Joe, you are correct that I've never strapped into a sprint car. But I'll bet I paid more for my grandson's new Bullrider kit than you have spent on racing tee-shirts and tickets in your entire life. I have probably bought more new right rear tires for struggling sprint car and midgets owner/drivers than you have bought green tee-shirts. I took a friend's tow rig and his USAC midget as the only crew to Wisconsin where the driver finished 4th in a USAC feature. Back a few years, I've gone clear to Kansas as the only crew for a USAC sprint car, and on and on. Have you given a car owner $200 for fuel for his tow rig so he could make it to to next race? Have you ridden to Canada with an Indy 500 driver for a race? My investment in time and money is very small compared to many, but it beats the hell out of some guys whose only investment amounts to their tickets.
But anyone condoning "Saturday night hornet class" driving styles for sprint cars is so bogus.