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Villeneuve makes the grid for Daytona 500!

Jacques Villeneuve has made the grid for Sunday's 64th running of the Daytona 500, the 1997 F1 world champion adding a start in NASCAR's historic event to his storied motorsport career. It wasn't the Canadian's first attempt at qualifying for the showcase event, but his efforts had been vain last time out at Daytona back in 2008. Villeneuve posted the 36th-fastest lap in pole qualifying on Wednesday evening which has put him P18 on the grid of Thursday's second Duel race, with the 60-lap races defining the final starting order for stock car racing's 'Great American Race'. Villeneuve and his Team Hezeberg have been preparing diligently for NASCAR's season-opening event. The 50-year-old...
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