Back home again in Indiana, and it seems that I can be able to be a

man, boy, is there a whole bunch of hype for the race this year.

It's Kennell and Casey's show.

I'm Rob Casey's here.

Let's go to the

WIBC hotline, one of the great broadcasters in all the land, the man who will bring you

the action this Sunday, the voice of the Indy 500. The great Mark James joins us. Now, Mark,

hello. Hey, thanks for the invite. Always appreciate it. It's an exciting time of year for all of us. Now, you see and you know this track and this race may be better than any person alive.

And I maintain that year over year, the Motor Speedway, IMS, the race itself has done a phenomenal

job of bringing new people into the sport, new people into the event, and we're seeing it

with the sold out race on Sunday. I appreciate the compliment, but I think the event, and we're seeing it with the sold-out race on Sunday.

I appreciate the compliment, but I think there are 33 drivers that know it a little bit

better than I do, apparently. And I understand. But I think a lot of the credit really has

to go to Doug Bowles, the president of IMS. I mean, if you go back to the 100, 10 years ago,

I mean, the goal was fast forward, and that was

kind of the theme. And not only did they kind of gear everything toward making sure that fans

that have been coming for years continue to come, but I think that's really when the effort

started to introduce it to a whole new

legion of fans. And I also think another event has been really, really good about kind of kick-starting

the month of May and creating a family-type environment. And that's the Sancio Grand Prix that kind of kicks

off the quote-unquote month of May, if you will. I mean,

with the viewing mounds and the addition of all the amenities in the infield and how the place

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