Brack in NASCAR? UPDATE 2: Kenny Brack, of CART, in the field at Indy for IROC’s season finale, has been mentioned for a Winston Cup ride, possibly with A. J. Foyt. With the CART series in the middle of a sharp decline, the 1999 Indy 500 winner and 1998 Indy Racing League champ, at 35, is looking at his options. “Sure, I’m interested in NASCAR in the future, but right now I’m focused on the CART championship,” Brack said. That tour’s points leader won at Chicago Sunday, so he’s clearly on top of his game. “Through the IROC series, I’ve made several friends in the NASCAR circuit, and if there would be an opportunity for me to go NASCAR, I would look very seriously at it. NASCAR in the future, yes, but not next year.” NASCAR intrigues Brack: “I am very humble for the fact that it is a different series with different cars and everything, and there are a lot of good drivers in NASCAR,” he said. “So if I would go to NASCAR, I know it wouldn’t be easy. I never underestimated any series I’ve gone into. Yes, if you practice enough you can get good, but there will be 50 drivers there and they’re all good. So you’re not going to come in and do anything unless you’ve done your homework. And even then it’s difficult(in part from a column in the Winston Salem Journal). NOTE: Robin Miller also metioned Brack to Foyt’s #14 Conseco car in the future a few nights ago on ESPN2’s RPM 2Night(8-4-2001) UPDATE: on Monday’s RPM 2 Night show (ESPN2 at 7:00pm), Dr Jerry Punch said not to be surprised to see Brack run at the 2002 Daytona 500(8-7-2001) UPDATE 2: ESPN.com has learned that CART driver, Kenny Brack has already signed with Chip Ganassi for the 2002 CART season and Indianapolis 500. Meanwhile, neither Brack nor Ganassi would confirm or deny a deal on Monday. Besides the money and Indy, another enticement for Brack to go to Ganassi could be NASCAR. Chip fields a two-car Winston Cup team and Kenny has declared he definitely wants to try stock cars in a couple years.(ESPN)(8-14-2001)
