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As a Matter of Fact, I Am Parnelli Jones<\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a>With Bones Bourcier<\/h3>\n

This is a book that has wanted to be written for a long time, and thanks to veteran scribe Bones Bourcier, now it has been. Presented in the first person narrative of an autobiography, it recounts the life of one Rufus Parnell Jones\u2014Dust Bowl refugee, racing driver, team owner, businessman, elder statesman\u2014in easily digested bites of his own words.<\/p>\n

Accompanying those words are a series of \u201cEyewitness:\u201d segments where a number of those who knew him well way back when\u2014including both A.J.s, Foyt and Watson, Al and Bobby Unser and Johnny Rutherford among others\u2014recount their own remembrances of him and his exploits. This allows the reader to absorb bits of the legend that Parnelli himself might never have told, simply because he doesn\u2019t possess the perspective of his fellow racers. There\u2019s also both a Foreword and Afterword from Mario Andretti.<\/p>\n

Parnelli is one of the handful of American racers from the \u201960s whose ability and versatility let them race anything, anywhere at any time, and even though virtually any American racing fan can recite the accomplishments of his legendary career, here is the deeper story behind them, told by the man himself.<\/p>\n

Available for $39.95 at enthusiast bookstores or directly from publisher Coastal 181 at www.coastal181.com<\/a>, this book will be a good fit for any enthusiast\u2019s library.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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