The Dirtiest Race in History: Ben Johnson, Carl Lewis and the 1988 Olympic 100m Final: Audiobook
Part of Wisden Sports Writing
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Dirtiest Race in History: Ben Johnson, Carl Lewis and the 1988 Olympic 100m Final runs 11 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Dreyden Free (about 7.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 11 hours, it runs longer than 81% of the 39,028 Non-Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Non-Fiction shelf
4,842 Non-Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Dirtiest Race in History: Ben Johnson, Carl Lewis and the 1988 Olympic 100m Final is an audiobook by Richard Moore: a 11-hour unabridged recording, read by Dreyden Free, released August 5, 2025, on the Non-Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11 hrs
- Narrated by
- Dreyden Free
- Released
- August 5, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Non-Fiction
- Series
- Wisden Sports Writing
- ISBN
- 9781399427043
How to listen to The Dirtiest Race in History: Ben Johnson, Carl Lewis and the 1988 Olympic 100m Final free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Dirtiest Race in History: Ben Johnson, Carl Lewis and the 1988 Olympic 100m Final as an audiobook?
The Dirtiest Race in History: Ben Johnson, Carl Lewis and the 1988 Olympic 100m Final runs 11 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.3 hours.
Is The Dirtiest Race in History: Ben Johnson, Carl Lewis and the 1988 Olympic 100m Final free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Dirtiest Race in History: Ben Johnson, Carl Lewis and the 1988 Olympic 100m Final?
The Dirtiest Race in History: Ben Johnson, Carl Lewis and the 1988 Olympic 100m Final is narrated by Dreyden Free.
Is The Dirtiest Race in History: Ben Johnson, Carl Lewis and the 1988 Olympic 100m Final worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.3 hours, saving 3.7 hours.