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Villeneuve Qualifies For Nextel NASCAR Race On Sunday

Villeneuve is starting from the 27th spot in race. The race will have 3 former Indy 500 winners for the first time. Joining Villeneuve will be Juan Pablo Montoya and Sam Hornish Jr. Qualifying third was Jeff Gordon and teammate … Continue reading

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The Big One and Villeneuve at Talladega

The race is over and Villeneuve (21st) managed to escape from being involved in the “big one” as in race car crash. He decided to start at the back of the pack rather than the 6th place position he earned … Continue reading

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Villeneuve Qualifies 10th at Talladega NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

It is a busy weekend for Villeneuve, on Saturday is the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race Oct 6th, 2007. He qualified 10th out of 36 for the truck race. That race is now over and he finished 30th after getting … Continue reading

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Villeneuve Finishes 21st in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Debut

Just a short update on how Jacques Villeneuve did in his debut on 9/22/07. He actually hit a driver, Brian Scott, from behind and ended up taking a pit stop for repairs. He dropped from 16th to 21st place and … Continue reading

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Jacques Villeneuve Finishes 11th at Talladega

Updating on the progress of Villeneuve, it looks like Jacques is on the fast track route learning curve. He placed 11th, on the 11th, finishing with the top Toyota of the day. At one point in the race he took … Continue reading

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Villeneuve Races To NASCAR from Formula 1

Looks like Canadian born driver, Jacques Villeneuve has the pedal to the metal in his dash over to NASCAR from Formula 1 racing. Is this an automatic switch? Not likely, there are many *differences between the two. Villeneuve was CART … Continue reading

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