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Unlike his pre-BAR Honda F1 days, Jacques Villeneuve’s NASCAR career has been strewn with potholes - and by “potholes” we mean crashes, mechanical failures and lowly finishes. But there have been a few successes, with third-place finishes at Montreal in 2010 and at Road America in 2011 - both road courses - and pole position at Montreal last year in the Nationwide Series.
Penske Racing is giving Villeneuve a chance to improve those placings, having offered the French-Canadian a drive in the #22 Discount Tire Dodge Challenger for both of those races. Villeneuve subbed for regular Penske team driver Brad Keselowski during those two rounds in 2011, adding a 27th in Montreal to his third at Road America.
The adventure will give Villeneuve 12 NASCAR starts in the last five years, and having taken pole position at Montreal and been on the podium twice, it’s not outrageous to figure he’s in with a chance. “I feel, after winning the pole last year at Montreal,” he said, "that we can have a lot of success. A NASCAR victory is something I want."Penske hires Jacques Villeneuve for two NASCAR Nationwide races originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 22 May 2012 10:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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