When Robby Gordon returns to Circuit Gilles Villeneuve for Saturday’s Napa Auto Parts 200, he’ll be looking to make up for some lost time. Gordon posted the second-fastest time in Thursday’s final practice session, then headed to Long Pond, Pa., to practice and qualify for Sunday’s Pennsylvania 500. Mark Ashenfelter, ESPN.go.com
Aug 2
The NAPA Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge at the historic Circuit Gilles Villeneuve road course is the inaugural event for the NASCAR Busch Series in Canada and the second points race for the series on international soil. The series has competed in Mexico City since 2005 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
The purse for the race is $2,075,651, the third in excess of $2 million in the series this year and the eighth-richest race purse in series history. Auto Racing Daily
Aug 01, 2007
“There are a great many NASCAR fans in Canada and we’ve been looking to bring our brand of racing to them for some time,” said NASCAR CEO Brian France. “Having the Busch Series at such an historic track like Circuit Gillese Villeneuve is certainly a win for everyone and we’re excited about the inaugural NAPA Auto Parts 200.” Pete Pistone, RacingOne.com
Aug 01, 2007
The NASCAR Busch Series will set another milestone this weekend as NASCAR’s second biggest series heads to Canada for the running of Saturday’s NAPA Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge at the famed Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
One of the entries for NASCAR’s inaugural run is renowned open wheel competitor Alex Garcia. Auto Racing Daily
Aug 01, 2007
“It’s the first time NASCAR is coming north of the border,” said Pickard, 27. “This is a good opportunity for Waltrip and Reutimann to sign autographs for Canadian fans. They both seemed pretty excited about it.”
Dozens of fans waited in line to get autographs from the NASCAR heavyweights.
“It’s pretty exciting and it’s stirred up quite a buzz around Mississauga,” said Pickard. Neil Sharma, MississaugaNews.com
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