Gerard C Smith

To Live And Die In Dixie Gerard C Smith

Politics and automobile racing seem worlds apart but that's not so when returning stock car racing to its roots (Southern, male, and white) is the goal of right wing supremacists. Aided by the current political atmosphere the bad guys believe that the time is ripe to use NASCAR as a stepping stone to consolidate and further their political clout. They believe that their goal, once achieved, will mushroom their National influence. To get there includes terrorism and murder. White Lightning Racing, with a black driver and a woman owner, is in their gun-sights. Driving White Lightning from the racing world the goal. Can White Lightning withstand the onslaught while questing for a second NASCAR championship? Will White Lightning prevail or will it be driven from competition? How can murder and acts of terror moving from State to State with the racing schedule be stopped? Who can solve the crimes when policing organizations seem incapable? Will the good guys and gals win or is the political deck stacked against them? Follow race team manager, E. Z. Carter, as he is dragged away from stock car racing and into crime fighting. Find out if he can do what the cops can't do. Figure out if the racing world is more complex that would appear to the uninitiated. Find out who-dun-it?