{"id":494668,"date":"2015-08-01T00:53:10","date_gmt":"2015-08-01T07:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=13042"},"modified":"2024-01-04T22:02:11","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T22:02:11","slug":"product-reviews-august-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/product-reviews-august-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"[Book Review] Second to One: All but for Indy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Second to One: All but for Indy<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">By Joseph Freeman and Gordon Kirby<\/h3>\n<p>There\u2019s a familiar saying in motor racing, and other sports, that nobody remembers who finished 2nd, and in most respects this is usually true. For the biggest race in the world, however, one might expect a bit more respect, but with all the focus on the winner that\u2019s not always true. Now, with this book, those dues are finally being paid, as its sole subject is the list of 40 drivers whose best Indy finish was only 2nd.<\/p>\n<p>The authors have painstakingly tracked down as much as there is to know about these 40 drivers, and each gets a thoughtful assessment of not only their Indy efforts, but their careers and lives as well. Some of the names are relatively well known, others more obscure, but all get their stories told.\u00a0A Foreword by Michael Andretti, the 1991 runner-up who has led more laps at Indy without winning than anyone, opens the book with insights into the approach and dedication required to aspire, as well as the frustration and resignation arising from coming so close. The book closes with an Afterword by 2013 500 winner Tony Kanaan and a list of existing \u201cSecond to One\u201d cars.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Available for US$75.00 at enthusiast bookstores or direct from publisher Racemaker Press at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.racemaker.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.racemaker.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/81eg2EnoglL._AC_UF10001000_QL80_.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-750916\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/81eg2EnoglL._AC_UF10001000_QL80_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"873\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/81eg2EnoglL._AC_UF10001000_QL80_.jpg 873w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/81eg2EnoglL._AC_UF10001000_QL80_-262x300.jpg 262w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/81eg2EnoglL._AC_UF10001000_QL80_-87x100.jpg 87w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/81eg2EnoglL._AC_UF10001000_QL80_-770x882.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/81eg2EnoglL._AC_UF10001000_QL80_-293x336.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 873px) 100vw, 873px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/PR201508-FEA.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-523342\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/PR201508-FEA.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/PR201508-FEA.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/PR201508-FEA-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/PR201508-FEA-1024x636.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/PR201508-FEA-100x62.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/PR201508-FEA-770x478.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/PR201508-FEA-293x182.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Second to One: All but for Indy By Joseph Freeman and Gordon Kirby There\u2019s a familiar saying in motor racing, and other sports, that nobody remembers who finished 2nd, and in most respects this is usually true. For the biggest race in the world, however, one might expect a bit more respect, but with all the focus on the winner that\u2019s not always true. Now, with this book, those dues are finally being paid, as its sole subject is the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":142,"featured_media":523342,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263,11339],"tags":[2942,17152,17940,3297],"class_list":["post-494668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-car-culture","category-product","tag-car-books","tag-car-culture","tag-product-reviews","tag-products"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>[Book Review] Second to One: All but for Indy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Product Reviews \u2014 August 2015\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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