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."
Apparently Villeneuve and Montoya do. But what would they know.Quote:
Originally Posted by xtlm
Each to their own, I guessQuote:
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."
To the openwheel stars that feel NASCAR isn't for them ...
they probably wouldn't do well IF they tried NASCAR anyway ! http://www.motorsportforum.com/forum...ongue-anim.gif
:rotflmao:
ummm, ya, lets listen to what schusucker has to say. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by xtlm
Hes right though, the cars are heavy and they are underdeveloped compared to F1, but well, at least you actually have to shift and rely on what your butt is telling you. F1 cars COULD change gears from the pits and have enough telematry feedback to make NASA jealous.
Dont base what this clown says as how all OW drivers feel about NASCAR.
As for JV finishing in 21, I think thats pretty respectable for his first outing, especially since he actually finished the race!
JV did just fine for a guy at his first crack at CTS. He made a few mistakes, but JV never made the same mistakes twice in OW racing, so I don't think he is about to start now. He put the car 7th on the grid.....so we know he can get one fast lap in. All he has to do is learn the feel and how to tell the Crew Chief how to make the car better as the race goes on. That is something you get from a lot of time in the car, so he will learn it.
As for Schuy's comment, he is just ticked no NASCAR owner is kissing his tush to get him to try a NASCAR. He is a petulant little twerp with a lot of talent but no PR or social skills. Phoney as a 3 dollar bill and the reason he said what he said is because he is dismissive of the whole concept of racing on ovals. This attitude is fine, as Stan says, he likely wouldn't enjoy it because in NASCAR, you are expected to get results or at least look good trying. Schuy is used to playing f1 politics and sandbagging any teammate who might get attention. That wont fly over here...and he knows it.
Oh I know, which is why I said "I only know of one"Quote:
Originally Posted by JasonD
I thought JV did pretty well considering he had never even sat in a CTS truck before. It was pretty cool.
Maybe another open wheeler pilot heading to Nascar down the track a little.Champ Car driver Will Power is said to be getting groomed for Nascar? Anyone heard this?
I did a post in the Champcar section about it.Quote:
Maybe another open wheeler pilot heading to Nascar down the track a little.Champ Car driver Will Power is said to be getting groomed for Nascar? Anyone heard this?
No..far from it. Not many NASCAR Drivers go back to their roots to race up and comers. Tony Stewart does ,so does Michael Schumacher, who races up and coming kart drivers regularly. As well Michael supports and has given 30 million dollars of his own money to Children's charities. He is not interested in NASCAR, neither are other European drivers, oval racing to them and the European public at large is a non-event.Quote:
As for Schuy's comment, he is just ticked no NASCAR owner is kissing his tush to get him to try a NASCAR. He is a petulant little twerp with a lot of talent but no PR or social skills. Phoney as a
Thanks Mate will have a squizz. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Robert Ryan
Then he does this for "relaxation" !!!!!!Quote:
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
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...Schumacher.jpg
He was doing pretty good until his Truck got damaged in that incident. Much better than Lazier. He was awful.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sparky1329
Agreed. From his comments Lazier seems to have no idea..another Christian Fittipaldi.Quote:
He was doing pretty good until his Truck got damaged in that incident. Much better than Lazier. He was awful.
My comment is late but no matter what vehicle Dario Franchitti drives, he will do well. He is an excellent driver!
Didn't Ray Evernham offer Schumi an open invitation to test drive last year?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark in Oshawa
I would imagine that any NASCAR team that Michael Schumacher approached would bend over backwards to give him whatever he wanted.
Michael Schumacher is almost 40 & is too old to be considered a "young gun" ... http://www.motorsportforum.com/forum...ongue-anim.gif
maybe they could find room for him in the Craftsman Truck Series ... http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g2...k/orn/evil.gif
The hard chargers in the Truck Series would love to "teach" Michael Schumacher ... http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g2...ink/orn/00.gif
I disagree, I don't believe there would be any teams that would want to invest in him for Cup. Perhaps as RFS stated, for the Truck Series.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lee Roy
Michael Shumacher is a 7 time world champion and owner of nearly every important record conceivable in the pinacle of motorsports.
Any NASCAR organization he contacted would have a NEXTEL Cup car available for him at his request. With his participation would follow more than sufficient sponsorship for the effort and a worldwide following.
Of course, the second paragraph is just my opinion., but it is colored by the facts in the first paragraph.
I remember some years ago he was vacationing in the US, I think he even went to some motorsport event and virtually no-one knew who he was.
I guess same would apply to Dale Jr to if he went to Europe.
You might be right about global sponsors though. Hard to say as it has never happened and probably never will. Gotta wait for the next 7 time champ. :)
He didn't go to a motorsport event. He went to one of those Walter Mitty type driving experiences at Texas Motor Speedway. (Richard Petty Driving Experience or something like that.) The people in line didn't recognize him. Hey, if you were standing in line for something like that, would you ever dream in a thousand years that Michael Schumacher would be in line with you? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Erki
He stood in line for a while but got tired and moved on. (He was on a motorcycle trip.) If he went to a Cup race, you can rest assured that they'd know who he was in the garage.
Europeans watch cricket and soccer. Nuff said.
What's wrong with that?Quote:
Originally Posted by rabf1
And I believe it's just the English in Europe that like Cricket.
Schumacker often vacations in the states since hes almost never recognized.
Now as for him in NASCAR, I have no doubt that almost any team would jump at the chance to test him and get him to race a season or even a handful of races. I say almost any team because I doubt Rousch would do it considering his attitude towards non-North American car manufactures.
MS has always said he thinks ovals are far to dangerous and the closest he would ever get is the road course at Indy.
Can you imagine the green flag swerve MS would do? The "big one" would happen on the first lap at Talladega.
Does rock climbing and rides a motorcyle around various states.Quote:
Schumacker often vacations in the states since hes almost never recognized.
Rock Climbing isnt!!!!Quote:
MS has always said he thinks ovals are far to dangerous and the closest he would ever get is the road course at Indy.
Of course it isn't if you have safety harnesses. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Robert Ryan
FRANCHITTI DEAL CLOSE
Team owner Chip Ganassi said he is hopeful to have a contract with reigning Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti signed this week.
Franchitti, who remains under contract with Andretti Green Racing in the IndyCar Series, is joining Ganassi's NASCAR Cup team for the 2008 season.
The plan has been for Franchitti to compete in the ARCA race Friday at Talladega Superspeedway. But Franchitti is scheduled to run the American LeMans Series event at Road Atlanta on Saturday for AGR with teammates Bryan Herta and Tony Kanaan.
"Hopefully it will be done this week and hopefully he'll be in Talladega -- hopefully," Ganassi said Sunday before the Cup race at Kansas Speedway. "I'm working hard on it. I've been working on it every single day. He likes to race. He wants to be here."
On NascarNow Scott Speed just announced he will be driving a Redbull sponsored Toyota in ARCA all next year.
Update on the open-wheelers in the ARCA race... Franchitti finished 17, after starting from the back (engine change) and running as high as 8th.
However, Scott Speed qualified 7th, ran as high as 3rd, never dropped out of the top 15, and finished a very respectable 7th.