Jack Arute

Jack Arute, Jr. (pronEng|əˈɹut) is an auto racing pit reporter and college football sideline reporter for ESPN, radio host for Sirius Satellite Radio's "NFL Radio" as well as being president of the Stafford Motor Speedway in Connecticut.

Arute began his work with ABC & ESPN in 1984, after serving as a radio commentator for the Motor Racing Network from 1972-1980. He then served as Vice President of Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1980. In recent years, he has served as president of Stafford Motor Speedway, a regional NASCAR track in Stafford Springs, Connecticut, a track which the family has owned since 1970. His brothers Mark and Rob are CEO and Vice President, respectively, at the track.

Arute was one of the track announcers during the 1970s, establishing the circuit as a top race track in the Northeast, establishing a strong link of announcers which also included Mike Joy.

External links

* [http://www.sportspublishingllc.com/book.cfm?id=810 "Jack Arute's Tales from the Indy 500" by Jack Arute with Jenna Fryer, foreword by A.J. Foyt, published by Sports Publishing L.L.C., 2006]
* [http://bios.espn.com/talent/jack_arute ESPN]
* [http://www.staffordmotorspeedway.com/Pages/About%20The%20Track/SKModifiedPage.htm SKModifiedPage]
* [http://www.staffordmotorspeedway.com Stafford Motor Speedway]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20041014022143/http://espn.go.com/abcsports/columns/arute_jack/bio.html ABC Sports - Jack Arute]