But there are some serious RC drivers this year, this race should be a cracker
Jul 29 NASCAR Nationwide Series:The NASCAR Nationwide Series prepares for its second consecutive trip to Montreal's famed Circuit Gilles Villeneuve – where this year the son of the road course's namesake will participate in the event. Jacques Villeneuve leads a contingent of eight Canadians – including Patrick Carpentier (Quebec), Ron Fellows (Ontario) and DJ Kennington (Ontario) – who will race in front of their passionate fans. Carpentier is foregoing his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series ride in Pocono for Gillett Evernham Motorsports in order to concentrate on the Montreal event. Two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Terry Labonte – whose family tree extends to Montreal and was the test driver for the series in May 2007 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve – will drive for Carpentier in Pocono. Last year's race was one of the most exiting in each of NASCAR's national series in 2007. Kevin Harvick won the inaugural event. Robby Gordon was involved in a scrape with then-leader Marcos Ambrose with two laps to go, resulting in Gordon capturing the lead. Or so he believed. He wasn't the winner, though he celebrated along with Harvick on the frontstretch. Also performing a celebratory burnout along with Harvick and Gordon was Carpentier, the Quebec native who finished second after winning his first career pole in NASCAR competition earlier in the day. Harvick isn't back to defend his race win and Gordon is racing in Pocono only. Ambrose returns with an eye on his first series victory.(NASCAR) (07-29-08)
ENTRY LIST
NAPA Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
August 02, 2008 | Race 23 of 35
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CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN MAKE SPONSOR OWNER
0 Wheeler Boys Calgary, Alberta Chevrolet SponsorDavis.com Johnny Davis
1 Mike Bliss Milwaukie, OR Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming James Finch
01 Trevor Boys Calgary, Alberta Chevrolet SponsorDavis.com Johnny Davis
2 Clint Bowyer Emporia, KS Chevrolet BB&T Richard Childress
4 Landon Cassill* Cedar Rapids, IA Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming James Finch
5 Ron Fellows Mississauga, Ontario Chevrolet GoDaddy.com Rick Hendrick
05 Burney Lamar W. Sacramento, CA Ford 31-W Insulation / CertainTeed Wayne Day
6 David Ragan Unadilla, GA Ford Discount Tire Jack Roush
7 Mike Wallace St. Louis, MO Toyota GEICO Bob Germain
9 Patrick Carpentier* Joliette, Quebec Dodge Subway George Gillett, Jr
10 Justin Marks Rocklin, CA Toyota Furniture Electronics Todd Braun
16 Greg Biffle Vancouver, WA Ford 3M Jack Roush
20 Joey Logano Middletown, CT Toyota GameStop Joe Gibbs
22 TBA1 No Home Town Dodge Supercuts Armando Fitz
24 Eric McClure Chilhowie, VA Chevrolet Hefty John McGill
25 Boris Said Carlsbad, CA Ford No Fear / Team Smithfield Ed Rensi
27 Brad Coleman Houston, TX Ford Cottonelle Mike Curb
28 Kenny Wallace St. Louis, MO Chevrolet Jay Robinson Inc. Mimi Fitz
29 Scott Wimmer Wausau, WI Chevrolet Holiday Inn / Holiday Inn Express Richard Childress
30 Stanton Barrett Bishop, CA Chevrolet NOS Energy Drink Christopher Lencheski
32 Jacques Villeneuve Montreal, Quebec Toyota L'Equipeur / Ganotec Todd Braun
33 Ron Hornaday Palmdale, CA Chevrolet Camping World
/ RVs.com DeLana Harvick
38 Jason Leffler Long Beach, CA Toyota Great Clips Ralph Braun
40 Scott Pruett Sacramento, CA Dodge Fastenal Floyd Ganassi
47 Kelly Bires Mauston, WI Ford Clorox Jodi Geschickter
52 Scott Gaylord Lakewood, CO Ford Means Racing Jimmy Means 59 Marcos Ambrose Launceston, Tasmania Ford STP Tad Geschickter
60 Carl Edwards Columbia, MO Ford CitiFinancial Jack Roush
64 Max Papis Como, Italy Chevrolet Atreus Homes & Communities Edward Rensi
66 Steve Wallace Mooresville, NC Chevrolet 5-Hour Energy Rusty Wallace
81 D.J. Kennington St. Thomas, Ontario Dodge Mahindra Tractors Pat MacDonald
