Inks conditional NASCAR deal at a price1997 World Champion Jacques
Jacques Villeneuve has now inked a deal to switch to America's NASCAR series next year - but there's a catch.
The Canadian newspaper Globe and Mail said the 35-year-old's contract with Roush Racing is contingent
on him finding no less than about $18m in sponsorship funding.
"Once the money is in Roush's hands, the plan has (
Jacques Villeneuve) starting his NASCAR career with Roush's Craftsman Truck Series outfit in 2007 and graduating to the Busch Series later in the season," the report of the Toronto-based publication said earlier this month.
When he might make the final step into the premier Nextel Cup, meanwhile, is "unknown", Globe and Mail added.
Jacques Villeneuve, the winner of 11 Grand Prix, left the BMW Sauber team after crashing out of July's German Grand Prix. His full-time replacement for 2007 is Polish rookie Robert Kubica.
If
Jacques Villeneuve's NASCAR foray comes to fruition, he would be the second big F1 name to cross the Atlantic in recent months.
Juan Pablo Montoya, who won seven races in a six year F1 career, switched to Chip Ganassi's NASCAR squad in 2006.
Source GMM
