The Ghosts of NASCAR: The Harlan Boys and the First Daytona 500

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The Ghosts of NASCAR The Ghosts of NASCAR The Harlan Boys and the First Daytona 500 John Havick University of Iowa Press, Iowa City University of Iowa Press, Iowa City 52242 Copyright © 2013 by John Havick www.uiowapress.org Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher. All reasonable steps have been taken to contact copyright holders of material used in this book. The publisher would be pleased to make suitable arrangements with any whom it has not been possible to reach. All photographs not otherwise attributed are in the author’s personal collection. The University of Iowa Press is a member of Green Press Initiative and is committed to preserving natural resources. Printed on acid-­ free paper Library of Congress Cataloging-­ in-­ Publication Data Havick, John, 1940– The ghosts of NASCAR: the Harlan boys and the first Daytona 500 / by John Havick. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN: 978-­1-­60938-­197-­4, 1-­60938-­197-­1 (pbk.) ISBN: 978-­1-­60938-­211-­7, 1-­60938-­211-­0 (ebook) 1. Daytona 500 (Automobile race)—History. 2. Stock car racing—United States—History. I. Title. GV1033.5.D39H38 2013 796.720975921—dc23 2013010113 To the Harlan boys and their competitors and to Barbara Havick, who discovered my racing photos and scrapbooks in a forgotten corner of the attic. ...