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Jack Arute's Tales from the Indy 500

Jack Arute's Tales from the Indy 500

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Author: Jack Arute
Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 2 reviews
Sales Rank: 820206

Format: Illustrated
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 173
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 5.8 x 0.8

ISBN: 1582617279
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.720977252
EAN: 9781582617275
ASIN: 1582617279

Publication Date: April 1, 2004
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Condition: Brand new item. Perfect condition.

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
The longtime Indianapolis 500 pit reporter for ABC Sports tells behind-the-scenes stories and humorous anecdotes about the "greatest spectacle in racing."


Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars ABC pit reporter Jack Arute shares some stories from the modern era of the Indy 500   May 2, 2008
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.



4 out of 5 stars A Fast Read with Lots of Good Anecdotes   June 8, 2007
I was expecting a more in depth book about the tales of the IMS. Jack writes about his personal experiences and gives them to you in a short, quick to the point, format. While I would've preferred more historical stories from the 50's and 60's, the book keeps to the more modern age that Arute has reported.

The book is a fast read and can be finished in 1-2 days. If you like Indy, it's a good book.


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