The sound and the fury, signifying everything, is coming to town. How to keep its athletes clean. How to attract fans. This is how. Tobacco, however, is a loser.
Tobacco is a dead-end.
Of the top 25 drivers in the points standings, only three come from single-car owners. Human nature would say not. Not anymore, not if you have to join your competition in order to race with it. It's as if Gordon is a detriment to the sport. No more than Gretzky was to hockey, Babe Ruth was to baseball, Michael Jordan was to basketball.