Robby Gordon is in talks with Jacques Villeneuve and Barry Green, for Villeneuve to run for Robby Gordon Motorsports in the Nationwide Montreal race on August 2nd and possibly a Sprint Cup ride in 2009. “I will send a car Nationwide Series in Montreal, no matter what happens,” said Gordon. Much of the Nationwide deal and Cup ride deal depends if Villeneuve and Green can bring a sponsor along with the deal.(rough tranlation from Le Journal de Montreal/Canoe Sports)(7-7-2008)
UPDATE: Jacques Villeneuve still has not confirmed his presence at the Montreal event. Barry Green stated, “We are aware that time is pressing. I still believe that Jacques will be on the track in Montreal.” Green and Villeneuve are talking to Robby Gordon, Todd Braun and James Finch. Green added that the Fitz Motorsports, with whom Patrick Carpentier made his debut last year, was also a possibility.(translated from Canoe Sports via Google Translate)(7-12-2008)
UPDATE 2: Jacques Villeneuve is expected to announce a one-off ride with the Braun Racing team for August’s Nationwide Series race in Montreal in a press conference Thursday. The 1997 Formula One world champion will drive the #32 Toyota that NASCAR star Kyle Busch piloted to victory in Charlotte earlier this season. Villeneuve will be one of three drivers for Braun at the Circuit-Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal.(Globe and Mail)(7-17-2008)
UPDATE 3: Braun Racing announces that former Formula One World Champion Jacques Villeneuve will drive its #32 Toyota in the second annual Nationwide Series event at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada on August 1-2, 2008.(Braun Racing PR)(7-17-2008)
