▁the ▁Br icky ard ▁ 4 0 0 , ▁his ▁first ▁time ▁giving ▁a ▁command ▁since ▁a ▁restart ▁command ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁For ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Indian apolis ▁ 5 0 0 , ▁the ▁duty ▁was ▁perman ently ▁assigned ▁to ▁Tony ▁George . ▁In ▁that ▁year , ▁Tony ▁George ▁began ▁using ▁the ▁phrase ▁" D ri vers , ▁start ▁your ▁engines " ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁familiar ▁" L ady ▁and ▁gentlemen ..." ▁variation . ▁However , ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁race , ▁George ▁rec ited ▁that ▁latter ▁variation . ▁ ▁On ▁occasions ▁when ▁an ▁accident ▁or ▁rain ▁has ▁halt ed ▁the ▁race , ▁a ▁second ▁command ▁has ▁typically ▁been ▁given . ▁Years ▁include : ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁The ▁am ended ▁command , ▁" gent le men , ▁re - start ▁your ▁engines ," ▁has ▁usually ▁been ▁used . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁this ▁restart ▁command ▁was ▁given ▁by ▁Tony ▁George . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁it ▁was ▁given ▁by ▁Mari ▁H ul man ▁George . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁the ▁command ▁was ▁given ▁by ▁public ▁address ▁announ cer ▁Tom ▁Car neg ie . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8