                    meeting a few days before, "Hell, yeah!" was his response.</font></p>
                  <p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Before 
                    the race, he looked relaxed and loose as he warmed up, seeming 
                    to savor the atmosphere in the House That Pre Built. I yelled 
                    to him "Go, Alan!" from my third row seat, and he looked over 
                    and gave me a smile and a nod. After the race, he shook every 