Young Drivers Have Solid Road-Course Cred
Keep an eye out for some of the younger drivers on the 2.709-mile road course in Montreal this weekend. Their experience is extensive.

Colin Braun won the pole in 2008 in Mexico City in his third NASCAR Nationwide Series start. He set up the car for Greg Biffle for this race last year; Biffle finished eighth. Brad Coleman, who teamed with Braun in 2005 as the duo became the youngest to run in the Rolex Grand-Am GT Class (finished seventh), and like Braun, he began his career on road courses.

Stephen Leicht (photo) finished fifth in the inaugural race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in 2007. He set up the car last year for Clint Bowyer; the eventual series champion finished ninth. Steve Wallace isn’t synonymous with road courses but he’s had success on them. He was 10th in this race last year and also was 10th in Mexico City in 2008. He was 12th at Watkins Glen earlier this month.

Jeffrey Earnhardt, who turned 20 on June 22, will be the youngest driver in the field. He’ll be making his NASCAR national series road course debut in only his second series race.