[McGruff]

You don't know much about racin do ya. Guys like Tony do it for the love of the sport. He didn't need the purse money or any other reason except to promote local track racing. Tony came from the same background. He probably feels worse about this than anyone.

[Alberta's Child]

I don't know much about racing? LOL.

I usually watched NASCAR races from the infield, or with the track management. How many times have you sat in on a NASCAR pre-race driver's meeting? How many times have you ever taken a spin in the pace car at a NASCAR track?

[ridesthemiles]

I have seen the following:

The final round in a drag race.

One of the competing cars has a dead cylinder.

The crew drains the water out of the block.

They remove the spark plug wire from that plug & tape the wire to the rocker cover, in plain view.

They run the car with a dry block on 7 cylinders.

They win——

All of this for a prize of $1000.

Racers are racers.

IF you have never known a truly competitive racer—you have been shortchanged in your lifespan.

I have known a great many & have been the richer for having done so.