DAREDEVIL AT THE WHEEL: The Climb and Crash of Joan LaCosta

Adopting and discarding personas almost as often as she changes tires, LaCosta defies death, shuns social norms, and keeps her competition in the rearview mirror. While driving as fast as she can away from a complicated past, she survives violent wrecks, race collisions, and onboard fires in front of sold-out crowds. Well illus.