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The Indy Car wars : the 30-year fight for control of American open-wheel racing / Sigur E. Whitaker.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Whitaker, Sigur E., 1948- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Championship Auto Racing Teams (Organization)--History.
- Championship Auto Racing Teams (Organization).
- Indianapolis Speedway Race--History.
- Indianapolis Speedway Race.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (231 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "As cars became more sophisticated, the cost of supporting a team had skyrocketed. In an effort to increase purses paid by racing promoters and win lucrative TV contracts, a group of owners formed Championship Auto Racing Teams in 1978. This book details the fight over control of Champ Car racing before reunification in 2008"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- CART Is Born
- CART Goes Racing
- An Attempt at Reconciliation
- The Short-Lived Championship Racing League
- The Truce
- A New Era Begins
- Armageddon
- A New Normal
- CART Implodes
- "Phoenix Rising"
- Reunification
- Putting Open-Wheel Racing Together
- Turmoil at the Brickyard
- A New Start
- Riding the Bucking Bull.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4766-1980-8
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