Jones, a writer, and White, a former NASCAR champion, provide profiles of about 58 individuals involved in motorsports, from stock car to drag racing, and including mechanics and builders, track crew, sportswriters, and owners. They focus on pioneers and those who are preserving racing's legacy and in each chapter, the person's background and personality, parental and geographical influences, life themes, attitudes and decisions that contributed to accomplishments, and insights into the sport. David Pearson, Junior Johnson, Bobby Allison, Bob Glidden, Hubert Platt, and Atlanta Motor Speedway President Ed Clark are among those included. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)