Jacques Villeneuve Now Plans His Nextel Cup Debut Next Week at Talladega

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By Mike Mulhern   KANSAS CITY, Kansas  Jacques Villeneuve, the Formula One star planning to make the jump into NASCAR, with Bill Davis’ Toyota operation in High Point, N.C., surprised everyone here yesterday by announcing he would be making his Nextel Cup debut next week at Talladega—barely three weeks after making his first runs in […]


Cup Tour Regulars Surprised That NASCAR Has Okayed Villeneuve for Talladega

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By Mike Mulhern   KANSAS CITY, Kansas  NASCAR’s decision to okay Formula One star Jacques Villeneuve for next week’s Nextel Cup race at Talladega has stunned NASCAR regulars. Villeneuve, though he won the World Championship in 1997 and he’s an Indy 500 winner too, has only been running NASCAR machines for 24 days, and he […]


Jeff Gordon Says NASCAR Is Making a Mistake by Letting Jacques Villeneuve Run Talladega

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By Mike Mulhern   KANSAS CITY, Kansas  Jeff Gordon, the four-time NASCAR Cup series champ who is odds-on favorite to get his fifth this season, says NASCAR is making a mistake approving Formula One star Jacques Villeneuve for next week’s Talladega 500 as his first Nextel Cup tour star.  “I love Jacques, I’m a big […]


Johnson Wins Kansas Pole, Newman Bounced, But the Jacques Villeneuve Debate is a Hot One

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By Mike Mulhern   KANSAS CITY, Kansas  This weekend’s 400-miler at Kansas Speedway, particularly if it’s yet another gas-mileage event, could be just the calm before a Talladega storm, judging from the initial reaction by drivers to yesterday’s stunning news that NASCAR has okayed Formula One star Jacques Villeneuve to run in next Sunday’s Talladega […]