Built for Speed: The Ultimate Guide to Stock Car Racetracks

Bob Latford, a man who worked behind the scenes for over 50 years in NASCAR racing, has published a book on the series' tracks as of May, 1999. Latford's career started as a program vendor at the beach course at Daytona and led him to the position of NASCAR's PR director, with numerous additional jobs and duties along the way to his recent retirement.An admitted aficionado of history of all kinds, Latford lived through the entire first half of NASCAR's history and brings it to life for his readers.Some reviewers have griped about the names assigned to races, but in following NASCAR tradition (policy?) Latford uses the current name of an event, regardless of what it was then.If you're a newbie to the sport, or a hardened journalist (in which case you probably know Latford personally) this is a valuable addition to your collection.As for the rating of only four stars, I don't think I've ever seen the "perfect" book....