Former CART champion and Indianapolis 500 winner Danny Sullivan is seeking to buy Bill Davis Racing in a bid to become a NASCAR team owner. Autosport.com reveals that Sullivan has partnered with an investor to secure the financial backing to purchase the team from Bill Davis, who fields one car in the Sprint Cup series and three in the Craftsman Truck series , including one for ex-Formula One racer Scott Speed.Bill Davis has been seeking a buyer since last year in order to enhance his operation, mainly in the Sprint Cup, as his team is one of the top squads in the Truck series and employs former champions Mike Skinner and Johnny Benson.A former F1 driver with Team Tyrrell in 1983, Danny Sullivan, who led the Red Bull Driver Search in the U.S. that took Scott Speed to Formula One, said in an interview with SI.com that he has held talks for some time already with Davis and claimed he has even gone as far as making an offer.However, a possible deal didn't go ahead because he didn't get some paperwork they had requested from Davis, he said. He also claims that the price being asked by Davis is too high.Davis confirmed they've held talks regarding a buyout. However, he said the deal is far from being done, as there are other parties interested in bidding for his NASCAR team.Last fall, Craig Pollock, former manager for Jacques Villeneuve, was worked on a deal to buy the team last year but his bid was not successful.
NASCAR: Danny Sullivan to become a team owner?