2009 NAPA Auto Parts 200 from Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
The NASCAR Nationwide Series goes north of the border on Sunday, Aug. 30 for the NAPA Auto Parts 200 from Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada.
Despite having just raced in one Nationwide event this year, Marcos Ambrose is favored to take the checker flag on Sunday.
Ambrose carries a betting line of +225 according to oddsmakers at the online sportsbook Sports Interaction. Other short odds to win are Kyle Busch (+250), Ron Fellows (+500), and Carl Edwards (+600).
Ambrose is considered a road-course expert, which is why he is making his return to the Nationwide series this weekend. Ambrose won his only other Nationwide race, the Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen International, another road course race.
Busch has also had success on road courses, taking second at the Zippo 200 while also winning on road courses in the Sprint Cup Series in 2008. Busch leads the Nationwide standings and has finished in the top three in 11 of his last 12 Nationwide races.
Fellows is another road course expert, with his only Nationwide race also being the Zippo 200, where he finished fifth. Fellows won this event last year and he also has driven in both Sprint Cup road course races this season, finishing outside the top 25.
Edwards finished third at the Zippo 200 and has finished in the top six in nine of his last 10 Nationwide races.
The NAPA Auto Parts 200 will take place Sunday, Aug. 30 from Circuit Gilles Villeneuve at 2 p.m. ET. For complete odds and track information on this year’s event, see below.
Odds to win the NAPA Auto Parts 200
Marcos Ambrose +225
Kyle Busch +250
Ron Fellows +500
Carl Edwards +600
Jacques Villeneuve +1000
Patrick Carpentier +1000
Boris Said +1000
Brad Keselowski +1500
Field +400
NAPA Auto Parts 200 Information
Race Date: Sunday, Aug. 30
Location: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Canada
Pre-Race: 2 PM ET
Green Flag: Approx. 2:48 p.m.
TV Coverage: ESPN2
Radio Coverage: MRN
Track Type: Road (74 laps)
What a brutal beat with Ambrose :-X
Agreed. I can't believe it.
I think they need to scrap racing in the rain, that was a fucking disaster. Not even sort of fun to watch.
Unless they can figure out a way to give these cars more traction on wet pavement there is no reason to continue this.
I think they need to scrap racing in the rain, that was a fucking disaster. Not even sort of fun to watch.
I agree it looked like a bunch of drunk drivers out there.
One of the worse beats I have ever taken. 😡
How about Steven Wallace? I think that guy hit every car in the field. I don't think there was a panel on that car that wasn't smooshed
How about Steven Wallace? I think that guy hit every car in the field. I don't think there was a panel on that car that wasn't smooshed
The only thing he didn't hit was the lottery. 😀
Has to kill his old man in the booth as he watches him destroy car after car every week.
I am sure he has stopped adding up how much all the pieces he leaves on the track are costing him. Brendan Gaughn wasn't much better yesterday and they got a lot of shots of him too.
At the end of the day though if he wasn't on the broadcast those cars wouldn't get nearly the coverage they do so as much as it hurts sometimes he should be thankful.
Steve has been running better lately, he has quite a few top 10's in the last dozen races.
I just can't stand his interviews, I think there is something wrong with him. He has some ticks that are tough to watch