In 2003, a collision with Schrader ... eventually came to a stop on the infield grass and upright. Troyer only raced until 1973, with his last the Daytona 500 that year.

As a one-day, in-person extravaganza, yes, the Indy 500 still dwarfs Daytona — Indy’s 250,000 spectators, give or take, is ...