Almost every Friday I eat lunch at The Pit Stop in Brownsburg with some tough hombres from days gone by. Lee Kunzman dodged the Grim Reaper twice in three years in the early '70s, Pancho Carter survived a deadly crash at Phoenix, Merle Bettenhausen had his right arm torn off...

The aftermath of the MAVTV 500 at Fontana still lingers as people that weren’t even fans of IndyCar racing can’t quit talking about how exciting it was while the drivers were divided on whether it was Russian Roulette at 215mph or a wild ride in a dangerous profession.It was also...