Jerry Nadeau in the 2000 Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte, courtesy U.S. Coast Guard.

Jerry Nadeau (born September 9, 1970) is a race car driver from Danbury, Connecticut. September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Nickname: The Hat City Location Location in Fairfield County, Connecticut Coordinates , Government Counties Fairfield County Mayor Mark Boughton (R) Geographical characteristics Area     City 44. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... NASCAR Nextel Cup logo NEXTEL Cup trophy, adopted in 2004 4-time champion Jeff Gordon poses with the Winston Cup trophy (used prior to 2004) The NASCAR Championship is the championship held in NASCARs top stock car racing series. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 9 and ended on Sunday November 16. ... At one time, two different NASCAR races were known as the Miller 400: For the race at Michigan International Speedway in 1985, 1996 and 1997, see 3M Performance 400 For the race at Richmond International Raceway in 1996, see Chevy Rock and Roll 400 This is a disambiguation page: a... Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile (3. ... The 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup began on Saturday February 8 and ended on Sunday November 16. ... The Auto Club 500 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at the California Speedway in Fontana, California. ... The California Speedway is a two-mile, low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California, approximately 40 miles east of Los Angeles on the site of the former Kaiser Steel mill. ... The 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 13 and ended on Sunday November 20. ... The Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. ... Atlanta Motor Speedway is a superspeedway in Hampton, Georgia, USA, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. ... The 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 13 and ended on Sunday November 20. ... The Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. ... Atlanta Motor Speedway is a superspeedway in Hampton, Georgia, USA, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. ... Image File history File links Jerry_Nadeau. ... Image File history File links Jerry_Nadeau. ... The Coca-Cola 600 (formerly World 600) is a six hundred mile (966 km) stock car race held annually at Lowes Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) in Charlotte, North Carolina on Memorial Day weekend. ... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Auto racing (also known as automobile racing or autosport) is a sport involving racing automobiles. ... Driving is the controlled operation of a vehicle, which is usually a motor vehicle such as a truck, bus, or car. ... Nickname: The Hat City Location Location in Fairfield County, Connecticut Coordinates , Government Counties Fairfield County Mayor Mark Boughton (R) Geographical characteristics Area     City 44. ...

Nadeau competed in the 1994 Barber Dodge Pro Series and the 1996 Formula Opel Euroseries. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... The Barber Dodge Pro Series was an entry-level open-wheel auto racing series from 1986 to 2003. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

He then returned to the United States to race in NASCAR's Winston Cup series in 1997. He initially struggled to qualify for races. By 1999 he had a solid ride with Hendrick Motorsports in a competitive car. He won the Fall Atlanta Motor Speedway race in 2000. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... The NASCAR Championship is the championship held in NASCARs top stock car racing series. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Atlanta Motor Speedway is a superspeedway in Hampton, Georgia, USA, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. ...

Nadeau almost repeated the feat at Atlanta the following fall, but ran out of gas just before the finish. Bobby Labonte passed him and took the win. Bobby Labonte Bobby Labontes former JGR car on display at the Joe Gibbs Racing headquarters. ...

Nadeau struggled for consistency after that, and was released from Hendrick in 2002. Later that year at Infineon Raceway, Nadeau, driving the #44 car for Petty Enterprises, was leading the Dodge/Save Mart 350 late, but had car trouble and ended up losing the race to Ricky Rudd. Infineon Raceway, formerly Sears Point Raceway, is a road course and drag strip in the golden hills of northern California, near Sonoma, north of San Francisco. ... Petty Enterprises is a NASCAR racing team based in Randleman, North Carolina. ... The Dodge/Save Mart 350 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series event held at Infineon Raceway. ... Ricky Rudd in 2005, courtesy of the U.S. Air Force Ricky Rudd racing at the Chevy Rock and Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway. ...

Nadeau started the 2003 season as the driver of the MB2/MBV Motorsports #01 U.S. Army Pontiac, but on May 2, 2003 he suffered a severe head injury in a crash at Richmond International Raceway and has not raced since. May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a A 3/4 mile, D shaped, asphalt race track located outside Richmond, Virginia. ...

Jerry Nadeau signed with the Clay Andrews Racing Busch Series team as a consultant for the David Gilliland car in 2006. Clay Andrews Racing is a NASCAR Busch Series team. ... NASCAR Busch Series logo The Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCARs second division (often compared to Triple-A baseball), and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations top level, the Nextel... David Gilliland (born on April 1, 1976 in Riverside, California) is a NASCAR driver. ...

Nadeau said in a Speed Channel interview in May 2006 that he will "more than likely not race in a Cup car again." SPEED Channel, based in Charlotte, was launched on New Years Day 1996, by Roger Werner, as SpeedVision. ...

Nadeau was part of the 1998 Raybestos Rookie class that appeared to have so much potential but unfortunate injuries and accidents shortened their careers.

External links

• Official Website
• JERRYNADEAUFANS.COM(Fan Site)
• NASCAR Driver Page
• Driver's statistics at racing-reference.info