Well, my wife (who doesn't watch many races) did like the halftime/drawing-for-positions thing. Hinch was hilarious, as was the Helio/Kanaan duo. She really liked being able to see the drivers' personalities come through. Even drivers who had a bad draw took it all in stride for the most part. She also liked that she could now put a face & personality with what until then was just a name on a screen to her.

Then there's this quote from my wife after a certain someone picked spot number 20... "Wow what a sour puss - she really is a b*tch isn't she?"


As for the actual races - it was nice to see the KV cars run up front all night and prove that they can finish well - when they finish. Dixon did a nice job getting to the front from 18.

Now, if they can only get the music turned down during the draw so we can hear the drivers instead of the song.