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Villeneuve Qualifies For Nextel NASCAR Race On Sunday

Driver Survivor — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 21:56:27 +0000

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 30 points behind Johnson at the moment.

Recent Canadian Press Photo of Villeneuve:

The Big One and Villeneuve at Talladega

Driver Survivor — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 02:13:11 +0000

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. In any case the experience in participating in this race is what he was after and he managed to get 500 miles at that.

Yes, there was a substantial crash that he was not involved in. Both the absorption provided by the track and the design of the cars are attributed to those involved walking away without anything noticeable injury-wise. The sight-lines were quite impaired with lots of smoke to hamper visibility and in some cases that visibility was zero.

The winner was Jeff Gordon who took over the lead on the final lap after hanging back for most of the race.

It appears Villeneuve may take part in the Cars of Tomorrow on Nov 11th at Phoenix.

So with the truck race and the Cup race experience Villeneuve will be looking to add more experience as he moves along this path.

Racing on out of here for now.

Gene E-Racer

Villeneuve Qualifies 10th at Talladega NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

Driver Survivor — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 23:43:18 +0000

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 the time he was running near the back of the pack.

He has qualified 6th for his debut in the NASCAR Nextel Cup UAW-Ford 500, for which he has been given the green light by NASCAR. This moves his schedule up by 5 weeks for entry into that series. This appears to be making some nervous as Villeneuve has little experience in drafting other than in a couple of test runs. There also seems to be a number of variables that make these races very challenging and a high likelihood of crashes occurring.

On Sunday he race in the UAW-Ford 500.

So an interesting start to the weekend for Villeneuve and hopefully there will be clear running in the Nextel Cup race tomorrow.

Out of here for now,

Gene E-Racer

Villeneuve Finishes 21st in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Debut

Driver Survivor — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:17:44 +0000

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 learning curve with these vehicles. On Oct. 6th Villeneuve will participate in the Talladega Superspeedway truck race.

Gene E-Racer

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Jacques Villeneuve Finishes 11th at Talladega

Driver Survivor — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 05:49:26 +0000

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 using other cars and drafting in this environment.

He drove a Camry that experienced some difficulties, then was given another Camry to drive which helped him complete the day.

All in all, it looks like a good day for Villeneuve.

Well, more to come.

Racing out of here, it is getting late.

Gene E-Racer

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Villeneuve Races To NASCAR from Formula 1

Driver Survivor — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:58:13 +0000

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 world driving champion in ’97. He is currently testing trucks and cars and is expected to take part in as many as seven truck races and one Nextel Cup race in 2007. This is gearing up for full participation in the 2008 Cup series.

Some may view this as coming down in class for Villeneuve. Open-wheel racing F1, Formula 1 is traditional in Europe however there are races held around the world. Stock car racing, NASCAR has an appeal to many in the US and has the “thrill” of car crashes.

Villeneuve is well on his way to NASCAR. It will be interesting to see how he progresses in the world of auto racing.

Racing belongs on the track unless it is an officially sanctioned race that is.

That’s all for now.

Gene E-Racer

*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_One

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