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This program is read by Kyle Petty and Includes his performance of his original song Under the Big Top

Stockcar racing star country singer and sports broadcaster Kyle Petty shares his familial legacy intertwined with NASCARs founding and history in Swerve or Diewritten with Pulitzer Prizewinner Ellis Henican the New York Times bestselling coauthor of In the Blink of an Eye

Born into racing royalty The only son of NASCARs winningest driver ever The grandson of one of the sports true pioneers The nephew of our very first Hall of Fame engine builder Its quite a family to represent and through it all Ive somehow managed to keep being Kyle

Kyle Petty won his very first stockcar race the Daytona ARCA 200 in 1979 when he was eighteen Hailed as a thirdgeneration professional NASCAR racer he became an instant celebrity in circles he had been around all his young life Despite being the grandson and son of racing champions Lee Petty and Richard Petty Kyle didnt inherit innate talent Working in his familys North Carolina race shop from an early age he learned all about car mechanics and maintenance long before he got behind the wheel And although Kyle continued the family business driving Petty blue colored cars emblazoned with his grandfathers 42a number once used by Marty Robbinshis career took a different route than his forebears

In Swerve or Die Life at My Speed in the First Family of NASCAR Racing Kyle chronicles his life on and off the racetrack presenting his insiders perspective of growing up throughout the sports popular rise in American culture In between driving and running Petty Enterprises for thirty years Kyle took some detours into country music voiced Cal Weathers in Pixars Cars 3 and started his annual motorcycle Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America And when his nineteenyearold son Adam a fourthgeneration racing Petty tragically lost his life on the track Kyle founded Victory Junction a camp for children with chronic and serious medical conditions in Adams namewith help from Academy Awardwinning actor and motorsports enthusiast Paul Newman

Filled with NASCAR history stories of his familys careers and anecdotes about some of stockcar racings most famous drivers Kyles memoir also tackles the sports evolution discussing how welcoming diverse racers improving car and track safety features and integrating green technology will benefit NASCARs competitors and fans in the future

A Macmillan Audio production from St Martins Press