The Best Motor Sports Books 2025

1. Driving: Going Faster! : Mastering the Art of Race Driving: The Skip Barber Racing School (Paperback)

This complete racer's reference is the perfect resource for all drivers from novice to expert. The fundamentals of fast driving are revealed in this definitive how-to book for racers. You will find the competition-proven methods of instructors and of professional drivers that will give you the know-how to work up the track and stay at the front. Interested in the world of racing? Just think, you can have all of the lessons and insights from Skip Barber instructors and from professional racers compiled in one handbook. This racing reference reveals the secrets of mastering car control, reducing lap times, as it takes the reader inside the world of racing. Going Faster! is the definitive book for the active race driver, the racer-to-be, and the auto-racing fan who wants to know what driving a racecar is really about.

This complete racer's reference is the perfect resource for all drivers from novice to expert. The fundamentals of fast driving are revealed in this definitive how-to book for racers. You will find the competition-proven methods of instructors and of professional drivers that will give you the know-how to work up the track and stay at the front. Interested in the world of racing? Just think, you can have all of the lessons and insights from Skip Barber instructors and from professional racers compiled in one handbook. This racing reference reveals the secrets of mastering car control, reducing lap times, as it takes the reader inside the world of racing. Going Faster! is the definitive book for the active race driver, the racer-to-be, and the auto-racing fan who wants to know what driving a racecar is really about.

2. Race Car Flashback: A Celebration of America's Affair With Auto Racing from 1900-1980s [Paperback - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Back in the hell-bent-for-leather glory years of auto racing, it was drivers, mechanics & their machines stacked against the challenge of speed. This book takes you back to those thrilling days of yesteryear, when the ''business'' of racing was winning in the man-against-macadam mayhem of motorsports. Ride with writers such as Phil Hall, Al Krause & Robert Ackerson as they spin their tales of racing lore. Covers racing from early Vanderbilt Cup races to Winston Cup super-speedway competition. Visit the great tracks from the old board circuits of the East to the ''Brickyard'' & the ''Mile.'' Midgets, sprints, stock cars, championship cars, dragsters, & sports racers are all covered. Can-Am, Trans-Am, NASCAR, Indy Car, USAC, NHRA, etc. Illus.

Race Car Flashback: A Celebration of America's Affair With Auto Racing from 1900-1980s, Used [Paperback]

3. The Jim Gilmore Story: Alone in the Crowd [Hardcover - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. The Jim Gilmore Story: Alone in the Crowd by William Neely

The Jim Gilmore Story: Alone in the Crowd [Hardcover - Used]

4. The Boys of Indy, Used [Paperback]

The Boys of Indy by Phil Berger; Larry Bortstein

The Boys of Indy, Used [Paperback]

5. Motor Racing : A Century of Competition and Human Challenges, Used [Hardcover]

The authors take you on an in-depth journey of racing from the turn of the century city-to-city races to the modern Indy Car, Formula One, Rally and NASCAR championships, right on through to the history of road racing. Motor Racing is a perfect balance of statistics, rolls of honor, spectacular images and a fascinating overview of closed circuit and open-road motor sport.

Motor Racing : A Century of Competition and Human Challenges, Used [Hardcover]

6. The Great Book of Nascar Lists, Used [Paperback]

With more than 75 million fans, NASCAR is one of the world's most popular sports. Racing Broadcaster John Roberts tracks down the answers to the pressing questions, such as: What are the fastest tracks on the circuit? Who had the longest winning streak? What were the longest races? Who are the best female drivers of all time? And many more. Each list has an introductory paragraph followed by a number of ranked entries, each featuring a brief explanation of ranking plus entertaining and informative background information. Also included are original lists contributed exclusive to this book by top personalities from the world of NASCAR, including Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Jimmy Johnson, Greg Biffle, and more.

The Great Book of Nascar Lists, Used [Paperback]

7. MotoGP Technology [Hardcover - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Aimed at the enthusiast who would like to gain a greater understanding of technical and design issues facing MotoGP constructors, this fascinating book provides detailed analysis of the cutting-edge technology used in the sport's premier class today. Each area of a racing motorcycle's design is explained and separate chapters for each manufacturer trace the development of each machine over the years through to the detailed specification of the current version.

MotoGP Technology, Used [Hardcover]

8. Jim Clark: Racing Legend, Used [Paperback]

Jim Clark was arguably the best driver the world has seen and certainly one of the most versatile. He died when he was just 33 but by then the Scottish farmer's lad had surpassed the Grand Prix victory total of the legendary Juan Manuel Fangio. Even Fangio himself said he was the best ever driver. Clark started 73 races and won 25. He was World Champion in 1963 and 1965 and set Ford on its path to fame by pushing the Cosworth DFV engine to victory on its first F1 outing. He was also the first non-American to win Indianapolis 500.No one understands Jim Clark better than Eric Dymock, fellow Scot, long-time reporter on the racing scene at its highest level. Dymock has brought his definitive biography up to date by including in it what some contemporary heroes have to say about the man, and many previously unpublished photographs., Stunning production - virtual collector's edition, Endorsements from Dan Gurney and David Coulthard., Contains 50 new and unpublished photos.

Jim Clark : First of the Greats, Used [Paperback]

9. A Farewell to the King: A Personal Look Back at the Career of Richard Petty, Stock Car Racing's Winningest and Most Popular Driver [Paperback - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Nobody dreamed that Richard Petty would have such an incredible career in motor racing history, least of all Frank Vehorn. But as Petty went on to have one fantastic season after another, Vehorn was there to record it. A must have for any racing fan and collector.

A Farewell to the King : A Personal Look Back at the Career of Richard Petty, Stock Car Racing's Winningest and Most Popular Driver, Used [Paperback]

10. Modern GT Racing: Today's Fastest Cars on the World's Greatest Tracks [Hardcover - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Modern GT race cars are some of the fastest, most exciting race cars this side of a Formula 1 track--an amazing variety of full-race versions of the world's most iconic production cars from Ferrari, Maserati, Aston Martin, Corvette, and Porsche. This book takes you to the world's most famous racetracks, where these fantastic machines face off: places like Le Mans, Sebring, Daytona, Road America, Laguna Seca and more. Author and photographer Dave Friedman covers the truly impressive range of classes, cars, drivers (including NASCAR great Dale Earnhardt Jr. in a Corvette GT car), and venues represented by GT racing. Friedman also offers a look at select historical GT cars and links the lineage of these rare vehicles of the 50s, 60s, and 70s with today's top cars.

Modern GT Racing : Today's Fastest Cars on the World's Greatest Tracks, Used [Hardcover]