Villeneuve unable to find race seat yet

[davewilson]

Former Formula 1 driver Jacques Villeneuve was hoping to find himself a job in an American racing series. According to the Canadian press Villeneuve hoped to get a seat in the NASCAR Busch series, but he was unable to come up with the sponsorship budget of $18 million.
A source close to Villeneuve told Globe and Mail he is now looking at other ways of getting into a stock car. "He's even talking about doing the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series now and then do some Busch to try to get into it," the source said. "You know if you haven't driven these cars, there aren't a lot of people who want to touch you. The teams think there's steep learning curve which takes time and experience and they don't want to finance it."

The NASCAR Crafsman Truck Series is considered the bottom of the NASCAR ladder. It is the best opportunity for young talents in stock car racing.

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