Faster: How a Jew­ish Dri­ver, an Amer­i­can Heiress, and a Leg­endary Car Beat Hitler’s Best by Neal Bas­comb

They were the unlikeliest of heroes. Rene Dreyfus, a former top driver on the international racecar circuit, had been banned from the best European teams—and fastest cars—by the mid-1930s because of his Jewish heritage....