Oh! Canada
A bit of confusion in 2007.
A lot of rain in '08.
NASCAR's foray north of the border has been interesting.
And, as expected, the road aces have excelled in Montreal.
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve:
Which driver in the top 12 will most likely not make the Chase?
8. Greg Biffle #16
9. Juan Montoya #42
10. Mark Martin #5
11. Kasey Kahne #9
12. Matt Kenseth #12
Montreal '08 gives hope for Cup in rain
Nationwide Series showed NASCAR can race in wet conditions.
Modifying rain tires.
Stories of three in different stages.
Hornaday rolling along, Skinner still adjusting and Benson looking.
Man behind Hornaday.
Off weekend offers myriad of options.
One driver's weekend off is another's ... well, time to work a little less.
Five things ... to do.
The fairness problem Chase's greatest flaw.
Dominant regular seasons mean very little in the grand scheme.
Nine spots remain.
The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve has played host to the Nationwide Series since its inaugural Canada race in 2007.
Track Details
Completed : 1978
Distance : 2.71 miles
Shape : Road course
http://www.circuitgillesvilleneuve.ca/
Patrick Carpentier has 3 top-5 finishes in his Nationwide career - 2 have come at Montreal.
Racing north of the border offers plenty of surprises
The Nationwide Series goes to Montreal for the third time and if the first two races are any indication, just about anything is possible.
The road aces have been especially good at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, a 2.71-mile, 15-turn racing obstacle.
Coverage of the NAPA Auto Parts 200 begins at 2 p.m. ET Sunday on ESPN2.
16 = Place of finish for Jacques Villeneuve in last year's race. Villeneuve started fifth on the track named after his father and was running sixth before a crash that preceded NASCAR calling the race.
THE BUSCH WATCH
Kyle Busch led one lap last week at Bristol, extending his series record of consecutive races with a lead to 21. He has led in every race but one this season.
THE SUPER LOOPER
52 % = Percentage of Laps Led by Marcos Ambrose. The next closest driver is Patrick Carpentier at 11.4 %
BLAST FROM THE PAST
65 = Age of legendary Hollywood stuntman Stan Barrett when he made his first Nationwide start last year at Montreal. He finished 39th with a DNF (brakes) after seven laps. Barrett's son, Stanton, finished 25th, marking the first time since 2002 that a father and son competed in the same Nationwide race. Stan Barrett, who hadn't made a NASCAR start since the last of his 19 career Cup races in 1990, finished 33rd a week later at Watkins Glen.
Note: Stan Barrett was the first person to exceed the speed of sound in a land vehicle (739.666 mph in 1979).