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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 Grand National/Winston Cup career in 1966. After winning eighty-five races, he retired in 1988 when an accident at Pocono Raceway nearly killed him. He was severely brain injured, and it took him a full fifteen years to recover. After the accident, more tragedy struck. In 1992 his younger son, Clifford, died in a crash at the age of twenty-seven. A year later, his other son, Davey, died in a helicopter accident, and in 1994 he lost his close friend and protégé Neil Bonnet in a fatal crash. Then Bobby and his wife, Judy, separated and divorced. Through it all Bobby Allison persevered.
Today Bobby's mind is as sharp, detailed, and analytical as anyone's in sports. Bobby remembers so much, in such great detail, the stories he tells leap off the page. It's all there---the feuds, the infighting, the victories, the accusations of cheating, and worse.
Incredibly, Bobby, the poster boy for hard work, honesty, and integrity, holds nothing back, even when it reflects poorly on him. "It happened, and there's nothing I can do about that," is what he says. The result is raw racing history.
 Along with the Earnhardts, the Jarretts, and the Pettys, the Allisons are racing family royalty, and Miracle, a family saga of determination, loyalty, and love, is filled with some of the greatest racing stories of all time. If you ever wanted to read a book that puts you in the garage, in the pits, and in the boardrooms, and at the same time tugs at your heartstrings---this is the book for you.

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Peter Golenbock has written six New York Times bestsellers. His books include American Zoom, The Last Lap, and NASCAR Confidential. He lives in Florida.
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The high-speed, violent nature of stock-car racing lends itself to tragedy, but the Allisons--NASCAR royalty along with the Pettys, the Earnhardts, and the Jarretts--seem to have endured more than their share, losing two sons and a close personal friend. Golenbock, veteran author of dozens of sports chronicles, frames the story of brothers Bobby and Donnie Allison around a seemingly bottomless trove of anecdotes detailing their hardscrabble beginnings on Florida dirt tracks. The account eventually covers the Allisons' current -multimillion-dollar presence within the NASCAR empire, but the early years are the most fun to read about, as the brothers relied on nerve and street smarts while they careened around the South's small tracks, occasionally winning just enough for a $2 steak and a hotel room. The Allisons' rise coincided with NASCAR's burgeoning popularity, so their story also works as a casual history of the sport. Where there's interest in auto racing--which is virtually everywhere--there will be significant demand for this crowd-pleaser. Wes Lukowsky
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  • PublisherSt. Martin's Press
  • Publication date2006
  • ISBN 10 031234001X
  • ISBN 13 9780312340018
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