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Indianapolis Colts head coach Chuck Pagano poses next to a two-seat IndyCar after he took two laps in the car driven by 1969 Indy 500 champion Mario Andretti on the first day of qualifications for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck watches cars on the track during practice for the Indianapolis 500 auto race, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis waves the green to start of the Daytona 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Dallas Cowboys NFL football player DeMarcus Ware, center, waves to the crowd along with drivers Juan Pablo Montoya, left, and Joey Logano, right, prior to the Toyota Owner's 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup series auto race at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Va., Saturday April 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Former NFL football quarterback John Elway dons his helmet prior to the Pro/Celebrity race at the Grand Prix of Long Beach, Saturday, April 8, 2006, in Long Beach, Calif. Elway finished second. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Cincinnati Bengals football player Chad Ochocinco attempts to jack-up the car of NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Jeff Burton as he receives instruction from Burton's pit crew in victory lane at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Thursday, June 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Paul Abell)

Joe Gibbs, Washington Redskins head football coach and owner of the Interstate Batteries Chevrolet keeps close watch on the cars during running of the Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Feb. 16, 1992, Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Peter Cosgrove)

Former Chicago Bears great and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Walter Payton races in the Long Beach Grand Prix on April 16, 1988. (National Football League)

Former Chicago Bears great and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Walter Payton races in the Long Beach Grand Prix on April 15, 1989. (National Football League)

Indianapolis Colts tight end Dallas Clark waves the green flag to start the NASCAR Brickyard 400 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, July 25, 2010. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Warren Sapp, right, hugs driver Tony Stewart as model Angie Everhart looks on during the driver introductions before the start of the NASCAR Pepsi 400 Saturday night July 5, 2003 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. Sapp and Everhart were grand marshals for the race. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre signs a jersey for Winston Cup champion Matt Kenseth before the game against the Philadelphia Eagles Monday, Nov. 10, 2003, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)

NFL Hall of Fame quarterback and NASCAR car owner Troy Aikman talks with members of his pit crew prior to the start of the Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 19, 2006. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)

Carolina Panthers receiver Steve Smith practices waving the green flag for the NASCAR Nextel Open race before the NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge auto race at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Saturday, May 19, 2007. Smith was the honorary starter for the preliminary race. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

Randy Moss is shown before the NASCAR Truck series North Carolina Education Lottery 200 auto race at Lowe's Motor Speedway on Friday, May 15, 2009 in Concord, N.C. Moss is enjoying success as owner of Randy Moss Motorsports, which fields two entries in the lower-tier NASCAR Truck Series. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

Kellen Winslow, a tight end with NFL football's Tampa Bay Buccaneers, waves to race fans during driver introductions prior to the start of the Coke Zero 400 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Saturday, July 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew talks to the media Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010 in Daytona Beach, Fla. at the NASCAR practice sessions. (AP Photo/Glenn Smith)

Green Bay Packers' Charles Woodson, grand marshal for the race, gets into a two-seater before the IndyCar Series' Milwaukee Mile 225 auto race at the Milwaukee Mile Sunday, June 19, 2011, West Allis, Wis. (AP Photo/Darren Hauck)

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, second from left, poses with WWE star John Cena, second from right, and New York Giants NFL football players Osi Umenyiora, left, and Justin Tuck, right, before the NASCAR Daytona 500 Sprint Cup series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Chris Graythen)

NFL football wide receiver Hank Baskett throws footballs to fans before starting the race as the honorary starter for the NASCAR Nationwide Series Royal Purple 300 auto race, Saturday, March 24, 2012 in Fontana, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Graythen)

A paint scheme honoring fallen NFL great Junior Seau on the car of Michael Waltrip during NASCAR auto racing practice at the Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala., Friday, May 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)

Former NFL head coach Dick Vermeil, left, shows Mario Andretti the instrument panel of a restored sprint car at a dedication ceremony for the the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)