Bud Moore
Subtitle: memoir of a country mechanic from D-Day to NASCAR glory
By: Bud Moore with Perry Allen Wood ; foreword by Winston Kelley
Contributors: Wood, Perry Allen, 1952-
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Jefferson, North Carolina
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780786499540; 9781476621081
Subjects: NASCAR (Association); Automobile racing drivers; Biography; Stock car racing; History
Description: " This is Bud Moore's story in his own words, covering his early life in Depression-era Spartanburg, South Carolina, his combat experience during the Invasion of Normandy, his racing career, and his family life and retirement as a gentleman farmer. Many never before seen photos are included. "--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword by Winston Kelley; title: Preface; title: Introduction; title: A born farmer; title: Caught in the draft; title: A modified life; title: Coming of age; title: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; title: Wading into the future; title: Mercuries, mustangs, and moving on; title: The Torino years; title: T-birds and trophies; title: One tough customer; title: One tougher customer; title: Hitting hard and running harder; title: Winning again; title: The final laps; title: The gentleman farmer; title: Bud's three sons.