Michel Jourdain Jr.

Jourdain Jr. suffered a strained thigh muscle after being thrown from a horse Tuesday during a newspaper photo shoot. He said today that he doesn't expect to miss any practices or the Telcel-Motorola Mexico 200 Sunday, NASCAR Scene reports.

ppc Racing officials announced today that Roshfrans, the leading motor lubricant company in Mexico, will sponsor the No. 15 ppc Racing Ford Fusion driven by Jourdain Jr. in next week’s NASCAR Busch Series race at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City, bgnracing.com reports.

ppc Racing driver, Jourdain, will compete this weekend in the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, a first in his racing career, bgnracing.com reports. Jourdain will drive the No. 77 Kodak / Sirius Satellite Radio Daytona Prototype with co-drivers Terry Borcheller, Forest Barber and Harrison Brix.

Jourdain Jr. is leaving the Champ Car World Series for a full-time ride in the NASCAR Busch Series with ppc Racing, the Vero Beach Press-Journal reports.

Jourdain signed a contract with Carl Russo's first-year team and will remain in CART, the Indianapolis Star reports.