a little crude but the La Presse [Canada in French] reported that former F-1/CART driver, Jacques Villeneuve who was teamed up with Bill Davis racing and started the season in ther #27 Toyota [attempting just the Daytona 500] has teamed up with former CART team owner Barry Green and promoter of the Grand Prix of Canada, Normand Legault. The team needs sponsorship and could allign itself with another Cup team, Ganassi Racing was mentioned.(Translated thru Google from La Presse)(6-3-2008) UPDATE: Barry Green is denying reports that he and Jacques Villeneuve are attempting to raise money to start their own Sprint Cup team. A report in La Presse indicated that Green and Villeneuve had joined forces with Canadian Grand Prix promoter Normand Legault in a bid to raise enough funds to have Villeneuve run his own team under the umbrella of an existing Sprint Cup organization, such as Chip Ganassi Racing, Hendrick Motorsports or Richard Childress Racing. But Green tells RDS.ca that they have no plans to field a team in NASCAR, rather, they are looking for a sponsor which will help facilitate a NASCAR ride. “We’re trying to find a primary sponsor for Jacques,” said Green, who has been working with Villeneuve on the business side of his NASCAR career. “The Sprint Cup series is very competitive and to launch a new team doesn’t make much sense.” Green says Legault is a longtime friend of Villeneuve’s and he is doing everything he can to help him achieve his goal of racing in the NASCAR series.(tsn.ca)(6-4-2008)
