, and there was so much I didn't know.
The book is written well, but could use better editing. Thankfully, even after his horrific crash, Bobby Allison has a memory so full of vivid detail that it is like you are right there with them thorugh the good times and the bad. The stories are heartbreaking and heartwarming, and told with a passion that only some...more
The book is written well, but could use better editing. Thankfully, even after his horrific crash, Bobby Allison has a memory so full of vivid detail that it is like you are right there with them thorugh the good times and the bad. The stories are heartbreaking and heartwarming, and told with a passion that only some...more
Another viewpoint from someone whom I consider one of the top stock car drivers of all time. Good reading about the early days of stock car racing.
Mr. Z
marked it as to-read
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