Park won't survive long in that ride with Childress... Literally. I feel nothing but sympathy for him, but he's a danger to himself and the rest of the field, and shouldn't be racing anymore.
PT is _never_ going back to Indy... But yes, the time will come when he can't do CART anymore, or CART just won't be around, and he'll have to go to NASCAR or the ALMS.
A Childress-Panther linkup would be great news for both teams, IMO.