Of course, the one thing that Andretti’s team has excelled in over the past few years in Indy Car is in securing sponsorship. It costs you three- to four-times more to run up front in NASCAR than in an Ind圜ar.'

We have 50 people on our Ind圜ar team and 250 people on our NASCAR team.

At the end of the day it's the workload and the number of people. The cars may not look it, but they are very sophisticated. 'I would tell him one thing - it's entirely different than what he has here,' Penske said. We were looking at it just as hard last year as this year and the year before. We were looking at NASCAR real close last year, too, but it fell apart. Penske also told SI.com that moving to Cup requires an entirely new level of commitment – and of course, sponsorship. Some have failed, others like Roger Penske and Chip Ganassi have succeeded. The history of the sport is filled with names that have branched out to stock cars after making their names in Indy Car. Now of course, it is not as easy as saying you want to go run NASCAR. It might be nice if it was all under one roof but, in our contract, we're a Chevy Ind圜ar team.' It doesn't matter that we are a Chevy Ind圜ar team. 'I'd be stupid not to listen to Dodge or any other manufacturers. 'I'm always looking at all options,' Andretti said. Reports also are already filtering out that Andretti has purchased an engine program through Penske Racing for next season, Penske being one of the top teams in the Dodge NASCAR camp. Opportunity also in place for fledgling team to sign Matt Kenseth to drive.Possibility exists for a joint venture with Richard Petty Motorsports.Michael Andretti investigating a move to NASCAR.

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