IndyCar Series veteran Jaques Lazier does not appear quite so convinced that he is to appear at Texas Motor Speedway with the new American Dream Motorsports team as owner Eric Zimmerman does.
Lazier, who was serving as a spotter for IndyCar rookie Mario Dominguez at Indianapolis this month, was tabbed by Zimmerman as a potential replacement for Phil Giebler when the American crashed out of Saturday's action at the Brickyard, but saw his hopes of qualifying disappear when it became apparent that the team would not be able to rebuild its damaged Panoz in time for Bump Day.
With Zimmerman keen to increase his team's involvement in the series, however, Lazier was named as the likely driver when American Dream - formerly known as Playa Del Racing - lines up in Texas with a 'new' Dallara chassis. The driver, though, insists that a deal has yet to be inked.
“That is something that we will have to negotiate further, but we did discuss it a little bit," he allowed,. "It's tough for a brand-new team to come to Indianapolis and try to throw something together last minute. It would be very smart for them, if they want to run full-time in the series next year, to do what they are planning on doing and that's run Texas, Chicago and even at Kentucky.
"They need to get some momentum and keep building the team, as well as start to understand the chassis. I have run many miles in the Dallara - I ran them for Menard, Foyt, Patrick and Robby Gordon Motorsports - so I do have a lot of miles in that car. The best thing they can do is hire me. We'll run a couple of races, and build it into a strong team for next year.”
Lazier admitted that he had arrived at the Brickyard hoping to land a seat for Indy 500 qualifying, before seeing his hopes fade as sponsorship proved hard to find.
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