Sebastien Bourdais To NASCAR?
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Posted by Jeremy Dunn Aug 3, 2007 |
Last week, a rumor began to swirl around the garage, and it had zilch to do with the Dale Earnhardt Jr sponsor search, Kyle Busch's future whereabouts, or Budweiser and Kasey Kahne. It was regarding Sebastien Bourdais, a three-time Champ Car World Series champion, and a possible move to NASCAR.
It was announced last weekend that Robert Yates Racing merged with Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing, the Champ Car team in which Sebastien Bourdais currently drives for. As soon as the amalgamation became public knowledge, rumblings that Bourdais would opt for the intricate jump to stock cars grew louder and louder.
Bourdais basically dismissed any notion that he would be driving anything other than an open wheel car in 2008. He told the media, "It (rumors of the transition to NASCAR) also is completely unrelated to what I will end up doing in the future. So I just think people are getting everything mixed up a little bit."
Bourdais, a Frenchman, would become the second major International auto racing star to make an impact in NASCAR. Juan Pablo Montoya, a Colombia native, has already had several impressive showings as a stock car novice.
Before the Champ Car season began, it had been rumored that Sebastien Bourdais would leave the Champ Car Series for Formula One. Formula One is regarded by many as the highest level of open wheel racing in the universe. Earlier this year, Bourdais tested for the Scuderia Torr Rosso team.
