Behind the Wall: New Edition Captures Terry Labonte's 1996 Nascar Season

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Summary: Book focuses on 1991 season, not 1996, SAVE YOUR MONEY !!!
Review: I am an old, avid and very knowledgeable Terry Labonte fan, just look at my email address. This book talks about some of Terry Labonte's old past seasons, mainly two stints driving for non-bill paying car owner Billy Hagan. The photos in the book are ALL old photos of Terry in the Sunoco Oldsmobile, Billy Hagan, etc. The only photo of the Kellogg's car you will see is on the books cover. Matter of fact, one OLD photo includes a picture of the #5 car, driven by Ricky Rudd with the Tide sponsorship. See how old everything is! In several chapters and paragraphs, author Huff says the same things over and over, merely rewording or slightly adding or subtracting from earlier statements. I think he described restrictor plate engines no less than five times. The LAST chapter (Chapter 29) gives a poorly written 20-page account of the 1994-1996 seasons. The book is 308 pages long and only the last chapter talks about the book's title wording of "New Edition captures Terry Labonte's 1996 NASCAR season." Author Huff should be sued for false advertising, misleading content, you name it! This book is about 1970's and 1980's racing stories, with a look predominantly at the 1991 season with Billy Hagan. Take it from me, a die-hard Terry Labonte fan.....Do yourself a favor, DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT waste your money on this book unless you can get it for free. Perhaps the paper it is printed on can be recycled for a few pennies!

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Summary: Best yet
Review: I'm a new fan and of the dozens of NASCAR books I've read, this tops the list. It is by far the best inside look at stock car racing on the market. And considering that the sport is getting squeaky clean, this may be the last time anyone can expose what really goes on. That Terry Labonte dislikes it, should be enough proof that the contents are the real deal.

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Summary: Book focuses on 1991 season, not 1996, SAVE YOUR MONEY !!!
Review: This book goes into the detail of the seasons between the championship years... If you are buying this book because of the allure to the 1996 championship season, DON'T buy it, there is ONE chapter on that Championship year... Huff's view of Labonte seems to be that Terry is a spoiled brat, only performs if the car is perfect, which is to say that anyone could drive it to a championship... I think if you can get past the negativity that is oozing you can still get some valuable information of the "business" of NASCAR racing. There are some very interesting points of what goes on "behind the wall"...

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Summary: Great Book
Review: While most of the book does focus on Labonte's early career, the book does provide the deepest account of life on the inside of a stock car racing team I have ever seen. The cheating, the backstabbing, Labonte's personality away from the media and NASCAR in general. This book is better than most of the fluff out there.