Expect a Hilarious NASCAR Nationwide Race this weekend

[dpbird90]

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/84542

Enough said

[Conian]

i see what ya saying, but you gotta have a dream, else how you gonna have a dream come true?

[FourWheelDrift]

Why not, it's a road course and the non-oval drivers always do well on them.

[dpbird90]

FourWheelDrift said:

Why not, it's a road course and the non-oval drivers always do well on them.

Yeah, but its Villeneuve

[Conian]

Cant Jacques hope to do well?

[williamp]

Conian said:

Cant Jacques hope to do well?

Of course. But you'll remember when him and Craig Pillock started BAR, they said they were certain to win their first race and win the championship in the first year.

They didn't **quite** achieve this

[thunderbelmont]

Since JV was fourth in his last (and second ever) NASCAR Nationwide race last year, I expect him to do well here - partly because he's got the advantage of plenty of racing miles at Road America, where most everyone else in Nationwide won't have been there before.

Just so long as he doesn't get "in the way" of some of the more bullish NASCAR drivers.

[sheps]

Live on tv anywhere?

[dpbird90]

sheps said:

Live on tv anywhere?

NASCAR always seems to be on Sky channel 190, although I'd reckon it'll be on justin.tv for sure

[eastlmark]

dpbird90 said:

sheps said:

Live on tv anywhere?

NASCAR always seems to be on Sky channel 190,

cup yeah but not nationwide.

[dpbird90]

eastlmark said:

dpbird90 said:

sheps said:

Live on tv anywhere?

NASCAR always seems to be on Sky channel 190,

cup yeah but not nationwide.

Ah shame, jtv it is then

[PabloTeK]

The sound from this is what I expect a NASCAR Nationwide race at a new track to be like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExcEvZMRm9s

[onomatopoeia]

What's more, since it's a conventional circuit the Nationwide series will run if it's raining, they have treaded tyres available and provision to fit a windscreen wiper.

If it starts raining during the race they red flag it to give the teams time to fit said wiper. Happened at Montreal a couple of years back, think it was the first time they had ever run in the rain. You could just tell the organisers were going "oh bugger, we're actually going to have to do this, aren't we?" to themselves

[hornet]

The main series is at Infineon as well, so both races should prove interesting.

[dpbird90]

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Well, as predicted. He did st

[PabloTeK]

dpbird90 said:

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Well, as predicted. He did st

I dunno, that's pretty near the "podium" ish... Even if he was at the tail end of a very long lead lap!

Though in F1 25th would put you behind the tea lady

Edited by PabloTeK on Sunday 20th June 01:05

[SlipStream77]

OP, did you actually watch the race or even read a report?

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5...

[groomi]

SlipStream77 said:

OP, did you actually watch the race or even read a report?

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5...

Sounds like JV had a good race. Who knows, maybe he would be good for the show in F1 for a season or two? It's not like he ever had a decent car to compete in after he left Williams.

[hornet]

Caught the last 20 or so laps of the race, and Villeneuve more than held his own until mechanical issues in the last few laps. Very much in contention for the win at one point. Was impressed with Carl Edwards as well.

[dpbird90]

SlipStream77 said:

OP, did you actually watch the race or even read a report?

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5...

Yeah, I just have an irrational dislike for JV. No idea why.