Herbert to test Indycar.

Former Grand Prix winner Johnny Herbert will test an Indy Racing car with Heritage Motorsports at Kentucky Speedway on Monday (Aug. 13), the team announced today.

Herbert, 37, retired from F1 at the end of the 2000 season after a 12-year career in that series. He had three career Grand Prix victories, the latest in a Stewart-Ford in 1999. Herbert also drove on the winning Mazda team in the 1991 Le Mans 24 Hours.

"I'm looking forward to testing with the Heritage Motorsports team," said the ex-Jaguar driver. "This is an opportunity that will be beneficial for everyone involved. We're both working on putting ourselves in the best position to fulfil our future goals."

One of Herbert's lifelong racing goals is to win the Indianapolis 500.

"I have one major challenge left to accomplish in motorsports; winning the Indianapolis 500," he revealed. "Racing at Indy has been a goal of mine since I was 10 years old. It is the greatest race in the world, and I'm taking every opportunity I can to get to Indy."

Last month, Herbert got his first experience on an oval track at Rockingham Motor Speedway in his native England, testing a Champ car. He logged 175 miles at Rockingham and pushed the car to 198 mph.

"That was the first time I had ever run on an oval, and I thoroughly enjoyed it," said the Englishman.

Herbert drove in the Le Mans 24 Hours this year for the Champion team in an Audi continues to drive for that team in American Le Mans Series races.

Heritage Motorsports, a first-year Northern Light Series team, currently fields the No. 35 G Force/Oldsmobile/Firestone for Indy Racing veteran Jeff Ward.