Dave's not gonna retire. I could see him scaling back (eventually), but when you can beat the best the sport has to offer... well, what's the point? Dave's problem is the same as the sport as a whole, there's not many car owners any more. Heck, how many car owners are there in USAC anymore which aren't innately connected to the guy wheeling it? We've lost a bunch in recent years and no one is replacing them.

Worst case scenario, DD might have to go find a full time job which would force him to "retire" as a full time USAC driver, but as long as he's as good as he is, he'll still be banging cushions on Indiana dirt.