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Books on Oklahoma’s Jack Zink, Wisconsin’s Wilke Family and
Sacramento’s Dirt Track Racing Heritage all Available at Sprint Car Museum
Store
KNOXVILLE, IOWA (January 21, 2010) - Continuing the pre-Christmas trend,
books continue to fly off the shelves of the museum store at the National
Sprint Car Hall of Fame in Knoxville. Said administrative assistant Lori
DeMoss today, “I don’t know if its just people wanting something to do
inside during the winter or what, but we continue to do well with our book
business. The new books about Jack Zink of Oklahoma, the Wilke family of
Wisconsin, and dirt track racing in Sacramento, California, have been very
popular the first couple of weeks of the new year. Plus ‘Speedy’ Bill
Smith’s story is still popular and I expect it will be through the
Valentine’s and Father’s Day holidays this year.”
“Sacramento: Dirt Capital of the West” by Tom Motter is available for $70.
This is the long-awaited volume on the history of Sacramento-area race
tracks, including West Capital Speedway, Hughes Stadium, Lazy J Speedway,
Old Sacramento Fairgrounds, Cal-Expo Fairgrounds, and Sportsman K-9 Park.
The 203-page book is hard cover with dust jacket, and over 200
black-and-white photos.
“Leader Card Racers: A Dynasty of Speed” by Gordon Eliot White is available
for $55. It is the remarkable story of one family’s four-generation passion
for auto racing. Beginning with a team of midgets before WW II, successful
paper manufacturer Bob Wilke, his son Ralph, and now his grandsons have
owned and sponsored winning racing cars on the Championship trail, on dirt
tracks, and currently with a successful return to midget cars. Superbly
chronicled by noted author Gordon White, the story of Leader Card Racers is
a testament to the Wilke family’s devotion to motor sport and to the history
of American oval track racing. It is hard-bound with dust jacket.
“To Indy and Beyond: the Life of Racing Legend Jack Zink” by Dr. Bob L.
Blackburn is available for $35. Jack Zink is a legend on the world of
automobile racing. As a driver for more than twenty years, he won stock car
races on dirt tracks, accumulated trophies in off-road dune buggies, and
even set a flying-mile speed record in a 1957 Pontiac he designed and built
for the early NASCAR circuit. Twice, his team won the coveted Borg Warner
Trophy, in back-to-back Indy victories (1955 and ‘56). This 206-page
hard-cover biography weaves all of these stories into a portrait of Jack
Zink. This is the story of one amazing man who lived by a simple code, "The
man who wins is the man who tries."
Those seeking more information on the National Sprint Car Museum store are
urged to call 1-800-874-4488 or visit the on-line store at
www.sprintcarstuff.com. The museum store accepts cash, checks, money orders,
and the Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover credit cards. Those
wanting a hard copy of the 2010 National Sprint Car Museum store catalog can
also e-mail giftshop@sprintcarhof.com.
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