A
year ago, acclaimed racing journalist Bones Bourcier sat down with Parnelli
Jones, the Indy 500 winner often referred to as America’s most versatile race
driver. It was quite the conversation.
Today
motorsports publisher Coastal 181 announced the release of its latest title,
“As A Matter of Fact I AM Parnelli Jones.”
Jones
and Bourcier track Parnelli’s wild years on the infamous California Jalopy
circuit and his rise through Sprints, Champ Cars, Midgets, NASCAR Grand
National, Trans-Am, and Baja –smack into 20 domestic and international racing
Halls of Fame.
To
offer the fullest historical perspectives as well as deeply personal insights,
the book also includes commentary from racing icons such as Mario Andretti,
A.J. Foyt, A.J. Watson, Leonard Wood, Al and Bobby Unser, Johnny Rutherford,
Walker Evans, Bud Moore, Tony Stewart, and others, as well as Parnelli’s own
family.
“As
A Matter of Fact I AM Parnelli Jones” is now available for $39.95,
online at www.coastal181.com, or
by phone at 877-907-8181. The book is hard cover, 288 pages, and filled with
high-quality black and white and color photographs.
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