Hildebrand to start his own team?

UPDATE We got word from JR that this rumor is entirely false.

03/20/10 We have heard from more than one source that JR Hildebrand is trying to start his own IndyCar team. It seems that though he is the reigning Indy Lights Champ, there was not an IndyCar ride in sight for him, while the Atlantic runner up, and other Lights drivers from last year have found rides, the Lights Champ is once again left out of the game. Even so, if he has funding, taking sponsorship dollars to a team to run him simply puts money in the pocket of a team owner, when they could put that dollar to better use in more testing, better equipment, etc. The scaled cost of running a second car with another team however is still a question, as it seems that would be more bang for the buck, even if someone is making money.

However, like we said, we have heard this from more than one source…