IndyCar on Versus a slow painful death

Q: How many years are left on the Indianapolis 500 TV contract with ABC, and can you see Jeff Belskus and Randy Bernard trying to move the coverage to NBC once the Comcast takeover is finalized?

Phil, West Lafayette, IN

RM: ABC's contract expires following the 2011 race and I know Randy has talked with FOX and NBC. The key to NBC is Comcast, which as you pointed out is in the process of buying 51 percent of NBC, and has discussed changing VERSUS to NBC Sports. We all know the current TV contract (eight more years on VERSUS) is a slow, painful death but getting out of it appears impossible. Speedtv.com