not a big fan of this new ABC race announcer...
my how the coverage of this event has changed...
I was so excited about this race I watched a lot of ESPN's Classic Indy Marathon yesterday...remember the '82 Mears/Johncock classic...also remember it was shown on tape delay back then, as ABC used to show it...
It's so funny, but, many years ago, when I was about 5, I sued to go next door and watch two guys working on their race car. Turns out, one of them was Gordon Johncock. My mom stopped in one time to make sure I wasn't bothering them, but I just sat off to the side and watched them. Then, some 20 odd years later I ran into Gordon Johncock at a bar, and went over to talk to him and re-introduced myself to him. He is really a very nice man. :)
The old announcers were better, but the camera work is much better now: in-car cams, on-track cams add a lot of visual interest. The constant graphics are a bit annoying, though.