Quote: Cool video. I recognised the announcer, Mike Bassin, great guy and really knows drag racing.
You are right that is Mike Bassin! Mike is a definately great guy! He got his start announcing at 75/80 way back in the 60's. He told me one his first job's (this was around 1964) for him and another guy to go the finish line and determine winner by raising a flag for either lane 1 or 2!
During the 70's he was the manager of the Olney Esso/Exxon gas station. And struck up a friendship with my father during those years and ended up letting my Dad use the service stations 64 Dodge Power Ram to flat tow my Dad's J/gasser.
Our families became close friends and years later (around 1985) Mike let me drive his 68 Firebird (my first time driving a 12 second car!)
If you see Mike tell him I say hello as it has been many years since I have seen him.
