Sullivan, one of the most popular IndyCar drivers when he raced for team owners Roger Penske and Rick Galles, siad on Friday that he has discussed a deal with Bill Davis, a long-time NASCAR team owner whose car won the 2002 Daytona 500 with Ward Burton as the driver.
“I’ve been pursuing it but haven’t gotten a response from him (Bill Davis),” said Sullivan. “He’s still dreaming on the price.
“I have a partner who has lined up the money to do this and we’ve been kicking around on some stuff. He is (Davis) off on the numbers and had some bigger people chasing it. The last time I talked to him (Davis), I had the money but didn’t get the documents that we requested.”
Davis confirmed the conversations with Sullivan but expressed some curiosity over some of Sullivan’s statements.
“We wouldn’t be talking about that in public. It’s not to that stage yet. That would be a question for Danny, what his plan is.”
Davis admitted the only reason he is open to selling his team is the skyrocketing costs involved to keep a competitive NASCAR Sprint Cup team on the track during the grueling season. Davis also has a highly-successful NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series operation.
Both teams are part of Toyota’s NASCAR empire.
“Like I’ve said all along, the days of the small teams are very, very numbered,” Davis said. “Anything we can do to improve ourselves, we’d be interested in talking about. We are open to anything.”
When asked if he would remain involved in the operation if the team is sold, Davis acknowledged he would like to be part of it.
“II would like to be involved,” Davis said. “I’d prefer to stay. I’m not ready to quit by any means.
“It’s pretty hard to do this every week. The little teams, the little guys, those teams are very, very numbered. Our sport has taken a different direction.”
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