Driver #8
by Dale Earnhardt, Jade Gurss
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Author: Dale Earnhardt, Jade GurssEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-01-23
ISBN: 0446530301
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Warner Books
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- Racing, speed, life
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Book Review: More Than Just A Race Book
Summary: 5 Stars
Driver #8 is a very great book. This biography is said by Cale Earnhardt Jr., but written by Jade Gurss, his publicist. Warner Books published it in 2002. This book shows you how hard everyone has to work to win a race. It also shows you that you shouldn't give up. If Dale had given up when he had a few bad races he would not be racing today.It is about Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr. during his rookie year. He tries to win any race so he can win Rookie of the Year. He works hard with his team. He won 3 races and got second in Rookie of the Year.
This book is so many things. It is entertaining and memorable. It is one of my favorte types of books to read. Until you finish the chapter you can't put it down, but you can read each chapter at a time so you can do other things too. The book keeps you entertained. You feel like your right there walking or racing with him. You also remember some of the high points and the low points. The most memorable part of the book to me is the Epilogu. Anybody who watches NASCR knows what happened in 2001. Jr.'s father Dale Earnhardt Sr. died in a car accident in Daytona. Jr. told a reporter that he had a dream that he had led most of the race at Daytona and won. The reporter asked if his dad was there and he said, "He wasn't, or was he?" It just kind of sticks in your mind. It's right at the end of the book too, so it's the last thing you read.
This i sone of those books were yo say that was the best thing and other times you wonder if it's the same people making the decisions because they make a terrible decision. The place where you think about this most is when they are deciding wht to do for a pit stop. Sometimes they would take 2 tires instead of 4 and you knew it would cost them. In the end it did. Then someimes you and the crew had to be on the same wavelength because you could guess what was best.
This book helps you understand the challenges of a rookie race season. It shows you that when you are the rookie you have it harder then everybody. Not only have you never raced on tracks but you also don't have the respect of the other drivers. This hurts you especially at races where you use restictor plates because you have to use the draft to gain points.
This book helps you understand racing much better. Driver #8 is one of the best books I have read. It takes you into the mind of a driver at the track and where ever he goes during the year. I woul drecommend this book to any Dale Earnhardt Jr. fan. If you like Gordon or anybody like tha I ould not recommend this book because you probably wouldn't like it. If you're a race fan and don't really have a favorite this would be a good book to read. If you don't like racing I recommend not reading it but if you want to learn a little you could.
Summary of Driver #8
Coming off the wildly successful 2000 NASCAR season in which he won two races, Dale Earnhardt Jr viewed the 2001 Daytona 500 as an opportunity to entrench his name in racing history. Tragically, more than his dreams died on the track that day. After crossing the finish line in second place, Dale Jr turned to find that his father had been involved in a horrific crash that killed him upon impact. His death shook the racing community and made front-page news throughout the world. This is where this book begins. And it ends with Dale Jr attending his father's memorial service while wrestling with the pain and sorrow of this tragic death. While recounting this memorable season and its many races, Dale Jr also discusses the relationship he had with his father, the lessons he learned both on and off the race track, and the other memories of growing up the son of the greatest stock car driver of all time.Racing Books
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