FYI, a couple car guys have left this rat race, Dean Jeffries, and Dick Trickle

http://roadsister00.com/2013/05/former-nascar-driver-dick-trickle-found-dead.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/12/automobiles/dean-jeffries-car-customizer-and-painter-dies-at-80.html?_r=0