Drivers never talk about losing. If it weren't for a cut tire or a brake caliper or a 20-car wreck, they could have won. They always talk about winning. The race fans who gamble in Las Vegas are the same way.
Nobody ever admits losing.
You wonder how the casinos stay in business. There are mountains and, on the speedway grounds, trees. Then you see more dirt. There's dirt on the left side of Las Vegas Boulevard and dirt on the right. The mountains are majestic, and so are the airplanes that loop so gracefully out of Nellis Air Force Base across the street.