Flyin' Floyd: The Unvarnished Biography of an American Dirt Racing Legend (book)

Description: Flyin’ Floyd: The Unvarnished Biography of an American Dirt Racing Legend By author David M. McGee Flyin’ Floyd Gilbert was a blue-collar hero from the golden age of dirt racing. Hailed as an “icon of dirt track racing” during his induction into the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame, Gilbert earned some 500 feature race victories and 16 track championships during a 30-year career, all while racing door to door against other legendary drivers on rugged ovals across Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and the deep south.More than a profile of one driver, this book is a highly researched record of dirt late model racing during the 1960s and 1970s, highlighting some of the greatest drivers of that era - Butterball Wooldridge, Chuck McWilliams, Billy Teegarden, Gene Petro, Larry Moore, Tom Helfrich, Rodney Combs, David Speer, Fats Coffey, Vern LeFevers, Eddie Carrier, Sr., plus his friendship with Tiny Lund. “There was nobody like Floyd Gilbert,” said rival and fellow Hall of Fame driver Larry Moore. Stock Car Racing magazine dubbed Gilbert a “master” of dirt track racing. Hall of Famers Tom Helfrich hailed Gilbert as “one of my idols” while Rodney Combs “learned a lot” from Gilbert. In the steel body era, before touring series and fabricated race cars, Gilbert made a living driving over-powered, mostly home built cars against that era’s greatest drivers – sometimes ruffling their feathers and wrinkling their sheet metal. Along the way he cultivated a passionate fan base and scored one of the most dominant wins in World 100 history. Author David M. McGee documents the remarkable career of one of the toughest drivers to ever wheel a dirt late model after conducting in-depth interviews with legendary drivers from that era and an exhaustive review of decades of racing history. The author – who grew up watching Gilbert race and win – gives fans insight into one of auto racing’s most unique and successful characters. Chapters: 1. Some Weeks You Eat Steak 2. Paying His Dues 3. Floyd’s Kentucky Home 4. Rough & Tumble 5. Turning Pro 6. Twenty-one Straight Wins & A Nickname 7. 1972: The Golden Season 8. Split leads to Duncan’s Delight 9. Winning the World 100 10. Nearly Unbeatable 11. Musical Driver’s Seats 12. Old Big Iron 13. Racing & Winning Down South 14. Rivals & Friends 15. Secrets of Success 16. Hall of Fame Beckons Ships to United States only. Questions: Please ask. Flyin’ Floyd: The Unvarnished Biography of an American Dirt Racing Legend List Price: $19.95 Soft cover book 144 pages, 58 photographs Published May 2019 by Jan-Carol Publishing, Johnson City, TennesseeISBN: 978-1-945619-98-4

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