Memorial Weekend came and went. The weekend marks the start of summer for all intensive purposes. It provides an opportunity to know our country's history better and pay tribute to all of our troops past and present. It also marks a time for the Indy 500.
It was good to see that Cart and IRL have patched things up after the split years ago that allowed Nascar to take the lead in racing. For years my father and I would watch the Indy 500 together. It's set apart from all else as the track provides ample space to cars designed for speeds in excess of 200 MPH to circle an oval track and pass one another on a long afternoon.
Although my father and I weren't able to watch the race together, it conjured memories of us watching Mario, little Al and Big Al (Unser). Racing was racing back then. It was nice to see Marco Andretti in the field even may have caused the crash of teammate Kanaan and fellow driver Fisher. Marco finished third as Dixon won the race.
ABC did a marvelous job of tuning into driver's conversations with their pit crew. This was especially enjoyable to hear Danica Patrick talk to her crew and let them know a stream of consciousness and details about her car as she informed them that the decision to make changes was up to them but that she was running slow. Insight like this kept the race fun and enjoyable that resembled the days of yester year.
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