{"product_id":"nascar-champions-hendrick-motorsports-40-years-2-book-set","title":"NASCAR Champions \u0026 Hendrick Motorsports 40 Years 2 Book Set","description":"\u003cb\u003eDiscover what it takes to be a NASCAR Cup Champion! This officially licensed and stunningly illustrated volume chronicles the story of every Champion in the series’ history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eOver the decades, NASCAR’s top drivers have achieved legendary status. Winners like Lee and Richard Petty, Dale “the Intimidator” Earnhardt, “Wonder Boy” Jeff Gordon, and super-champion Jimmie Johnson have etched their names in the record books, each contributing to NASCAR’s ongoing evolution. Fierce rivalries, unforgettable victories, and crushing losses weave through the stories of each of NASCAR’s Cup Champions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom NASCAR’s birth on the dirt tracks of the South to today’s superspeedways, \u003ci\u003eNASCAR Champions: Every Cup Winner from 1949 to Today\u003c\/i\u003e details it all with:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA chapter for every Champion\u003c\/b\u003e, covering their story and winning season(s), beginning with the first, 1949’s Red Byron\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e200 exhilarating photographs\u003c\/b\u003e from NASCAR’s historic archive and top race photographers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEngaging commentary\u003c\/b\u003e by sports journalist and NASCAR insider H.A. Branham, who knows many of these winning drivers personally\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSidebars\u003c\/b\u003e covering topics like greatest races, key seasons, milestone moments, and more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a must-have reference and collectible for any NASCAR fan.\n\u003ci\u003e“Spanning forty years and more than three hundred victories, the contributions of countless people have built Hendrick Motorsports into the greatest team in NASCAR history. This book is made up of their stories.”\u003c\/i\u003e —Four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon, from the foreword\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCelebrate the NASCAR-champion team’s 40th anniversary with this officially licensed history featuring stunning photography, including rare images from the Hendrick Motorsports archive.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRick Hendrick built on a successful career in the retail automotive business to launch NASCAR team Hendrick Motorsports in 1984. Over the ensuing four decades, it has become one of the most successful and high-profile teams in the sport’s long history. Competing in the elite NASCAR Cup Series, as of 2023, the team had posted the most points-paying wins and the most championships. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHendrick Motorsports’ driver roster is a who’s who of the sport’s greats, including NASCAR Hall of Famers Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Terry Labonte, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Today the team fields four drivers: William Byron, Alex Bowman, and Cup champions Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson. Hendrick Motorsports even fielded a team at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2023!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHendrick Motorsports\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003erelates the team’s incredible history through 40 stories focused on team milestones\u003c\/b\u003e since its founding in 1984. Stories and highlights include:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe first win at Martinsville that saved the team\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInvolvement with the motion picture “Days of Thunder” \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe dominance of Jeff Gordon and the Rainbow Warriors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe team’s historic 1-2-3 finish at the 1997 DAYTONA 500\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe record-tying seven championships of Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHendrick Motorsports and the Earnhardts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBecoming the first team to reach 300 wins at NASCAR's highest level\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe ground-breaking Garage 56 Le Mans program\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthored by long-time NASCAR journalist Ben White, with a foreword by Jeff Gordon and afterword by Rick Hendrick, the 200-page book includes images from top NASCAR photographer Nigel Kinrade and from Hendrick Motorsport’s archive.  As the official 40th anniversary book covering the team’s entire history, \u003ci\u003eHendrick Motorsport: 40 Years\u003c\/i\u003e is the ideal retrospective.","brand":"Midlife Classic Cars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51862835560728,"sku":"KIT9780760399651\/9780760391235","price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/9813\/3831\/files\/kit97807603996519780760391235.jpg?v=1774629705","url":"https:\/\/www.midlifeclassiccars.com\/products\/nascar-champions-hendrick-motorsports-40-years-2-book-set","provider":"MidlifeClassicCars.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}