Hornish has no regrets leaving IndyCars

Tired of playing second fiddle in the PR department to IRL poster girl Danica Patrick, the IRL's best driver has no regrets leaving IndyCars for NASCAR

Sam Hornish Jr. could hear the sound of Indy cars through the telephone line Thursday, but he insisted he has no regrets in choosing NASCAR over the 500 this year.

"I was afraid I would wake up one morning wondering if I could have made it (in stock car racing)," the three-time IndyCar Series champion said. "I've said this is either going to be my biggest success or my biggest failure, but at least I'll know one way or another."

Hornish said he has been too busy to keep up with this year's 500, but he watched a few minutes of qualifying and has received "quite a few" text messages from friends who are at the Speedway this month.

His goal is to excel in NASCAR to the point he can drive in the 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 on the same day some year.

"Hopefully I've got a lot of years left," the 2006 Indy winner said. "I'd love to do the double one day." Indy Star