This is sooo cool:
Co-Owner Letterman Speechless After Victory
"It was the first IndyCar Series victory for Letterman as a team co-owner. Rice, who has two MBNA Pole Awards this season, has placed in the top 10 in all four races.“I don’t belong here, for heaven’s sake,” said Letterman, an Indianapolis native. “What am I doing here? It’s unbelievable. It’s very nice. You know, you’re a kid, and you dream about this. And the race is so much a part of your life. To get to go to the race is a big deal. To be in the race ... but to win it, that’s just nuts. I’ve had dreams where I’m driving and always something happens, and Bobby asks me to get out of the car.
“Is it something you dream about it? Sure. Do you ever think it's possible? No.
“When you're growing up, I don't know what it is, I guess when I was a kid there was Major League Baseball in Chicago and Cincinnati. But we didn't have anything here. So the Speedway became my Major League Baseball.
“Every month of May, the world would come to you. I can't begin to describe the magic that there was when you were a kid and you just tough it out through these long, lousy Indiana winters. I, of course, lived outside. And then you get to go out to the Speedway, and there's just this excitement and this drama, and the place is sacred.”
The Buddy Rice Story is pretty sweet too...and Bobby Rahal is a real gent....one of the sports best.
Thanks to men such as Jack Martin, a boy's dreams do come true...is this a great country or what?
Posted by feste at June 1, 2004 07:10 PM | TrackBack