Fueled by Family is an in-depth look at the relationships that make motorsports mean something more than just fast cars and finish lines. From hometown dirt tracks to international super speedways, auto racing is fueled by family and the friends that become families. Through first-hand accounts and personal stories this book shows auto racing’s emotional core that puts drivers behind wheels and fans in the stands. Fueled by Family is a love story for everyone.
Christian Anton Gerard is a husband and father, a hot-rodder, a boater, and a woodworker. Gerard is the author of Holdfast (C&R Press) and Wilmot Here, Collect for Stella (WordTech). He’s received Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference scholarships and the Iron Horse Literary Review’s Discovered Voices Award. His work appears in places such as, The Rumpus, Post Road, The Adroit Journal, Diode, Ruminate, and Tupelo Quarterly. Gerard is also an associate professor in the creative writing program at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith.