“No better tale of a sport’s roots than this take on the birth of stock car racing.” -Dallas Morning News - Top 50 Sports Books of All Time (#34)

“Excellent… shows a deep understanding of how Nascar racing essentially owns the world south of the Mason-Dixon Line. ” -Brock Yates, Wall Street Journal - Five Best Books on Car Racing (#1)

“Thompson brings an infectious energy to this stretch of Southern history – even if you don’t know a master cylinder from a head gasket.” -The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

"Here's the real story, not just of NASCAR, but of the new South that emerged from moonshine and speed." -Richard Ben Cramer

"A definite crowning achievement… Thompson’s writing is superb. He is a grand storyteller and does his homework.” -The Boston Herald

"There are more divorces, drunks and wrecks than you can shake a checkered flag at ... A thoroughly researched account of a 'simpler time' in a sport that has since become a multi-billion dollar business." -NBC News anchor Brian Williams, in the Wall Street Journal

“It is a fascinating read – part sports, part culture – and perhaps as close as any book has come to exploring and explaining stock car racing’s deep Southern roots.” -The Tennessean 

“Thompson has attitude, curiosity and affection. He knows how to get inside the character of the eccentrics who shaped the sport.” -Chicago Sun-Times

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