Written by Godwin Kelly, widely acknowledged to be one of the best motorsports journalists in America, ManMade Thunder examines the sport of stock car racing through the eyes and ears of the men behind the wheel, the men with the wrench in their hands, and those who pay the bills.

Alongside the insightful text are over 250 stunning photographs, including many from the Don Hunter Collection and The Sharpe Image. The photography is unique; approximately two thirds of the images in the book have never been published before. The images showcase the drivers, teams, cars, celebrations and crashes, and are accompanied by extended captions.

ManMade Thunder takes the reader through a visual and narrative journey of the history of the sport – from humble beginnings of family cars raced on dirt tracks, to the glitz and glamour that has made today’s NASCAR a national phenomenon. The book examines how the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series has transformed from a purely performance-based sport into a personality-driven enterprise over the last two decades.

While the main chapters focus on the current top drivers and past greats [Petty, Earnhardt, Gordon, Johnson, Earnhardt Jr., Stewart, Martin, Harvick and Busch are all present], the subchapters cleverly weave former legends and other aspects of the sport into the narrative; AJ Foyt is examined in Tony Stewart’s chapter, Cale Yarborough features in Jimmie Johnson’s, safety aspects are weighed up in Dale Jr.’s, and the multi-car team is discussed in Jeff Gordon’s. In addition, exclusive first person sections reveal what the drivers really think …

ManMade Thunder is unlike any other book previously published on NASCAR.