For all their unquestioned courage - auto racers may be the real modern gladiators - there is a certain passivity among them.

"These kids are all 21 years old, not 45-year-old golfers and auto racers," Evert said.

He is also an auto racer.

Sneva was born in Spokane, Washington, and worked as a school principal before becoming an auto racer.

The question of whether or not auto racers are really athletes will not even be entertained here.

Danica Patrick (born March 25 1982) is an American auto racer and model.

He withdrew from the group to be an auto racer in 1996.

First the auto racers and tennis players sold every corner of their uniforms to the highest bidders.

He is currently an auto racer.

The auto racer Bobby Rahal sent glasses smashed to bits in a crash.