True to your school source: indycar.com / Arni Sribhen Rahal Letterman Racing driver Scott Sharp has extra incentive to cheer on the Florida Gators in the Jan. 8 BCS National Championship game. Sharp, a Connecticut native and Babson College graduate who lives who lives Tequesta, Fla., made a friendly wager with his new team. The race shop is located in Hilliard, Ohio, near Ohio State's campus in Columbus. "I'm a big college football fan, and since I moved to Florida, I've become a fan of the Gators," said Sharp, the 1996 IndyCar Series co-champion who will drive the No. 8 Patron Dallara/Honda/Firestone this season. "I was going to cheer for Florida anyway, but this will make the game a lot more interesting, especially since some team members are Buckeye fans." The terms of the wager are simple: . If Florida wins, Sharp's car will carry the Gators' national championship logo for the season-opening race at Homestead-Miami Speedway on March 24. . If Ohio State wins, Sharp must wear an Ohio State cap and jersey during the parade lap of the IndyCar Series' inaugural visit to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on July 22. (Order tickets online) "It's a win-win for Scott," said Scott Roembke, Rahal Letterman Racing's chief operating officer and general manager. "If he wins, obviously he gets to show his support of Florida on the car. If he loses, the Buckeye fans at the race will love him and cheer for him. He can't lose."
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