Book Repor t— Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman -

Book Repor t— Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman

“Winning” tells the story of Newman’s racing career, begun in earnest at an age when many race car drivers contemplate retirement.

For all his fame as one of Hollywood’s great actors, a world-class humanitarian, and the proprietor of a natural food empire, the late Paul Newman had another intriguing facet that was less known and perhaps closer to his heart than all the rest of his well-chronicled life.

He was an avid, successful and well-respected car racer and team owner.

“Winning” tells that story — from Newman’s racing career, begun in earnest at an age when many race car drivers contemplate retirement; to the partnership he formed in 1983 with Chicago racing entrepreneur and team owner Carl Haas; to the impressive stable of automobiles he owned, from the Porsches and Ferraris to quirkier modified VWs and Volvos.

This is the tale of a life full of passion and skill, of someone who entered the 24 Hours of Daytona at the age of 70 and made his last professional race outing at 82; whose roster of drivers for Newman/Haas reads as a who’s who of open wheel racing; and whose interest in cars extended from the likely suspects to old trucks and new hybrids.

And then there’s the charming pal, the incorrigible prankster Robert Redford, who had a miserably wrecked Ferrari dropped at Newman’s front door. Newman returned the favor by having the car, crushed into a cube, delivered to Redford’s living room.

The anecdotes, the races, the cars — all are here, adding up to what for many would be a full life, but for Paul Newman was simply another side of a man of talent, conviction and enduring spirit.

Authors: Matt Stone and Preston Lerner
Forward by: Mario Andretti
Format: Hardbound
Pages: 176 / 72 color & 28 b&w photos
ISBN: 0760337063 

Price: $30.00
Availability: www.qbookshop.com/motorbooks.com

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