While he is not a NASCAR “insider” such as a team owner or sponsor, he is a real-life NASCAR fan, though he admits having lost some of his zeal for the sport after the 2001 death of Dale Earnhardt. Nevertheless, Yost’s well-researched book receives high praise on the back cover by pillars of the sport such as Rick Hendrick, Humpy Wheeler, and Bob Keegan, CEO of Goodyear.