Fields of Thunder: The Story of the Kansas Speedway

Fields of Thunder: The Story of the Kansas Speedway, is a dramatic celebration of auto racing in Kansas City. It takes the reader from the beaches of Daytona to the dirt tracks of the Midwest, from the workings of split-second pit crews to the personalities of today's top drivers. The book chronicles the forces that created the speedway, the rich history that led up to it, and the races that ran during its inaugural season. Featuring the resources of The Kansas City Star's top sports writers and hundreds of vivid photographs by The Star's photographers, Fields of Thunder is a lasting tribute to the phenomenon of U.S. auto racing, to its fans and to the thousands of professionals behind the scenes who routinely put on "a good show."