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Villeneuve Qualifies For Nextel NASCAR Race On Sunday

November 10th, 2007

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 Jimmie Johnson, the current leader, will start 6th. Gordon is only [...]

The Big One and Villeneuve at Talladega

October 9th, 2007

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 in qualifying. Just a precaution and a wise one it seems. [...]

Villeneuve Qualifies 10th at Talladega NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

October 6th, 2007

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 caught up in a 3 vehicle crash on lap 54. At [...]

Villeneuve Finishes 21st in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Debut

September 24th, 2007

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 ended the race 1 lap behind the leaders.
He is still on the [...]

Jacques Villeneuve Finishes 11th at Talladega

September 15th, 2007

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 the lead. Staying there is another matter as he is learning about [...]

Villeneuve Races To NASCAR from Formula 1

September 6th, 2007

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 champion in 1995, winner of the Indianapolis 500 in 1995, and the [...]