Pictured below, and in Stock Car Books Part Two, are many of the book publications that have recorded the history and heritage of F1 stock car racing and along with the various magazines/newspapers (see separate page) are a rich source of information for anyone interested in the events of past seasons.

THE ABC OF STOCK CAR RACING

A 1955 publication by pioneer promotor Johnny Hoskins. It contains a lot of humour and many facts about the early days of the sport:

PETER ARNOLD'S STOCK CAR RACING HANDBOOK & WHO'S WHO

Published in 1960 and covers a defining time for stock car racing when efforts at proper organisation were giving the sport shape and substance for the future:

BARNEY REILLY'S STOCK CAR

A work of fiction written by legendary pioneer Johnny Hoskins and published in the late 1950s:

STOCK CAR RACING - THE THRILL OF THE CENTURY

Written by early racer Pete Tucker and based on his travels around the country to various stadia in the days before motorways. It provides a fascinating insight not only into the stock car scene in the 1950s and 1960s but also the driver personalities of the time:

PETE TUCKERS'S OLD-TIME STOCK CAR SCRAP BOOK

Published in 2010 but covers stock car racing in the 1950s and 1960s with many nostalgic black and white pictures:

WILDBILL TO WILDCAT

One of many first rate publications by Keith Barber. The yellow covered edition appeared in 1971 and covered the first 18 seasons of F1 stock car racing. A second silver covered edition was published in 1979 to coincide with the sport's silver jubilee and extended the coverage from 1954 to 1979:

STORY OF STOCK CAR RACING 1954 & 1955

Written by Keith and Glenys Thompson:

DRIVE IT

A 1980 publication by Paul Huggett covering all aspects of short circuit racing including F1 stock cars:

RENDEZVOUS RINGWOOD

Published in 1987 by Jerry B Fisher, this book records 30 years of racing at Matchams Park Stadium near Ringwood:

THE ALMANAC

25 years of F1 stock car racing from 1960 to 1984. A feast of statistics compiled by Malc Aylott and Vic Biddulph:

HISTORY OF UK F1 STOCK CAR RACING 1954-1990

Published in 1991 by Malc Aylott and Vic Biddulph:

THE BIG LEAGUE

A history of UK F1 stock car racing 1954-1994 written by Keith Barber:

THE SOUND AND THE FURY

Written by motor racing media man, Neil Randon, who takes a look behind the scenes of modern day F1 stock cars. Published in 2000 and interesting to contrast this with Pete Tucker's 'Thrill of the Century' book:

CONTINUED ON PAGE: STOCK CAR BOOKS - PART TWO