Erik Arneson

With more than thirty years in the sports media business, Erik Arneson is an award-winning author, having published racing biographies such as Darrell Gwynn: At Full Throttle , John Force: The Straight Story of Drag Racing's 300-mph Superstar , and Mickey Thompson: Fast Life and Tragic Death of a Racing Legend . His book on Thompson won a Bronze Medal at the International Automotive Media Awards (IAMA) in 2008, and Arneson was the NHRA Media Award winner in 1998 while writing for USA Today .

With more than thirty years in the sports media business, Erik Arneson is an award-winning author, having published racing biographies such as Darrell Gwynn: At Full Throttle , John Force: The Straight Story of Drag Racing's 300-mph Superstar , and Mickey Thompson: Fast Life and Tragic Death of a Racing Legend . His book on Thompson won a Bronze Medal at the International Automotive Media Awards (IAMA) in 2008, and Arneson was the NHRA Media Award winner in 1998 while writing for USA Today . See less