Driving With The Devil
Tuesday, October 24 2006
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Few institutions are as southern as NASCAR. But the multi-billion dollar entertainment industry it is today bears little resemblance to its roots, which was brought about when moonshiners brought their cars out of the hills and onto dirt tracks. Host Frank Stasio speaks with Neal Thompson, who tells the hidden history of the sport in his new book "Driving With the Devil: Southern Moonshine, Detroit Wheels, and the Birth of NASCAR" (Crown/2006).
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