Fixin to Git
One Fan's Love Affair with NASCAR's Winston Cup
1st Edition
Published on 25. July 2002
320 pages
978-0-8223-8536-3 (ISBN)
Description
A sociologist writing for a general audience challenges myths about NASCAR racing, considers the significance of its rise in popularity, and analyzes issues of gender, region, ethnicity, and social class in stock car racing.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Durham, NC
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Digital original
Illustrations
31 b&w photos, 7 tables, 17 figures
31 b&w photos, 7 tables, 17 figures
File size
2,19 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-8223-8536-3 (9780822385363)
Schweitzer Classification
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07/2003
Duke University Press
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Duke University Press
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Person
Jim Wright grew up in Indiana watching his father race on quarter-mile dirt tracks in the 1950s. After spending a couple of decades establishing himself as an academic sociologist, he began regularly attending NASCAR races in the 1990s. A sociologist who has taught at Tulane University and currently teaches at the University of Central Florida, Wright has written seventeen books. He lives in Orlando.
Content
Prelude: On the Road to Charlotte 1
1. Car Culture and the American Dream 17
Daytona Pilgrimage 46
2. Deconstructing NASCAR 57
Back Home Again in Indiana 87
3. Racin' Basics 98
Lost in the Land of Cotton 132
4. The NASCAR Subculture 144
Short-Track Showdown 170
5. The Yankee Invasion 180
Nantahala Interlude 204
6. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms 217
Grand Finale in Atlanta 254
7. We Are Family 263
Notes 281
Index 292
1. Car Culture and the American Dream 17
Daytona Pilgrimage 46
2. Deconstructing NASCAR 57
Back Home Again in Indiana 87
3. Racin' Basics 98
Lost in the Land of Cotton 132
4. The NASCAR Subculture 144
Short-Track Showdown 170
5. The Yankee Invasion 180
Nantahala Interlude 204
6. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms 217
Grand Finale in Atlanta 254
7. We Are Family 263
Notes 281
Index 292
