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Art Garner

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Covers:  Mostly auto racing
A look at racing and other things of interest from the author of two volume A.J. Foyt biography, "Black Noon" and "Indy 500 Memories."
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Art Garner’s Biography

A journalism graduate (1974) from Michigan State University, worked initially as a sportswriter/editor for the Marietta (GA) Daily Journal/Today Newspapers. Moved into automotive public relations and retired in 2014 after a 35-year career with Ford, Toyota, Lexus and Honda. Have written four books since retiring. The first, "Black Noon, The Year They Stopped the Indy 500," was published by Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press. It was a finalist for the PEN/ESPN award for literary nonfiction sports journalism and won book of the year honors from the Motor Press Guild. Self-published two books, "Indy 500 Memories" and "Hood to Coast Memories." Volume One of "A.J. Foyt: Survivor, Champion, Legend" was published in October of 2024 by Octane Press.