Shawn gets to be a junior team member on Johnny Pride's stock car team. But when he arrives at the racetrack, it turns out he'll be helping Johnny's biggest competition, "Mean" Gene Pederson. Shawn realizes that appearances aren't everything. Maybe there's more to Mean Gene than a bad reputation.
72 pages 978-1434216014 Ages 8-11
Keywords: auto racing, cars and trucks, boys and men, reluctant reader, part of a series, 8 year old, 9 year old, 10 year old, 11 year old, 12 year old, sports, racing
Also in this series: Jake Maddox On the Speedway; Jake Maddox Speed Camp
