Book Pick of the Week: Spirit of the Southern Speedways

Race fans and fans of Southern culture and history will love this one!

Photographer Hunter Barnes (born 1977) is one of the foremost documentary photographers working in America today. For this book, Barnes was given extraordinary access to document NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) culture. In order to capture the true essence of NASCAR, Barnes went on the road with the Ganassi team, spending timein the parking lot with fans for a week before the race to really get a sense of the spirit of the culture andhow it originally started―in the South, with the moonshiners building cars to outrun the revenuers.

Will look beautiful on your desk of coffeetable.

Get it on Amazon here:

https://www.amazon.com/Hunter-Barnes-Spirit-Southern-Speedways/dp/1909526649

Indy 500 Odds

SportsBetting.ag (www.sportsbetting.ag, Twitter: @SportsBettingAG) has set odds for Sunday's Indianapolis 500.

Simon Pagenaud is the favorite to be crowned the king of The Greatest Spectacle in Racing, however, the odds for the top five drivers are relatively close. Will Power, Alexander Rossi, Ed Carpenter and Josef Newgarden all have better than 10/1 odds.

Indy 500 odds

Simon Pagenaud  13/2  (+650)
Will Power  7/1
Alexander Rossi  8/1
Ed Carpenter  8/1
Josef Newgarden 8/1
Spencer Pigot  10/1
Colton Herta  12/1
Scott Dixon  12/1
Helio Castroneves  14/1
Ed Jones  18/1
Marco Andretti  20/1
Sebastien Bourdais  20/1
Ryan Hunter Reay  22/1
Takuma Sato  22/1
Graham Rahal  25/1
Tony Kanaan  25/1
Conor Daly  40/1
James Hinchcliffe  40/1
Marcus Ericsson  40/1
Zach Veach  40/1
Felix Rosenqvist  66/1
JR Hildebrand  66/1
Matteus Leist  80/1
Oriel Servia  80/1
Charlie Kimball  100/1
James Davison  100/1
Jordan King  100/1
Sage Karam  100/1
Jack Harvey  200/1
Santino Ferrucci  200/1
Ben Hanley  250/1
Kyle Kaiser  250/1
Pippa Mann  250/1