Jacques Villeneuve will also run in NASCAR

A few hours ago I talked about the second participation of Kimi Raikkonen in a race NASCAR, this time in the Nationwide. But it seems that it won't be the only former champion of the world of formula one to return to American territory to run on ovals. And it is now is Jacques Villeneuve who will participate in two Truck Series races.
In particular the Canadian it pilotara the Dodge for Penske Racing in the racing of Road Atlanta and Montreal, two circuits routers that European drivers such as Villeneuve may have advantage over locals. It remains to be seen if Jacques does two good results and you can finally find a championship in which

Kimi Raikkonen rejects offers millions of NASCAR

The Finn is becoming an Idol greater than it was before leaving formula one. kimi raikkonen has shown over the past months that isn't in the racing for money, but to do whatever you want at any given time. Another example of his character is that we can see today. After confirming its passage through the NASCAR now says that he could have rejected some millionaire of America offer.
According to rumors close to Kyle Busch Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing Team the offer would be to compete in time entirely in NASCAR. Former champion formula 1 of 2007 seems to have said that, not to this offer and like last year it will not decide its sporting future until the last months of 2011. Will we again pass the same saga of the last offseason?

I have no contract with anyone, why can I choose what you want tomorrow. For me it is simple. He had some proposals of America before. It is good to try. Is not something that had always intended to do, but why not try it? They work differently and the sport is also different, but so far everything is fine.

Kimi Raikkonen will make his debut in the NASCAR on May 20

Well it seems that the news is gradually going to take shape. Following the announcement last Tuesday that Kimi Raikkonen wanted to participate in the NASCAR, today we must tell you the date that trample for the first time the circuits of the American category. Apparently it will be on May 20, the day on which the Finnish debut in the Truck Seriesin the circuit of Charlotte.
More details on the project are not yet known, and it has even become to rumors about the possibility that Kimi among directly sponsored by Red Bull, which already has a team in the Sprint Cup, although the hypothesis that more can be heard is to do within his own Squadron. We will see that this gives the category, but certainly has aroused the curiosity of fans in this and the other side of the pond.

NASCAR heat engines

 Next day Saturday February 12 will officially begin the 2011 NASCAR season with the dispute of the usual Shootout at Daytona International Speedway. A week later we will have the Duels, but to begin to distribute points we will have to wait for the dispute of the Daytona 500 on February 20. Three weeks in which car in the USA will have as focus of Daytona.

This Daytona has been nice. Asphalt problems have been resolved with a complete resurfacing that pilots have already given their approval. There will also be new benefits that have been tested new restrictor-plates. Although this gives equal longer than fall when the first flag will only 42 pilots aim to break the reign of Jimmie Johnson. To be able to vote this post you must login or register here.

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But first of all, we start with the budweiser shootout. Event display which can only involve those pilots chosen under the following criteria: applicants in The Chase in 2010, winners of the Daytona 500 or the second visit that makes Championship at Daytona in July, pilots who have been previous winning year, Rookies of the Shootout or drivers who have won a Championship. In summary, the presence of almost every major.