nascar 50 greatest drivers Author:bill center & bob moore Americans love heroes. and nascar 50 greatest drivers showcases nascar's exciting heroes through bold photography and interviews that deliver a unique insight into the lives of these legends of stock car racing. as part of its 50th anniversary celebration nascar polled a group of motorsports experts to select the 50 drivers whose acheivements bo... more »th span and epitomize nascar's first half-century of accomplishment and growth. these are the top nascar drivers selected as the best from all nascar divisions dating back to the first nascar sanctioned races in 1948. from pioneer drivers racing on the daytona beach-road course and dirt ovals to today's era of flashy colors and screaming engines running on superspeedways across the nation-here is the lineage of nascar's very best. some drivers had long and storied careers. others had brief but spectacular ones. all are legends. "these are the drivers who made and make nascar fans stand on their feet and cheer. these are the drivers who made nascar history"--Nascar president, bill france jr.« less