Barber Motorsports Park rolls out red carpet for George

Indy Racing League CEO Tony George got the royal treatment Monday at Barber Motorsports Park. He was the guest of honor at a luncheon in the park's motorcycle museum attended by Gov. Bob Riley, Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford and numerous local politicians. Even Talladega Superspeedway President Rick Humphrey was there.

Riley proclaimed March 23 to be Indy Racing League day in Alabama. Langford gave George the key to the city and joked he'd need it to get out of jail if the city doesn't get a race date.

The object, of course, was to impress upon George how badly everybody wants a spot on the 2010 Indy race calendar.

Here's George talking about his impressions of Barber, the possibility of having a race here and even a few words on whether Formula One will end up back at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.