Bill Weber's Commentary for the Last 10 Laps

And so Jimmie Johnson, looking for his first win at Indy...he grew up longing to race here...wanted to make it in Indy cars, Rick Mears was his hero...he was almost expelled from high school for impersonating A.J. Foyt...he started racing at the age of 18 months...he was the 22nd of 23 children...his mother sold her spleen to buy his first set of tires...he moved into motocross, but was permenantly banned when he mistakenly called it "motorcross"...I talked with Jimmie this morning, about all he's been through...constantly being mistaken for an NFL coach...coming from a town whose name sounds like "Al Capone"...this has been an emotional week for Jimmie...on Friday he found out that he'd lost his cellphone of 3 years...he was forced to go through the whole day out of contact with his friends until a replacement could be found...(awkward pause)...Jimmie Johnson, going for the win...the win here at Indy...Johnson holding the lead at this magical track...Johnson going for the win...CRASH ON THE BACKSTRETCH!