"Robert Edelstein captures Turner's tumultuous life in his enthralling Full Throttle.
Not only is his book the first complete look at the racer, it may be one of the best ever racing biographies
equal parts fascinating, tragic, heroic, and downright bizarre."--Daytona Beach News Journal

"[Edelstein's] impeccable biography of Turner, Full Throttle, kicks up dirt on NASCAR's juiced-up
early days."--New York Times Book Review

"A well-researched, thoroughly enjoyable account of the life of this NASCAR pioneer and iconoclast."
--Booklist

"[The book] draws on concrete sourcing--based on Turner's personal files--to give the book depth and
perspective."--Publishers Weekly

Curtis Turner was the most dynamic stock-car racer of all time; he wrote the book on living fast and dying
young. The first NASCAR celebrity, his life embodied all that made NASCAR a hit spectator sport: the
adrenaline rush of the races, the potential for danger at every turn, and the charismatic, outrageous
personality of a winner. He created drama at the racetrack and in his personal life, living the American
Dream several times over before he died a violent and mysterious death at the young age of forty-six.

Edelstein's gripping biography thrillingly recreates the life of this American legend, from his days as a
teenage moonshine runner in Virginia, through millions earned (and just as quickly spent) in fearless
finance deals, to his incredible comeback after four years of being banned from the NASCAR circuit.