IRL points leader Dario Franchitti may become the next high profile open wheel driver to join the NASCAR ranks in recent years. Franchitti had talks with Richard Childress Racing earlier this year but nothing materialised. But now rumours in the NASCAR paddock suggest that Franchitti is in talks with Chip Ganassi Racing about taking the #40 seat after the regular driver, David Stremme, has been told his services are no longer required for 2008.

Franchitti would run Busch races in the #41 Ganassi Racing Dodge Charger and take part in the ARCA event at Talladega to be eligible to run in NASCARs top series.

If the Scotsman does make the switch, he would join Juan Montoya, AJ Allmendinger, Sam Hornish, Jacques Villeneuve and several others in making the jump to NASCAR.

-theracingline.net

Well, I was right. NASCAR is now becoming a world class racing series

I think he'll do well, NASCAR isn't too different from INDY (IRL)