NASCAR driver looks to Toyota for a F1 test

Monday 19th May 2008

NASCAR driver Kyle Busch is hoping to test with Toyota in the off-season in a straight swap with one of the F1 team's drivers.

Busch, the winner of eight races so far in NASCAR's top three divisions, has reve3aled that he's in talks with Toyota about heading to Japan at the end of the season to drive one of Toyota's F1 cars.

In return Busch will also hand over his Joe Gibbs Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup car for one of Toyota's F1 drivers to test.

"We're working on a test session right now at the end of November or beginning of December sometime going to Japan and doing a little exhibition sort of deal and see what it's like," Busch told SpeedTV.

"We'll take the Cup car over there, too, I think. Just kind of run around there at either Twin Ring (Motegi) or something like that and show them what the Cup cars are like and try to get in the Formula 1 car, too."

However, only time will tell whether the test will lead to a future in Formula One. "We'll see how good I test, first," Busch said.

"We'll see if my neck can withstand the g-forces of the braking and everything. I wouldn't mind it.

"If I can do it and I'm good at it then I'll give it a shot and try it. It seems as though there racing isn't all that great - they kind of get stuck in line and the aero takes over everything."

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