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That, and the way he’s coming in: humbly, workman-like, without anything like the fanfare of Juan Pablo Montoya’s defection from Formula One—even though Villeneuve’s resume is stronger.
Villeneuve plans to drive the last seven races of this Craftsman Truck season in Bill Davis Racing Toyotas, with an eye toward NASCAR’s Nextel Cup next year (by then it will be Sprint Cup).
By Ed Hinton, The Times
Villeneuve will make the jump from the Craftsman Series to the Nextel Cup Series at the end of the season. He’ll have to go through the same adjustment period endured by old IndyCar and F1 rival Juan Pablo Montoya, who moved over to NASCAR in 2006.
Villeneuve says he’s anxious to battle with the best NASCAR pilots next season. Will he be able to compete as a rookie?
By Francois Gendron, Bleacher Report
Jacques Villeneuve completed a two-day NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series test in a Bill Davis Racing Toyota on Tuesday at Chicagoland Speedway. Villeneuve drove a Tundra in preparation for several truck series races this fall in anticipation of running the full NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for BDR next year.
Villeneuve, who hasn’t raced on an oval since 1995--when he won the Indianapolis 500 and CART championship--spent Monday getting accustomed to the Tundra. Current truck series points-leader Mike Skinner ran a few laps, then Villeneuve ran his first test laps. By the 12th lap, his time of 31.67 seconds (170.508 mph) was within six-tenths of Skinner’s times. He finished the Monday test two-tenths off Skinner’s best lap.
Auto Week
Open-wheel champion Jacques Villeneuve made his debut in a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series entry Monday and Tuesday at Chicagoland Speedway in Illinois.
Wheeling a Bill Davis Racing Toyota, spent Monday acclimating himself to the No. 27 truck after watching teammate and former NCTS champion Mike Skinner run a few laps.
By Buddy Shacklette - AHN Motor Sports
