摘要: A personal narrative is presented which explores NASCAR race car driver Kyle Petty's experiences of managing pressure that is associated with being the son of automobile racing legend Richard Petty.年份: 2010 收藏 引用 批量引用 报错 分享 全部来源 求助全文 ProQuest EBSCO EBSCO ...
Brett Bodine, now the director of cost research for NASCAR's Research and Development Center, began his career as a NASCAR Truck Series driver. He said the drag created by the boxy truck designs, as well as less horsepower than Cup Series vehicles, put drafting at the top of the strategy ...
In 2003, at only13 years old, Michelle Wie won the U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship, becoming the youngest champion of a USGA-sanctioned tournament. That year, Wie alsobecame the youngest player to make a cut at an LPGA major; Wie ended up finishing 9th at the Nabisco Ch...
Richard Petty is known as The King of racing for good reason. In 1984, Petty won his200th NASCAR race, which remains the most of all-time. President Ronald Reagan was in attendance for the monumental victory and later had a meal of Kentucky Fried Chicken with Petty and other racers. 1984...
NASCAR, the driver's income is negotiable. His salary is generally paid for by the sponsor, which gets a certain number of scheduled appearances out of the driver in return. The driver will also split race-day winnings with the team, and there are usually incentives for winning big races ...
Richard Petty is known as The King of racing for good reason. In 1984, Petty won his 200th NASCAR race, which remains the most of all-time. President Ronald Reagan was in attendance for the monumental victory and later had a meal of Kentucky Fried Chicken with Petty and other racers. 19...
The trouble-prone Olds 350 diesel V-8 offered from 1981 to '84 only underlined the old-fogey aura of a car that was less important on the street than on NASCAR circuits (thanks to Richard Petty, and others). But the GP's role as stock-car standard-bearer did lead to an interesting ...