s ▁race , ▁would ▁be ▁his ▁last ▁as ▁official ▁chief ▁track ▁announ cer . ▁Having ▁called ▁the ▁race ▁since ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁on ▁the ▁public ▁address ▁system , ▁he ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁lines , ▁" He ' s / She ' s ▁on ▁it !" ▁( sign aling ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁a ▁qual ifying ▁attempt ), ▁" It ' s ▁a ▁new ▁track ▁record !" ▁( when ▁a ▁driver ▁sur pass es ▁either ▁a ▁one - ▁or ▁four - lap ▁track ▁record ▁in ▁qual ifications ), ▁and ▁" He ' s ▁slow ing ▁down ▁on ▁the ▁back st retch !" ▁or ▁" And rett i ▁is ▁slow ing ▁down !" ▁( The ▁latter ▁for ▁the ▁And rett i ▁family ' s ▁historical ▁mis fort une ▁at ▁Indian apolis .). ▁Car neg ie ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁opening ▁each ▁day ▁in ▁May ▁when ▁the ▁track ▁was ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁with ▁the ▁words , ▁" Good ▁morning , ▁race ▁fans !" ▁ ▁After ▁Car neg ie ' s ▁ret irement , ▁Dave ▁Cal ab ro , ▁sports ▁director ▁of ▁Indian apolis ' ▁N BC ▁affili ate ▁W TH R , ▁became ▁the ▁second ▁chief ▁PA ▁announ cer ▁in ▁the ▁H ul man - Ge orge ▁era ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁race ▁and ▁ever ▁since . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁race ▁scheduled ▁for ▁the ▁month ▁of ▁May , ▁the ▁on - track ▁activities ▁are ▁often ▁at ▁the ▁mer cy ▁of ▁mid western ▁spring time ▁rain ▁show ers . ▁N