Sundays Will Never Be the Same: Racing, Tragedy, and Redemption%E2%80%94My Life in America's Fastest Sport

The world of NASCAR racing is rife with danger and "drama on a grand scale," making it one of the most-watched sports in the U.S. Former top driver and current FOX Sports broadcaster Waltrip describes the evolution of NASCAR into a riveting spectator sport and a huge moneymaker, as well as discussing his own life%E2%80%94from his wild teenage years to his conversion to Christianity, Waltrip details hard-fought wins, violent crashes, and his friendship and rivalry with the late great Dale Earnhardt, whose tragic death during the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500%E2%80%94which Waltrip's younger brother won, just barely beating Dale Earnhardt Jr.%E2%80%94inspired the title. Waltrip's dedication and admiration to the sport is relayed at an appropriately exhilarating pace, with occasional humorous moments%E2%80%94as when a post-collision Waltrip, responding to a doctor's admonition that he not continue the race, declared, "I don't have to carry the car%E2%80%94I just have to drive it." And there are poignant moments too%E2%80%94in an interview with Waltrip minutes before the fatal race, Earnhardt exclaimed, "I'm having a great time! I've got it all right now, Darrell, I've got it all!" (Feb.)