This weekend, Jacques Villeneuve returns to Road America, with Braun Racing, forNASCAR Nationwide Series event – the Bucyrus 200 presented by Menards.

Villeneuve holds an impressive record around the 4.048-mile road course, where hewon the CART IndyCar Series events there in both 1994 and 1995.

Villeneuve will drive the #32 Dollar General Toyota as the Nationwide Series makes itsinaugural visit to the Road America facility, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.Speaking about the event, Villeneuve said: “Returning to Road America is very excitingas it remains one of my favorite tracks, and I was hoping to return one day. I have greatmemories of the circuit as I won both times I raced there in IndyCars - in fact, RoadAmerica in ‘94 was actually my first win in the series.”

The Canadian driver will be looking to exploit his knowledge of the track, “I’m not tooworried about joining the NASCAR Nationwide Series halfway through the season,”Villeneuve commented, “as it is the first road course this year and the first time ever forNASCAR to be racing at Elkhart Lake. A lot of the drivers will still be learning the track.“We’ll be looking for a strong result this weekend – hopefully a top three finish if weavoid any issues.”

The Bucyrus 200 is scheduled for 3pm (CDT) on Saturday June 19.