84 Mike Harmon Birmingport, AL Chevrolet Mike Harmon Racing Mike Harmon
88 Brad Keselowski Rochester Hills, MI Chevrolet U.S. Navy Dale Earnhardt, Jr
89 Morgan Shepherd Conover, NC Dodge Racing With Jesus Cindy Shepherd
90 Don Thomson Jr. Ayr, Ontario Chevrolet MSRP Motorsports Marcia Parsons
91 Scott Steckly Milverton, Ontario Chevrolet MSRP Motorsports Stacey Humphrey
99 David Reutimann Zephyrhills, FL Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine Michael Waltrip
109 Kevin O'Connell Newport Beach, CA Chevrolet Gen'l Environmental Mgmt / Taleo Grill Susan O'Connell
111 Jason Keller Greenville, SC Chevrolet America's Incredible Pizza Company Bryan Mullet
149 Derrike Cope Spanaway, WA Chevrolet Jay Robinson Inc. Jay Robinson
161 Stan Barrett Bishop, CA Ford Specialty Racing Charles Shoffner
162 Brandon Whitt El Cajon, CA Ford Specialty Racing Doug Taylor
198 Alex Garcia Caracas, Venezuela Chevrolet Dixien / OmniSource Corp. Alex Garcia
331 Kenny Hendrick Chino, CA Chevrolet INTERUSH Stanton Barrett
go aussie go & do yourself , team & STP colours proud
It's hard to blame Tad Geschickter for being in a good mood these days. Not only did Marcos Ambrose qualify the Ford Geschickter co-owns with Brad Daugherty for the Sprint Cup Series race at Indianapolis, but now the Nationwide Series heads to Montreal.
A year ago, it would have been understandable if Geschickter headed back across the U.S./Canada border in a foul mood. Ambrose was in the lead with the laps down to a few, but he had an angry Robby Gordon on his bumper for the restart, and anyone paying attention knew what was about to happen.
Gordon lived up to expectations by knocking Ambrose out of the lead, though he was subsequently penalized by NASCAR for his actions. Ambrose and Gordon patched up their differences, with Gordon even making a Cup ride available to Ambrose last season.
Geschickter and Ambrose aren't going to try the Cup Series again until Kansas, so the focus is on the Nationwide Series, and what Geschickter hopes is a win Saturday in Montreal.
"He ran a heck of a race last year and really had a shot at winning," Geschickter said. "I hope we can duplicate that. I wouldn't pick anyone over him at most [road courses] we go. I think he's a special talent. Hopefully we can bring one home here."
That's certainly Ambrose's intention, and the fact that Gordon's not entered in this year's race can only help his cause.
"I feel like I've been talking about Robby Gordon for the last 10 months," said Ambrose, who wound up seventh last year. "But what I'm really looking forward to is getting back [to Montreal] and trying to win the race. I feel like we learned a lot from last year."
Ambrose will be among the favorites among the Nationwide Series regulars, but he'll have to compete with a few road-course ringers who are running with full-time teams. Ron Fellows will be in JR Motorsports' No. 5 entry, Jacques Villeneuve will be in Braun Racing's No. 32, Scott Pruett will be in Chip Ganassi Racing's No. 40 entry and Max Papis will drive Rusty Wallace Racing's No. 64.
Boris Said, meanwhile, will be driving a car built by his No Fear Racing team, though the car will run the No. 25 of Team Rensi Motorsports as the teams have formed a partnership for the event.
Now that was a crazy race, they will have to test on that track for next year, Goodyear you stuffed up bad, ruined a good race for the drivers & teams.
And the fans that paid good money to see tyres that didn't work for the track?
Ambrose Qualified 24th but because of an engine change had to start at the rear, worked his way up to 22nd finish , if he had started in 24th he would have at least a top 10 in his debut race at the big show at INDY, that would have been a great debut for a new start up team that had to get in on speed, The tv never got one shot of him passing the cars, espn need a kick up the arse for the shocking telecast, if you didn't know, it just looked like there were 5 cars racing, not 43?
