CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Fernando Alonso wants to return to the Indianapolis 500. He wants to race LeMans. He won't even rule out a try, or at least a test, in a NASCAR stock car.
He loves to race, and will do so this weekend in the Rolex 24 At Daytona, a 24-hour sports car race that kicks off the international motorsports calendar. It will be a weekend that helps him prepare for a Formula One season where the expectations are much higher with the McLaren switch from Honda to Renault power.
There also is another reason to do it.