A good read for NASCAR fans

If you are a NASCAR enthusiast, or someone who�s into car racing, then you might be interested in grabbing a copy of a book that focuses on the racing�s history.

A book released recently, titled �200-MPH Billboard: The Inside Story of How Big Money Changed NASCAR,� takes readers into the world of NASCAR from the beginning until what it is now. The book�s author Mark Yost highlights some events in NASCAR history that deeply influenced what it is today. Yost, who hails from Brooklyn, has been a business and sports journalist for almost two decades.

The contents of the new book draw heavily from the reports of National Speed Sport News, where Yost had worked as a reporter.

According to Nascar.com, Yost�s book also explains NASCAR as a sports phenomenon in the United States and the challenges it has to face.

For this book, Yost did interviews with the owner of NASCAR teams�asking them why they chose to be with NASCAR and how they go about with their sponsorship. York, a fan of Dale Earnhardt, also incorporates his personal opinions both as a sports journalist and NASCAR fan into the book.

"In all honesty there's not another book like it," Yost told Stillwatergazette.com. "There's a ton of books out there about the drivers and the history of NASCAR, but this is really the first of its kind to look at the business of NASCAR�which is really what's driving the growth today."

Nascar.com describes Yost�s style as �easy and comparatively less dense� than most sports writers but gets his message across in a �plain and proper� way.

I have yet to buy my copy, but I learned it is already available at major book stores. It can even be purchased from the NASCAR website.