BOOK REVIEW: 'From Desert Dust to Superspeedways By John Close'

06-25-2007 | Gregg Leary, SPEEDtv.com

"From Desert Dust to Superspeedways" By John Close with Photographs by Nigel Kinrade

SPEEDtv.com Reviewed: 'From Desert Dust to Superspeedways'..."NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series" has over 230 photographs and interesting bits of trivia that will keep the active reader engaged. For instance:  The first exhibition event at Mesa Marin on July 30, 1994 was a 20-lap shootout featuring FIVE trucks driven by Gary Collins, P.J. Jones, Craig Huartson, Dave Ashley and Rob MacCachren. It took 7 minutes as won by Jones...  Rick Hendrick ran the July 29, 1995 Kansas Heartland Park road race and finished 23rd... The early years of the Craftsman Truck Series had 10 minute "Halftime Breaks" when trucks were brought to the pits for service... NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series" by John Close contains "Rough-and-tumble track action. Complete series history. All your favorite truck drivers." It rates 3 out of 5 lug nuts...

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