Brad Daugherty patrolled the paint for the Cleveland Cavaliers during a successful eight-year NBA career, but now has his sites set on NASCAR glory as the owner of JTG Daugherty Racing.
NASCAR will be participating in next year's fabled endurance race 24 Hours of Le Mans for the first time since 1976, but don't expect to see Chase Elliott there.
Perhaps no sport is more reliant on scientific advancement than NASCAR, both in terms of pushing the levels of competition, but also keeping its stars safe.