I have a friend that was racing, I think at Indianapolis Raceway Park(Now Lucas Oil). After Saturday practice he and friends were sitting on the tailgate of the dually at nearby hotel talking about the day. A gentleman walked up and asked if they had been at the track that day. They had been and a racing discussion ensued. They talked about an hour about the difficult corners, and the corners they had figured out. That gentleman was Paul Newman. That friend said it was cool. In that moment they were a group of racers talking about their day at the track. The next day the press showed up to see Paul Newman the movie star. He spent most of that day in his trailer. I do not know anything about the days he did not race. On the days he did, he was just an avid racer that also happened to be famous.