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Holiday Catalog 2020–2021
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THE SOUL OF A MODIFIED Lenny Boehler’s Ole Blue 67 Trickle And Reffner
A Coastal 181 Title by Lew Boyd by Fr. Dale Grubba
In 1972 and ’75, Wisconsin short-track
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legends Dick Trickle and Tom Reffner
effectively as with people, and “Ole Blue” seemed to respond.
each won 67 features. 67 tells how they
Together they compiled hundreds of victories at speedways
got their start, the years leading up
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SPRINT CAR COURAGE HEWITT’S LAW Expanded Edition
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THE HISTORY OF KNOXVILLE RACEWAY
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Early characters like Johnny Martin and Paul Walker helped
THE ASPHALT MODIFIED YEARS establish Delaware’s rich racing history shortly after WWII. Drivers,
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Racing journalist Phil Smith has fully
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MODIFIED STOCK CAR RACING MODIFIEDS OF THE MONTH 2021 RACING CALENDAR
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LIFE WIDE OPEN
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THE LONG BEACH GP 9 Lessons to Win in Business and in Life
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Foreword by Mario Andretti An inspirational, practical guide to success
Frank and detailed memoir of Chris Pook, founder of America’s in business and life, learned through the
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MICKEY THOMPSON RACING TO THE FINISH My Story
The Lost Story of the Original Speed King in His Own Words by Dale Earnhardt Jr., with Ryan McGee
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JEFF GORDON
CHRYSLER’S MOTOWN MISSILE His Dream, Drive & Destiny
Mopar’s Secret Engineering Program at the Dawn of Pro Stock by Joe Garner
by Geoff Stunkard First-ever authorized biography of Jeff Gordon,
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