Jack Arute's Tales from the Indy 500

by Arute, Jack

• ISBN13: 9781582617275
• ISBN10: 1582617279
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-04-01
• Publisher: Sports Pub

Summary

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

Table of Contents

Foreword	viii
Preface	xii
Acknowledgments	xiii
My First Indy	1	(2)
Hands on the Wheel	3	(2)
Rebel with a Cause	5	(1)
In the Pits	6	(1)
One and Only	7	(2)
Family Secret	9	(1)
The Great Debate	10	(3)
A New Generation	13	(1)
Breaking for Indy	14	(2)
Following Foyt	16	(1)
Following in His Father's Tracks	17	(3)
Indy's Guide	20	(1)
Secret Hideaway	21	(2)
Rookie Run	23	(2)
Snake in the Grass	25	(1)
All Access	26	(1)
Proud Papas	27	(1)
Party Questions	28	(1)
The Brothers Unser	29	(3)
Racing Penske-Style	32	(3)
Safety Fire	35	(1)
Schools of Racing	36	(4)
Suited for the Road	40	(1)
At a Loss	41	(3)
Time Trials	44	(1)
Perfectly Cursed	45	(1)
Two-Faced	46	(1)
A Special Day	47	(2)
May Madness	49	(1)
Studying for Success	50	(1)
Caution Talk	51	(2)
Reason to Win	53	(1)
Talkin' Shop	54	(1)
Creature of Comfort	55	(1)
The Sirens of Indy	56	(4)
Ladies First	60	(3)
A Helping Hand	63	(2)
Fire Alarm?	65	(1)
Like Father, Like Son	66	(3)
Neck and Neck	69	(2)
The People's Champ	71	(2)
The Betting Altar	73	(1)
Turning In	74	(2)
Cause Champion	76	(2)
All in the Family	78	(3)
Saying Goodbye	81	(3)
A Class Act	84	(2)
Crash Course	86	(3)
At His Own Pace	89	(3)
The Magic Eye	92	(2)
Caught in the Split	94	(3)
Inside the Split	97	(1)
Walking the Line	98	(1)
Getting a Grip	99	(1)
Rival Restart	100	(1)
Pushing His Switch	101	(1)
So Close,Yet	102	(3)
Saving Face	105	(3)
On the Cutting Room Floor	108	(1)
Caught on Film	109	(1)
Don't Shoot the Messenger	110	(2)
Faithful Felines	112	(2)
Outpouring of Support	114	(2)
"Gentlemen, StartYour Engines ... Again"	116	(2)
Watered Down	118	(1)
Computer Crash	119	(1)
Taste of the Races	120	(1)
With Open Arms	121	(2)
A Winning Sweet Tooth	123	(1)
Hero Worship	124	(2)
The Real King	126	(1)
Flag Man	127	(2)
What Good Is an Empty Car?	129	(1)
Cliffhanging	130	(1)
A Curse of a Joke	130	(2)
CART Comeback	132	(1)
Need a Ride?	133	(1)
Geared Up?	133	(1)
Happy Helio	134	(3)
Coming Home	137	(3)
Mission to Win	140	(3)
Racing Philosophy 101	143	(1)
Moves of His Own	144	(2)
Pressed Off!	146	(1)
Need for Speed	146	(2)
Stroke of Luck	148	(1)
Eye on Talent	148	(2)
Walk of Fame	150	(2)
Getting His Cake and Eating It Too	152	(3)
Final Retirement	155	(2)
Say Cheese	157	(1)
A Last Goodbye	158	(2)
A Day in the Life	160	(6)
A Tearjerker	166	(1)
A Day in the Life Reprise	167	(3)
Another Andretti?	170	(1)
After the Indy 500	171