Derrick Walker is close to signing a deal and securing a sponsor for Paul Tracy to compete in Edmonton's inaugural IndyCar race on July 26. Walker has been working hard to make that deal along with Vision Racing owner and IRL boss Tony George and estimated the chances at 80%.
"We're just down to the wire here and getting things locked down," Derrick Walker, owner of Walker Racing, said Tuesday in an interview from Indianapolis. But Tracy's advisor, Nick Challis has reportedly told his client to turn down the deal. "I don't see any way he (Tracy) could have the testing or the competitive car given the amount of time they have. I know they'd love to have him there but I don't see the point in sending Paul around the track to embarrass himself. I don't think that's in Paul's best interests." Walker said the deal would see the team borrow a car from Vision Racing, which already has Ed Carpenter and A.J. Foyt IV driving for it. Vision would add a third car for Tracy that would run under the Vision umbrella but be maintained by Walker crews.
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