After the end of 2009 Sprint Cup season at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Steve Letarte wasn’t entirely sure that he was the right guy to lead Jeff Gordon’s No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports car to victories. Yet, after Hendrick Motorports announcement that Letarte had signed a multi-year contract extension with the team, there’s no doubt about where he belongs and what he is capable to do. Moreover, this is a clear sign that Jeff Gordon and his long-term major sponsor DUPONT whose sponsorship contract ends this year, will stay in the team for the next few years as well.
Following his impressive performance both at Nationwide race Bycurus 200 at the Road America circuit and Sprint Cup race Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Braun Racing has announced that the former CART and Formula One World champion Jacques Villeneuve will drive the No. 32 Dollar General Toyota in the upcoming Zippo 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Watkins Glen International, rounding out the 2010 Nationwide road course event trifecta. The August race at Watkins Glen will be Villeneuve's debut at the 2.45-mile track.
Following the rumors who are insisting that a potential "Villeneuve Racing" is about to secure the 13th F1 team position, Jacques Villeneuve himself hasn't made any official announcement yet about his F1 team but his official site only mentions that the French-Canadian ace will try to to qualify the No. 32 Dollar General Toyota for the upcoming Sprint Cup Brickyard 400 event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with Braun Racing after his satisfying performance during Bucyrus 200 presented by the Menards at Road America.
