I challenge Mr. Tate to run just 2 heats one Saturday night in Silver Crown... or better yet, World of Outlaws.
do that then come back and talk to us about it. But beware... heroin has nothing on open-wheel racing. You will end up broke and forever wanting more.
Had an old race car driver tell me the secret to making a small fortune in racing,....Start with a large one.
As someone who has raced sprints both winged and wingless and late models on both dirt and asphalt, I will say this: if you take a natural elite athlete like Tate and give him 6 months of track training, he is much more likely to be able to compete at a high level, than any NASCAR driver would be able to on an NFL field.
There are thousands of guys who strap on helmets all across the country every weekend and many if given a well-financed ride would be able to finish a NASCAR race and not in last place.
Out of the millions of kids who play high school ball, a few hundred will make it to the NFL. And then their average career lifespan is three to four years.