Larry Foyt to Race Cup in 2003

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* Larry Foyt to Cup in 2003? UPDATE: Motorsport.com reports that Larry Foyt might end up in Winston Cup next season because sponsor Harrah's wants to be on the top circuit. "Harrah's definitely, I think their goals are to go to Winston Cup," said Foyt, son of legendary racer A.J. Foyt. "I've been trying to fight it because I'm still pretty new to the stock cars. (I) didn't really wanna move up to Busch as fast as I did. I've always kind of left it up to my dad. He's directed my career the way it's gone and I trust his judgment on that."(Daytona Beach News Journal)(6-5-2002)
AND some more from the interview: MFR: So what is your timetable for going to Winston Cup, and is your sponsor, Harrah?s going to go with you?
FOYT: I don?t know, we?re kind of in negotiations right now. I?m leaving it up to them and AJ, what they want to do with me. I?m open to anything. If we do go to Cup, I just want to make sure that we do it right, because I know that?s just so tough. That level is the top, and it?s so tough. I?d really like one more year of Busch. I feel like we?ve made a lot of improvements, but we still haven?t done the things we want to do. We?ve gotten some top tens, but we?re not running up front consistently like we want to, so I feel like one more year of Busch would be really good for us.
And when asked about Indy cars: "The Indy car, when I drove it, is a pretty different feel and I never raced it in a crowd, so I?d be pretty curious to see what it?s like. I?m really pushing to try and run Indy next year before I get too far away from that. That race is still so special to me and I still go every year. I haven?t missed one yet, so I?m really pushing for Indy next year, to give it a shot.(6-6-2002)
UPDATE: hearing Harrah's Racing is planning on moving up to Cup, from an email from Harrah's: "We are no longer sponsoring the Foyt team in the IRL division. However, we will continue to sponsor Larry Foyt, A.J. Foyt's son, in NASCAR. For 2003 he is moving up to the Winston Cup series.(11-7-2002)I got this from jayski
 
Does anyone know if Conseco is leaving after this year or next? If it is this year, it's obviously where Larry and Harrah's are going to go.
 
Conseco is signed on through 2003. Unless they go bankrupt or find some way out of their contract, they will be with AJ Foyt next year.

I've been saying for ahile how Harrah's wants to move up to Cup. Sort of amusing how they are pushing Larry Foyt's career forward. He still wants to be in Busch, but knows he can't give up the opportunity to go to Cup if his sponsor wants to move up.
 
I honestly don't think Larry's ready for Winston Cup. He only has a small handful of top-10s at the BGN level, and has never contended for a win. I'd hate to see his career wrecked by an impatient sponsor who only cares about the series of their team, and not the quality. :(
 
All these guys moving to cup, no one is leaving cup, are we going to have 50 "regulars competing for 43 spots weekly.

I don't think Foyt is ready yet either. He can't even get close to contending for the title in Busch.
 
That kinda stinks that Harrah's is pushing someone who is not ready to go to Cup, when there are so many better, more experienced drivers and teams already at the Cup level without sponsorship. :(
 
The fact that he is moving up to soon is not good, but what is worse is having a team that can't perform well either. Kinda makes for a dead-end road don't ya think?
 
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