Paul Tracy is interested in driving for Troy Aikman’s and Roger Staubach’s Hall of Fame Racing team. Tracy had a friend contact HOF about adding him to the list of candidates to pilot the Nextel Cup ride next season.(Dallas Morning News), see past news on the team at my HOF Racing Team News page.(8-26-2005)
UPDATE: The word ‘if’ has all but disappeared from Paul Tracy’s vocabulary when he talks about his future in NASCAR. The 2003 Champ Car World Series champion now talks in terms of ‘when’ as he discusses the next step in his transformation from open wheel star to stock car driver. In an interview on the eve of the first day of qualifying for the Molson Indy of Montreal, Tracy also revealed for the first time he would be willing to apprentice in the NASCAR Busch Series or the Craftsman Truck Series if he got the right deal. Tracy, the winningest active driver in Champ Car and the only series driver who’s celebrity crosses over into the general sports field, admitted that after testing the #33 RCR Chevrolet at MIS there was much to learn about driving the big sedans and that going to Busch or trucks would not be a bad idea. “The Busch series is certainly an option,” Tracy said. Tracy also hinted for the first time that there may be other NASCAR teams who have inquired about him driving for them, if the RCR deal somehow doesn’t work out. “There are a lot of options right now in NASCAR, whether I can find one that suits me I don’t know yet,” he said. Tracy is looking at more testing with RCR before deciding which Nextel Cup race he’ll attempt to make his debut. “Richard wants me to do a 500-mile engine durability test,” Tracy said. That means there will likely be two opportunities for Tracy to Cup race this season. “We are looking at entering either Atlanta (Oct. 30) or Homestead (Nov. 20),” he said.(Toronto Sun)
AND Tracy said he also has been contacted by the new Hall of Fame Racing team, co-owned by former Dallas Cowboys quarterbacks Troy Aikman and Roger Staubach and Trans-Am driver Bill Saunders in conjunction with Joe Gibbs Racing. “I’ve talked with Troy on the phone and we’re going to set up a meeting at some point,” Tracy said.(ESPN.com/AP)(8-27-2005)
