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The physics of NASCAR : how to make steel + gas + rubber = speed

Title
The physics of NASCAR : how to make steel + gas + rubber = speed / Diandra Leslie-Pelecky.
Author
Leslie-Pelecky, Diandra L.
Publication
New York : Dutton, [2008], ©2008.
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xiii, 286 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
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  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Foreword / Ray Evernham -- Preface: The Physics of What ...? -- 1. Bones of Contention -- 2. Skin Care -- 3. Makeup -- 4. Combustion -- 5. Power Play -- 6. The Wizard and the Flying Car Problem -- 7. Running with the Pack -- 8. Texas Motor Speedway at 150 mph -- 9. Sound Thinking -- 10. The Rubber Hits the Road -- 11. Shock Therapy -- 12. The Two-Lap Dash: A Qualified Success -- 13. Keeping Drivers (and Fans) Alive -- 14. Making Racing SAFER -- 15. Practice Doesn't Always Make Perfect -- 16. Elliott is Hot -- 17. The Locusts in the Pit Box -- 18. The Checkered Flag.
ISBN
  • 9780525950530 (hardcover)
  • 0525950532 (hardcover)
LCCN
  • 2007046081
  • 99820916051
OCLC
  • 181862555
  • ocn181862555
  • SCSB-5416421
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries