As a racecar driver, Jack McAfee needs no introduction. He was one of the greats of early sports car racing in America, with a career spanning from the late 1940s well into the 1960s, but Jack the man was a relatively shy and soft-spoken person. Known fondly as “Jack the Bear,” he was as gentle off the track as he was tenacious on it. That’s what makes this story so intriguing. The McAfee audio tapes were recorded in 1954 at…
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