When Sam Hornish, Juan Montoya and Jacques Villeneuve qualified for the Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix, we had 3, count them, 3 Indianapolis 500 winners in the field.
But did you know this wasn't the first time a NASCAR field had such a distinguished collection of guests in the starting field.
October 1976:
The National 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway [now Lowe's Motor Speedway].
Johnny Rutherford, A.J. Foyt & Gordon Johncock.
January 1964:
The Motor Trend 500 at Riverside [road course].
There were four Indy 500 winners in the field:
Troy Ruttman, A.J. Foyt, Parnelli Jones & Rodger Ward.
I just thought you'd be interested in knowing this tidbit!
(Researched at racing-reference.info)
Showing posts with label Jacques Villeneuve. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jacques Villeneuve. Show all posts
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Friday, September 28, 2007
Villeneuve to debut at 'Dega
With former Formula One and Indy 500 champ Jacques Villeneuve will attempt to make his Nextel Cup debut next Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway, and he's pretty excited about it but Jeff Gordon has concerns with someone starting their first Cup race at Talladega, and in one of the Chase for the Cup venues to boot.
Can't blame him.. Restrictor plate races are tricky beasts, and if one isn't acclimated to the kind of skill needed to run that, it could be a very hairy proposition.
See the article at nascar.com
Can't blame him.. Restrictor plate races are tricky beasts, and if one isn't acclimated to the kind of skill needed to run that, it could be a very hairy proposition.
See the article at nascar.com
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Villeneuve Has a Good Test
For those of you following the F1 imports
Jacques Villeneuve had not driven on an oval since 1995, the year he won the Indianapolis 500 and the CART championship. BDR Craftsman Truck Series driver Mike Skinner was on hand to help Villeneuve, who watched Skinner make a few laps in the truck before taking to the 1.5-mile track.
By the end of the first day, Villeneuve was within two-tenths of a second of Skinner's time, BDR reported.
See all the details at scenedaily.com
Jacques Villeneuve had not driven on an oval since 1995, the year he won the Indianapolis 500 and the CART championship. BDR Craftsman Truck Series driver Mike Skinner was on hand to help Villeneuve, who watched Skinner make a few laps in the truck before taking to the 1.5-mile track.
By the end of the first day, Villeneuve was within two-tenths of a second of Skinner's time, BDR reported.
See all the details at scenedaily.com
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Jacques Villeneuve and NASCAR
Wow, who's NOT looking at NASCAR.
Following an invitation from Toyota NASCAR team Bill Davis Racing, former F1 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve will make his NASCAR debut behind the wheel of a Toyota Tundra truck on Monday, August 27 at Chicagoland Speedway in Illinois.
See billdavisracing.com for the rest of the article!
Following an invitation from Toyota NASCAR team Bill Davis Racing, former F1 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve will make his NASCAR debut behind the wheel of a Toyota Tundra truck on Monday, August 27 at Chicagoland Speedway in Illinois.
See billdavisracing.com for the rest of the article!
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