I m not going to comment on Fox Sports other than to say they covered the tragedy with a lot of class. I closed the door on rating Fox s work last week in a column called Fox Final Report Card. There was a confusing mix of columns written about the accident. They chose to display their ignorance by beating up on them. First, fans were accused of being bloodthirsty ghouls who go to races to picnic on ribs and beer and to see wrecks.
Fans love their drivers.
They watch these knights in shining cars race door to door, bumping and banging each other knowing there will be an occasional accident. Of course we enjoy an altercation that puts one or more cars into the fence. That s why TV coverage shows us several replays, but we certainly don t want to see an ambulance rush out onto the track to assist an injured driver. Even though we have had four deaths in the last year, we usually assume that our drivers are okay. The excitement is watching them perform, knowing how close they come to falling.