Jack Arute's Tales from the Indy 500
by Jack Arute
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Author: Jack AruteEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-04-01
ISBN: 1582617279
Number of pages: 173
Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC
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Book Review: ABC pit reporter Jack Arute shares some stories from the modern era of the Indy 500
Summary: 4 Stars
Jack Arute's first Indy 500 was in 1969 as an 18-year-old spectator. His family owns a track in the Northeast and racing is in his blood. His dad passed down a love for the Indy 500 in particular.
Arute only tells stories from 1969 to the present (2004 in the hardback version). Nothing too complicated and a real fun read, especially if you want to re-live some of the more exciting, interesting and sad moments from the last 35 years or so.
I'd recommend the paperback version over the hardback since it has been expanded to include the 2005 race - the race where Danica Patrick became a household name.
This is a quick read - I finished it in just one evening, but to be fair, I did read into the wee hours of the morning because the stories were that much fun.
Summary of Jack Arute's Tales from the Indy 500
Jack Arute was a fresh-faced 18-year-old just out of high school when he made his first trip to The Indianapolis Motor Speedway. As a graduation present from his father, the two set out for the 1969 Indy 500. When he walked through the gates, it was everything he thought it would be: Gasoline Alley in front of him. The "Yellow Shirts" blaring on their whistles to clear the way for the drivers passing through. He soaked it all in that day and took a hundred pictures. Arute realized that day just how special Indy was and how he wanted to somehow be a part of it. Arute eventually made that dream come true through his job as pit reporter for ABC Sports. From his initial fear of approaching A.J. Foyt in the garage as a cub reporter to waiting out Gil de Ferran's tears after he won the 87th running of the Indy 500, ``Jackie'' has seen it all.Racing Books
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