Labonte: Groundhogs Want to Race in Canada, Too

Circuit Gilles Villeneuve has a groundhog problem.

The course will serve as a home to the Busch series this August in its first foray north of the border to Montreal, Canada.

But, thankfully, two-time NASCAR Nextel Cup Series champ Terry Labonte doesn't think the groundhogs cause much of a problem.

"I think the noise of the stock car scared them away so I didn't see any when I took the car around the track. Hopefully they'll make a good decision not to come across," said Labonte.

Imagine the possibilities with this one.

What happens when the race leader is coming to the checkered flag and takes a furry creature through the grill?

Is Juan Pablo Montoya (who has Formula One experience at the course) used to dodging groundhogs?

Could the guy from Caddyshack be hired by NASCAR to help with extermination?

F1 driver Anthony Davidson did hit a groundhog -- wrongly accused of being a beaver at first -- at last weekend's Canadian Grand Prix. Let's just say that when Davidson's front wing was replaced, the old one was carrying some extra cargo.

Labonte was in Canada at the start of the week to test a Richard Childress Racing Busch car for NASCAR to find braking points and determine if any changes were needed to the course.