'Paul Newman: Blue-Eyed Cool': Book reveals Hollywood star's car racing talent. Check out the details

A book, 'Paul Newman: Blue-Eyed Cool', has revealed a new side of the star. The book shows the snapshots of the actor depicting his several talents.

The possibility of catching Paul Newman at the racetrack was more than being found in Hollywood because the actor with dazzling blue eyes was passionate about racing, said media reports citing the book.

He discovered his passion while shooting for his 1969 film "Winning" at 43. And until his death at the age of 83 in 2008, the bug of auto racing stayed with him.

A book dedicated to Paul Newman

A book titled 'Paul Newman: Blue Eyed Cool' now contains intimate snapshots of the actor highlighting Newman's talent and charm from behind the scenes.

The snapshot of Paul Newman is shared in the book by six-award-winning photographers, who have taken shots of him during different points of the actor's long-spanned career.

The book features AI Satterwhite, who met driver "P.L. Newman" for the first time in 1974 while on an assignment for Sports Illustrated at the Bonneville Salt Flats. He captured the image and essence of iconic figures like Bob Hope, Muhammad Ali and Hunter Thompson.

Satterwhite shared with Fox News Digital that when Paul Newman had his racing persona on, the star "didn't want anything to do with his star persona."

What racing meant for Paul Newman ?
Newman always dreamt of being a great athlete but never found a sport where he could leave his mark. Racing, however, turned everything for the Oscar-winning actor.

While speaking to The Associated Press, Newman had once said that he "feels competent and in charge" when he is behind the wheel and that this is "something I enjoy."




In the Can-Am Series, Paul became a car owner and campaigned cars for many top winners in the Indianapolis 500 and Keke Rosberg, Formula one champion. Paul even formed his team and won eight series championships and 107 races.

Paul Newman visited the track as much as possible despite his busy schedule while keeping a low profile.

According to Satterwhite's explanations, Paul Newman's so much passion for racing was because it's the skill he learned and could do without anybody's interference, unlike being on a movie set where "You're just one of the guys."

Did Paul Newman ever win a car race?
Following are the car races Pual Newman won:

• Won his first race in the amateur division at Thompson in 1972.
• His first SCCA National title in the D-Production class came in 1976.
• In the C-Production category, he won the championship in 1979.
• In 1985 and 1986, he won the GT-1 championship.
• In 1982, Paul's first professional victory came at an SCCA Trans-Am race.

What was Pual Newman's favourite car?
It was Volkswagen Beetle.