Tales from the Indianapolis 500 Audiobook By Jack Arute, Jenna Fryer, A. J. Foyt - foreword cover art

Tales from the Indianapolis 500

A Collection of the Greatest Indy 500 Stories Ever Told

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The best stories from the "Greatest Spectacle in Racing" at historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway - newly updated.

What’s it like to race across the blacktop of the nation’s most famous track? How does it feel to smash into a concrete wall while going over 200 miles per hour? This exciting, humorous, and poignant collection of tales takes listeners inside the most exciting race in America. Tales from the Indianapolis 500 captures horrific collisions and sweet victories from drivers past and present.

©2004 Jack Arute and Jenna Fryer. Foreword ©2004 A. J. Foyt (P)2012 Audible, Inc. Americas Automotive Engineering Motor Sports Sports History Sports Writing State & Local Transportation United States Sports Racing Witty

Editorial reviews

At the Indy 500, exchanges between drivers off the track can be as explosive as those on the track, and Tony Carnaghi's lively and animated reading of Jack Arute and Jenna Fryer's book transports the listener to the front row of the action.

A single wrong turn, improper pass, or blown tire can spell defeat in the race, but they can also easily result in peril. Arute and Fryer expertly capture the drama and volatility of "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" with this collection of riveting stories, and Carnaghi elevates their prose with a performance that makes it difficult to stop listening after hitting play.
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Awesome stories about the inner workings of the Indy 500 and the teams/crews that make the show such a spectacle. I only wish that the narrator could have done just a little bit of research and not butcher so many names like Kanaan, Franchitti, and Ganassi (just to name a few).

Great stories, but my gosh the pronunciation

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The content is gold. The author’s insight is unique. His storytelling is fantastic, honed from years on TV.

The narration sucked. The mispronunciation of well known driver names is unforgivable.

Details remembered from a long career

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Very unique perspective and great stories.
P the narrator mispronounced a lot of driver names, but they are hard to pronounce.
Over all amazing.

A must read for race fans

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I’ve attended or watched the 500 festivities and races for over 60 years. I learned a lot of behind the scenes activities. In absolutely No Way would Jack Arute butcher driver, crew chief, owner and sponsor names. Jack was a respected announcer during race times. The narrator didn’t put forth effort to know his material and he degraded the sport.

Good Story Collection Mangled by Narrator

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The stories presented by Arute in this memoire are fantastic! Any fan of the Indy 500 will truly enjoy these accounts.

However, the narrator butchered MANY of the names of the racers and the series. I’m pretty disappointed that these great stories were jaded by so many mispronunciations.

If you can get past that, you’ll enjoy the book.

Great stories, bad narration

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