NASCAR: Race Day Eats
COMING OCTOBER 2025
I’m excited to present my second cookbook, NASCAR: Race Day Eats. With NASCAR introductions and facts by veteran racing journalist, Kelly Crandall, and a forward by National Cup Series Champion, Joey Logano, the cookbook is packed with 65 recipes I developed and photographed. Whether you are in the infield at Taladega or watching Dayton at home, there is something for everyone!
Blog Post: The Race Day Eats release at Talladega!
From the Publisher:
Chefs, start your ovens, fire up those grills, and let the tailgate party begin! From a pit stop for refreshing drinks and starters to a checkered-flag victory for mains and desserts, you’ll enjoy recipes for any occasion with the official cookbook of NASCAR.
Get your high-powered engine running and speed through these delicious dishes perfect for any NASCAR fan! Cook your way through those wide turns by grilling, baking, seasoning, and marinating with this triumphant culinary guide inspired by legendary drivers, memorable vehicles, and historical races. From dips, soups, sides, and salads to breakfasts, mains, desserts, and drinks, this high-quality cookbook includes step-by-step instructions and gorgeous full-color photography that any chef can follow around the track. Whether you’re serving up a victory meal to your team or hosting a celebratory party, NASCAR: Race Day Eats will satisfy your need for speed—and flavor!
EXCLUSIVE FOREWORD BY JOEY LOGANO: Three-time NASCAR Cup Series Champion Joey Logano wrote an exclusive foreword for this stunning cookbook!
FIRE UP YOUR APPETITE: From juicy smash burgers to delicious dessert tacos, cooks of all styles and tastes will learn how to make mouthwatering tailgating meals, all inspired by the various vehicles, drivers, and races in NASCAR history. With everything from starters and mains to desserts and drinks, this cookbook gives victory donuts a whole new meaning!
TAKE THE WHEEL: This immersive hardcover book is beautifully designed with scrumptious food photography and pulse-pounding images, making it a welcome collectible for any NASCAR fan looking to go from crew chief to top chef.
ALL DRIVERS WELCOME AT THE TAILGATE: With these approachable step-by-step instructions, detailed photos, and delicious dishes, each meal is accessible for drivers and pit crew members alike.
COMING OCTOBER 2025
I’m excited to present my second cookbook, NASCAR: Race Day Eats. With NASCAR introductions and facts by veteran racing journalist, Kelly Crandall, and a forward by National Cup Series Champion, Joey Logano, the cookbook is packed with 65 recipes I developed and photographed. Whether you are in the infield at Taladega or watching Dayton at home, there is something for everyone!
Blog Post: The Race Day Eats release at Talladega!
From the Publisher:
Chefs, start your ovens, fire up those grills, and let the tailgate party begin! From a pit stop for refreshing drinks and starters to a checkered-flag victory for mains and desserts, you’ll enjoy recipes for any occasion with the official cookbook of NASCAR.
Get your high-powered engine running and speed through these delicious dishes perfect for any NASCAR fan! Cook your way through those wide turns by grilling, baking, seasoning, and marinating with this triumphant culinary guide inspired by legendary drivers, memorable vehicles, and historical races. From dips, soups, sides, and salads to breakfasts, mains, desserts, and drinks, this high-quality cookbook includes step-by-step instructions and gorgeous full-color photography that any chef can follow around the track. Whether you’re serving up a victory meal to your team or hosting a celebratory party, NASCAR: Race Day Eats will satisfy your need for speed—and flavor!
EXCLUSIVE FOREWORD BY JOEY LOGANO: Three-time NASCAR Cup Series Champion Joey Logano wrote an exclusive foreword for this stunning cookbook!
FIRE UP YOUR APPETITE: From juicy smash burgers to delicious dessert tacos, cooks of all styles and tastes will learn how to make mouthwatering tailgating meals, all inspired by the various vehicles, drivers, and races in NASCAR history. With everything from starters and mains to desserts and drinks, this cookbook gives victory donuts a whole new meaning!
TAKE THE WHEEL: This immersive hardcover book is beautifully designed with scrumptious food photography and pulse-pounding images, making it a welcome collectible for any NASCAR fan looking to go from crew chief to top chef.
ALL DRIVERS WELCOME AT THE TAILGATE: With these approachable step-by-step instructions, detailed photos, and delicious dishes, each meal is accessible for drivers and pit crew members alike.
About the Author
Mike Lang is the stomach behind the long-running food and beer blog Another Pint Please and the author of the cookbook One-Beer Grilling. He is happiest behind the camera and at the grill, where his work is seen worldwide as the “Grillographer” for Weber Grills. Most days, Mike can be found working in his grilling studio, surrounded by over fifty grills, each ready for their next meal. Mike recently retired as a decorated police sergeant after serving thirty-two distinguished years with the Englewood Police Department in southwest Ohio.
Kelly has been on the NASCAR beat full-time since 2013 and has been the chief NASCAR writer for RACER.com since 2017. Her work has also appeared on NASCAR.com, in USA Today, and on NBC Sports. She is a regular contributor to SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90) and a NASCAR feature writer for ESPN. A corporate communications graduate from Central Penn College, Crandall is a two-time George Cunningham Writer of the Year recipient from the National Motorsports Press Association.
Joey Logano is a three-time NASCAR Cup Series Champion. Driving No. 22 Team Penske Ford Mustang, Logano is the only active driver with three Cup Series championships on his resume. The 2015 Daytona 500 winner has thirty-six career NCS victories, which ranks twenty-sixth on the series’ all-time wins list. Logano’s 2024 Cup Series title placed him among the sport’s greats, becoming one of ten drivers of all time with three or more championships and one of four drivers to win three titles before the age of thirty-five, joining Richard Petty, Jeff Gordon, and Jimmie Johnson. Away from the racetrack, Logano and his wife, Brittany, were honored with the 2018 Comcast Community Champion of the Year award for their charitable efforts with the Joey Logano Foundation. Logano and Brittany have two young sons, Hudson and Jameson, and a daughter, Emilia.