Of course Jacques Villeneuve will be in the truck race against Buddy Lazier.
Jacques Villeneuve will be in the Bill Davis Racing #27 Toyota.
The BDR #27 truck will use the #22 Owner's Points which is 19th & is also guaranteed to start. :D
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Of course Jacques Villeneuve will be in the truck race against Buddy Lazier.
Jacques Villeneuve will be in the Bill Davis Racing #27 Toyota.
The BDR #27 truck will use the #22 Owner's Points which is 19th & is also guaranteed to start. :D
Scott Speed enters ARCA race at Talladega :D
http://www.arcaracing.com/content/view/5711/2/
Jacques surprised with his 7th place qualifying start, considering rookie and the final practice sessions were cancelled. He underestimated the start(common rookie mistake) and slid back to about 16th. He then had someone run into him and the Pickup refused to handle properly after that, eventually finishing 21st in his first NASCAR start.
A.A. Allemendinger looked good in the Busch race running 7th , till a penalty infraction made him lose a lap.
If you listen to Jacques, it's clear his level of understanding, both technically and strategically, of what it will take to succeed in NASCAR is miles ahead of the other OW drivers. And he's clearly on the right team. Some people will be shocked...
By Robert Ryan:
Jacques surprised with his 7th place qualifying start, considering rookie and the final practice sessions were cancelled. He underestimated the start(common rookie mistake) and slid back to about 16th. He then had someone run into him and the Pickup refused to handle properly after that, eventually finishing 21st in his first NASCAR start.
A.A. Allemendinger looked good in the Busch race running 7th , till a penalty infraction made him lose a lap.
You must mean when Brian Scott backed into him while they were racing. :)
OK, what happened was Brian scott who was in front of JV lost a little control and "wiggled" whcih caused him to slow down. JV did not react fast enough and ran into the back of Brian putting him into the wall. JV probably learned some from the incident and will be more heads up next time.
It really is unbelievable. A former WDC racing a pickup truck. If Nascar ends up with Villeneuve, Franchiti, Hornish, Carpentier and Montoya next year, I will start watching some more Nascar races.
And quite possibly one of the last true WDCs too. When the cars got more expensive than F-16s, most of the driving got transferred to circuit boards. I'm not surprised though, from hearing the guy, he's a racer and a smart one at that.Quote:
Originally Posted by rabf1
There is little question that they will attempt to race in Nascar. The question is whether they can adapt to the heavier cars and compete with the existing great talent in Cup racing.Quote:
Originally Posted by rabf1
Heavy cars are not the issue..the oval cars actually feel "light" to drive. It is they way they act in a draft that can be hard for newbies.Quote:
There is little question that they will attempt to race in Nascar. The question is whether they can adapt to the heavier cars and compete with the existing great talent in Cup racing
I only know of one...Quote:
Originally Posted by JasonD
Schumacher said:
"Personally I wouldn't do it...what do you do in NASCAR? What is exciting there? I can't see that, running around on ovals.
I don't know how heavy the cars are, but they are heavy, very low developed cars compared to Formula 1. I don't see the challenge."