INDIANAPOLIS – John Kintonis refused to let COVID-19 derail his first Indianapolis 500 trip in years.The firefighter left Sedona, Arizona, on Saturday morning, drove 1,800 miles to Indianapolis and arrived at Gate 1 hours before Sunday's race just to hear the screaming engines at the Brickyard.He savored every precious moment, from the public address announcements inside the cavernous Indianapolis Motor Speedway to the radio broadcast.“It was worth it," he said. “I've had two hours of sleep the last two nights, a 30-hour drive and it was worth it."Kintonis' sentiment was a familiar one on the most unusual day in the event's 104-race history — the sun-drenched 2.5-mile oval with nearly 250,000 seats empty, pre-race festivities scaled back.