The Buzz: Jan. 6, 2001

January 7, 2002
4:41 PM EST (2141 GMT)

Swedish Indy car driver Kenny Brack will test a NASCAR Winston Cup car for the first time next week at Daytona International Speedway, but Chip Ganassi Racing’s CART Indy car driver will not make his first NASCAR Winston Cup Series start unless sponsorship is secured.

Chip Ganassi

Brack, 35, had his stock car interest piqued by running in the 1999 and 2001 True Value IROC series. He took a job at the end of last year with Ganassi, partially attracted by his ownership of two Winston Cup teams. The owner has said he would like to run Brack in additional stock car races this season, pending sponsorship.

Brack will test a No. 42 Dodge Intrepid that has been built independent of the fleet prepared for regular Ganassi stock car drivers Sterling Marlin and Jimmy Spencer. Matt Chambers, Jason Leffler’s crew chief in 2001 that heads Ganassi’s test program, will be the crew chief for Brack’s effort.