Jacques Villeneuve News

Labbe Takes Over as #36 Crew Chief:

Labbe Takes Over as #36 Crew Chief:

October 23, 2007
Richard Slugger Labbe will take over duties as crew chief of the #36 team for at least the next two races. Labbe, a 39-year-old native of Saco, Maine, has been busy for the last several months working with Bill Davis Racing newcomer Jacques Villeneuve.(BDR PR)(10-

Pollack talks about interest of buying BDR:

Pollack talks about interest of buying BDR:

October 23, 2007
Jacques Villeneuve's manager Craig Pollock says he is interested in buying a Nextel Cup team while admitting he has held talks with Bill Davis Racing, the team for which his driver is currently competing in NASCAR. The former Formula One team principal and Champ Car

#36 Cup ride available – Skinner in for three races? UPDATE: Skinner & Benson to split driving duties:

#36 Cup ride available – Skinner in for three races? UPDATE: Skinner & Benson to split driving duties:

October 22, 2007
An immediate departure to the #66 for Jeremy Mayfield leaves the #36 Cup ride open for the remainder of 2007. Supposedly, Mike Skinner will drive the #36 in three of the final four races and Jacques Villeneuve will drive at Phoenix.(10-22-2007) UPDATE: Bill Davis Racing

Villeneuve buys Bill Davis Racing? UPDATE 3:

Villeneuve buys Bill Davis Racing? UPDATE 3:

October 22, 2007
Auto123.com's contributor Bertrand Godin has learned earlier today a rumour indicating that Jacques Villeneuve and Craig Pollock have purchased the Bill Davis Racing Team [#22, #27 and #36 in Cup, #5, #22, #23, #27 in Truck]. According to a reliable source, Villeneuve

Testing at Gateway:

Testing at Gateway:

October 22, 2007
#27-Jacques Villeneuve and #22-Dave Blaney, both of Bill Davis Racing, are scheduled to test at Gateway International Raceway Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 23-24. The Wednesday test session is open to the public with gates opening at 9 a.m.(GIR PR)(10-22-2007)

Villeneuve buys Bill Davis Racing? UPDATE 3:

Villeneuve buys Bill Davis Racing? UPDATE 3:

October 22, 2007
Auto123.com's contributor Bertrand Godin has learned earlier today a rumour indicating that Jacques Villeneuve and Craig Pollock have purchased the Bill Davis Racing Team [#22, #27 and #36 in Cup, #5, #22, #23, #27 in Truck]. According to a reliable source, Villeneuve

Testing at Gateway….changes:

Testing at Gateway….changes:

October 15, 2007
#27-Jacques Villeneuve and #22-Dave Blaney of Bill Davis Racing have rescheduled their Car of Tomorrow test at Gateway International Raceway originally slated for tomorrow [Oct 16] to next week [dates will be announced]. #48-Jimmie Johnson is still scheduled to test

Testing at Gateway next week UPDATE:

Testing at Gateway next week UPDATE:

October 10, 2007
Gillet-Evernham Motorsports and Richard Childress Racing are scheduled to test at Gateway International Raceway Wednesday, Oct. 17. The RCR #07 team of Clint Bowyer and the GEM #19 team of Elliott Sadler are planning to attend. On Tuesday, Oct. 16, Bill Davis Racing

Villeneuve, BDR consider competing in COT race at Phoenix:

Villeneuve, BDR consider competing in COT race at Phoenix:

October 9, 2007
#27-Jacques Villeneuve and Bill Davis Racing, coming off positive results in the former Formula One champion's Cup debut Sunday at Talladega, are contemplating running another Cup race before the end of the season. Mike Brown, general manager at BDR, said the team

Ramblings – Talladea Qualifying Notes:

Ramblings – Talladea Qualifying Notes:

October 7, 2007
Michael Waltrip toured the 2.66 mile Talladega Superspeeday this afternoon in 50.648 sec (189.070 mph) to take the Bud Pole for tomorrow's UAW-Ford 500. The top 11 cars were all in the go-or-go-home category, but 9/10/11 won't be seen tomorrow. This was Waltrip's first

Waltrip wins pole at Talladega:

Waltrip wins pole at Talladega:

October 6, 2007
#55-Michael Waltrip won the Budweiser Pole for the UAW-Ford at Talladega Superspeedway with a speed of 189.070mph for his 1st pole of 2007, first since Pocono in June 2005, the 4th of his career and 2nd ever for Toyoya. #22-Blaney qualified second with the rest of

Talladega Qualifying Fast Facts

Talladega Qualifying Fast Facts

October 6, 2007
.. Michael Waltrip won the Bud Pole for the UAW-Ford 500 with a lap of 50.648 seconds, 189.070 mph. .. This is his fourth Bud Pole in 686 career Nextel Cup races. .. This is his first Bud Pole and first top-10 start 11 races in 2007. .. This is Waltrip's first Bud

Villeneuve’s rides to promote UNICEF at Talladega:

Villeneuve’s rides to promote UNICEF at Talladega:

October 5, 2007
This week's truck race will be Jacques Villeneuve's second, having debuted in Las Vegas on the weekend of September 22. As was the case when he debuted in Las Vegas, Villeneuve has never driven a truck at Talladega. Villeneuve will debut title sponsorship from the

Drivers Don’t Like Villeneuve Debuting at Talladega:

Drivers Don’t Like Villeneuve Debuting at Talladega:

September 29, 2007
#24-Jeff Gordon thinks it's a big mistake for former Formula One champion Jacques Villeneuve to attempt to make his Nextel Cup debut next week at Talladega Superspeedway. "I love Jacques, but that's not the right decision to make," Gordon said Friday. "I didn't think

Villeneuve to attempt Talladega:

Villeneuve to attempt Talladega:

September 28, 2007
Jacques Villeneuve will make his Nextel Cup race debut next weekend, five weeks earlier than originally planned, in the ˜UAW-Ford 500', at the famous Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama. Villeneuve, who sat in a ˜Cup' car for the first time just 24 days ago, was initially