At LEAST ambrose had a good race & finished on the lead lap in his cup oval race.
I AM STILL GETTING OVER A WELL DESERVED BEER & BARBEQUE BASH.
the next 2 weeks are going to be ROAD COURSES
so go aussie go !!!!!!!!!
Ambrose will concentrate on NASCAR Nationwide Series duties next weekend in the NAPA Auto Parts 200 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada, a race that Ambrose all-but won last year before he was involved in a controversial incident with Robby Gordon.
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Pages 10 & 26 have stacks on the race & there are other pages that have v8's news. Click on the side tabs then it opens up & click on the article you want & it re-sizes so you can read them.
ALL THE NASCAR COVERAGE IS MAINLY BECAUSE AMBROSE went for his dream in america, before he went there this mag had bugger all on Nascar.
It's going to be a hard weekend for me, theres the Montreal RC race & the v8's at WINTON............. REVHEAD HEAVEN
The following weekend Ambrose will again do double-duty, racing both the Nationwide Series and Sprint Cup Series races at the Watkins Glen International road course in New York state. The Sprint Cup start will come in the #21 Little Debbie Ford Fusion of Wood Brothers Racing THE ONE HE RACED AT INFINEON.
Driver Rating
Formula combining the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish. Maximum: 150 points per race.
Number of Races: 1
NAPA Auto Parts 200 Pre-Race
For point-paying races in current and past three years, at this track.
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Rk.Car NumberDriverAverage FinishHigh RatingAverage Driver Rating
1 59 Marcos Ambrose 7.0 133.4 133.4
2 22 Patrick Carpentier 2.0 122.1 122.1
3 33 Ron Fellows 4.0 120.6 120.6
4 41 Scott Pruett 14.0 112.7 112.7
5 1 Max Papis 3.0 109.3 109.3
6 21 Kevin Harvick 1.0 105.4 105.4
7 55 Robby Gordon 18.0 100.1 100.1
8 9 Boris Said 28.0 94.6 94.6
9 90 Stephen Leicht 5.0 92.4 92.4
10 29 Jeff Burton 10.0 86.8 86.8
11 77 Ron Hornaday Jr. 13.0 85.1 85.1
12 17 Michel Jourdain 16.0 82.0 82.0
13 14 Kyle Krisiloff 6.0 79.2 79.2
14 37 Greg Biffle 20.0 78.1 78.1
14 18 Brad Coleman 8.0 78.1 78.1
16 99 David Reutimann 9.0 77.6 77.6
17 60 Carl Edwards 30.0 76.9 76.9
18 30 Stanton Barrett 17.0 61.8 61.8
19 7 Mike Wallace 27.0 60.2 60.2
20 66 Steve Wallace 32.0 58.5 58.5
21 6 David Ragan 19.0 58.1 58.1
22 98 Alex Garcia 36.0 56.1 56.1
23 38 Jason Leffler 26.0 47.0 47.0
24 72 D.J. Kennington 37.0 46.9 46.9
25 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. 24.0 43.7 43.7
26 44 Mark Green 40.0 36.5 36.5
27 71 Trevor Boys 35.0 36.1 36.1
28 52 Scott Gaylord 39.0 33.5 33.5
29 01 Joe Fox 41.0 32.4 32.4
29 89 Morgan Shepherd 38.0 32.4 32.4
31 76 Jerick Johnson 42.0 30.3 30.3
RESULTS
2008 Official Race Results : NAPA Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge
NAPA Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge | August 02, 2008 | Race 23 of 35
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FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS WINNINGS
1 6 5 Ron Fellows Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 190/5 48 Running 109,963
2 4 9 Patrick Carpentier * Dodge Subway 170/0 48 Running 76,043 3 3 59 Marcos Ambrose Ford STP 175/10 48 Running 68,043
4 12 33 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet Camping World
/ RVs.com 160/0 48 Running 51,443
5 7 25 Boris Said Ford No Fear / Team Smithfield / Advance Auto Parts 155/0 48 Running 49,518
6 18 60 Carl Edwards Ford CitiFinancial 150/0 48 Running 41,625
