Eventually, with the track dry and Col. Kilgore's boys sent back to the hangar, the thirty three took the field to the cheers of the crowd. Even to non-racing fans like Bagge and Blecht, the moment when the elder Mrs. Hume (the owner's mother) takes to the stand to make the race's traditional announcement ranks as one of the great moments in sports. No matter how far back you sit, the raw power of those engines firing up rattles you down to your bones.