And I must have stumbled into an area akin to Nascar

Life is like driving a car in reverse.
We have no way of knowing where we're going and can only see what's already past us. The furthest landmarks are beginning to blend with the horizon and the only hint for how to steer comes from what we've already passed.

Life is like driving a car in reverse. We don't remember how we got in or why we hit the gas and we're hoping to hell that we don't crash.