Reddit reviews Stand on It: A Novel by Stroker Ace

Another inspiration for Days of Thunder was "Stand On It: A Novel By Stroker Ace" A fake autobiography following the exploits of Stroker Ace, an Indy Driver who switches over to Nascar. The 1983 film Stroker Ace with Burt Reynolds has less in common with the book than Days of Thunder does. Burt Reynolds and Hal Needham actually used multiple elements of the books in there films. Such as the airplane landing in the middle of the street to pick up beer in Cannonball Run comes from this book. The book is out of print, and its not cheap on Amazon but its a really fun read. http://www.amazon.com/Stand-It-Novel-Stroker-Ace/dp/0894040820