7 14 38 Jason Leffler Toyota Great Clips 146/0 48 Running 43,818
8 16 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 142/0 48 Running 36,125
9 29 2 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet BB&T 138/0 48 Running 35,825
10 8 66 Steve Wallace Chevrolet 5-Hour Energy 134/0 48 Running 42,693
11 17 29 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet Holiday Inn / Holiday Inn Express 130/0 48 Running 40,743
12 28 88 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet U.S. Navy 127/0 48 Running 40,468
13 30 6 David Ragan Ford Discount Tire 124/0 48 Running 34,600
14 19 4 Landon Cassill * Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 121/0 48 Running 41,793
15 11 7 Mike Wallace Toyota GEICO 118/0 48 Running 40,668
16 5 32 Jacques Villeneuve Toyota L'Equipeur / Ganotec 120/5 48 Accident 39,793
17 10 20 Joey Logano Toyota GameStop 112/0 47 Accident 39,668
18 32 99 David Reutimann Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 109/0 47 Running 33,050
19 25 1 Mike Bliss Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 106/0 47 Running 39,693
20 2 64 Max Papis Chevrolet Atreus Homes & Communities 103/0 47 Running 40,068
21 9 27 Brad Coleman Ford Scott Towels / Kleenex 100/0 47 Running 39,418
22 1 40 Scott Pruett Dodge Fastenal 102/5 47 Running 42,168
23 23 111 Jason Keller Chevrolet America's Incredible Pizza Company 94/0 47 Running 39,518
24 26 47 Kelly Bires Ford Clorox 91/0 47 Running 41,043
25 21 30 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet NOS Energy Drink 88/0 47 Running 32,700
26 24 198 Alex Garcia Chevrolet Dixien / OmniSource Corp. 85/0 47 Running 32,480
27 22 81 D J Kennington Dodge Mahindra Tractors 82/0 47 Running 38,893
28 15 22 Andrew Ranger Dodge Supercuts / Tide / Wal-Mart 79/0 47 Running 38,848
29 37 52 Scott Gaylord Ford Means Racing 76/0 46 Running 32,345
30 20 24 Brian Simo Chevrolet Long John Silver's 73/0 44 Running 39,028
31 27 28 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet Reel Deal "Card Games" on Phantom EFX 70/0 42 Electrical 38,718
32 38 0 Wheeler Boys Chevrolet SponsorDavis.com 67/0 37 Brakes 32,215
33 13 10 Justin Marks Toyota Future Electronics 64/0 19 Transmission 32,180
34 42 01 Trevor Boys Chevrolet SponsorDavis.com 61/0 13 Transmission 38,613
35 31 05 Burney Lamar Ford 31-W Insulation / CertainTeed 58/0 8 Ignition 32,110
36 35 331 Jeff Fuller Chevrolet GrandStay.net 55/0 7 Vibration 32,075
37 43 89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet Racing With Jesus 52/0 7 Handling 32,035
38 34 162 Brandon Whitt Ford Specialty Racing 49/0 7 Brakes 31,980
39 41 161 Stan Barrett Chevrolet INTERUSH.net 46/0 7 Brakes 38,413
40 39 90 Don Thomson Chevrolet MSRP Motorsports 43/0 2 Ignition 31,860
41 36 91 Scott Steckly Chevrolet MSRP Motorsports 40/0 2 Transmission 31,775
42 40 84 Dale Quarterley Chevrolet Mike Harmon Racing 37/0 2 Handling 31,715
43 33 149 Derrike Cope Chevrolet Jay Robinson Inc. 34/0 1 Brakes 31,541
Marcos Ambrose's domination of the NAPA Auto Parts 200 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada last weekend was acknowledged when the post-race contingency awards were announced.
Ambrose, who collected US$68,043 for third place in the rain-shortened event, was awarded the WIX Filters Lap Leader Award, the Mobil 1 Command Performance Award and the Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race. Ambrose scored the highest driver rating score of the day with 143.5, set 15 fastest laps and was in the top 15 for every lap run.
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