A new book from ejje Publishing Group tells the story of the Justice family from the racetracks to building an international lubricants company. Legacy of Justice An American Family (illustrated with 540-plus color and black and white photographs) covers over 100 years of history during a time that has been called the “golden era” of racing. Authors Tom Madigan and Ed Justice Jr. constructed the story using first-person interviews and information from the extensive Justice family archives.
The reader is taken into the very beginnings of the legendary Kurtis-Kraft race shop, NASCAR stock car racing, and more. Zeke Justice was the first employee at Kurtis-Kraft with brother Ed joining the crew after his discharge from the 8th Airforce in World War II. The Justice Brothers were the first multi-car product sponsors in NASCAR, starting even before the formal organization of the sanctioning body.
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The book covers the family’s participation in 73 of the 102 Indianapolis 500s, which include a victory in the 1950 Indianapolis 500 with Frank Kurtis and Johnnie Parsons. Later that same year the family would claim victory in the first Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway with Johnny Mantz. This victory would make history as the first 500-mile NASCAR race and as the first NASCAR race on pavement.
The book opens with a foreword by Dan Gurney and Parnelli Jones, who were both longtime Justice family friends. Legacy of Justice is available through specialty automotive booksellers, independent bookstores, Amazon.com, and directly from the publisher. MR
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