Buddy Rice says his future at Rahal Letterman Racing is in limbo until team owner Bobby Rahal settles something with Danica Patrick. “Bobby’s trying to put together some (sponsorship) things, but he’s got things going with the 16 car (of Patrick) to figure out first,” Rice said. “We’ll just have to see what happens.”

Andretti Green Racing and Fernandez Racing will be two of the three Honda teams that will debut next year in the prototype division of the American Le Mans Series. Fernandez already has a sports car team currently participating in the rival of ALMS, the Grand American Road Racing Series. AGR will add its new program to its shop on the city’s Northwestside. Both teams plan to continue their IRL programs, AGR with four cars, Fernandez with two. Honda’s third ALMS team will be Highcroft Racing, owned by Connecticut-based Duncan Dayton.

Drivers have not been selected, but two of AGR’s drivers — Dario Franchitti and Bryan Herta — are considering a move to ALMS.

“They’d be naturals,” AGR co-owner Kevin Savoree said Saturday at Nashville Superspeedway. “They’re both great drivers with great (personalities), and they’re both key parts of the Honda family.” Franchitti said IRL is his first priority, but he is considering ALMS. Herta likes the idea of being involved in a new program, but he’s an Indy-car driver at heart and like Franchitti, he has the option to return to his IRL car. “I love Indy cars, but how much longer can I do this, two or three years?” he said. “ALMS is the chance to start with something new, a startup deal, and build it into something I could be with for a long time. “So I don’t know right now.”

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