Back in 2010 we visited Don Smiths Collection in Ripley and the second building was filled with every car he'd ever used for a pace car. Mostly Caddys and Lincoln convertibles We asked him about his days promoting and he said "hell, who could lose with AJ, Unsers, Pancho and the rest of the indy clan running there. I provided the showplace, They put on the show."

This is where I think Indy has totally separated itself from short track racing. Nascars stars are short trackers. Indy, not so much. Maybe why I could care less anymore.