Wednesday, August 17th 'What If' Question

There doesn't need to be a road course involved for NASCAR drivers to have road rage. But it certainly helps the excitement notch go up a bit when one is involved.

That's been the case this season in both the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series with drivers either driving over their head and causing trouble for their competitors or payback coming fast and furious on the right and left handed turns. This Saturday the NNS will be making those turns for the final time in 2011 and feelings are going to get hurt if the first few road course races were any indication.

Entered in this Saturday's events are favorites like Ron Fellows for JR Motorsports, who still believes he should have been in the winner in Road America. There's Fellows teammate Danica Patrick making another NNS start before what's expected to be an announcement next week about her 2012 plans. Indy 500 pole sitter Alex Tagliani is also entered for Roger Penske but all eyes will be on the driver of the No. 22 Penske car, Jacques Villeneuve.

Not only because the track is named after his late father but because Villeneuve has ruffled some feathers in the NNS. At Road America Villeneuve again was his aggressive self and again didn't make it to the checkered flag first, he did though ruin a few of his competitions day. Notably that of Max Papis who didn't hide his anger with Villeneuve and neither did team owner Kevin Harvick.

The not so happy Harvick tweeted that he hoped Papis punched Villeneuve in the mouth, that he had no sense and that there was no respect for Villeneuve in NASCAR and it was the same reason they kicked his "dumbass" out of F1. Aftewards Villeneuve seemed unapologitic in his comments about the incident with Papis,

Unfortunately for those who were hoping for the second chapter to be written this weekend, Papis is not entered to compete in the race. Instead Scott Speed will be behind the wheel of the KHI No. 33 and unless Villeneuve upsets anymore individuals, shouldn't have to look over his shoulder on Saturday. No road rage here.

But ...

What if Max Papis was entered in the Nationwide race on Saturday, how long before he took out Jacques Villeneuve? Or would he? #NASCAR

@MattEmbury I don't think the boys have at it thing would be covered there, although JV was quite reckless at Road America.

@Talon64 Jacques would use up all his brakes and wreck before Max would get a shot at revenge.

@rcracer20 if he could catch him he would

@cruetten I would like to think that Max would've spun him as soon as he got to him.