2007–2010 at the
2007 24 Hours of Le Mans Villeneuve explored NASCAR after exiting F1, talking to
Roush Racing owner
Jack Roush who agreed to help Villeneuve obtain
Truck Series experience before progressing to the
Busch Series in 2007 on the condition of a sponsorship agreement. Before that, he made his
24 Hours of Le Mans debut with
Peugeot in the
2007 edition informing team manager Serge Saulnier that he wanted to complete the
Triple Crown of Motorsport. Sharing the
Le Mans Prototype 1 (LMP1)-class No. 7
Peugeot 908 HDi FAP car with
Marc Gené and
Nicolas Minassian, Villeneuve retired after 338 laps with engine injection trouble. He entered into a partnership with
Bill Davis Racing (BDR) to enter the
2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series' last seven events in its No. 27
Toyota Tundra in anticipation of racing full-time in 2008. Villeneuve finished outside the top ten in all seven events for 42nd overall with 615
points. That same year, he drove two races in the
Nextel Cup Series (the
UAW-Ford 500 at
Talladega Superspeedway and the
Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix) in BDR's No. 27 Toyota, finishing 21st and 41st respectively. Villeneuve and Pollock agreed to end their working relationship in early 2008, and Barry Green began managing him. That February, BDR released Villeneuve, who failed to qualify for the
Daytona 500 of the renamed Sprint Cup Series after causing a
multi-car accident in the
Gatorade Duels. Two months later, he raced the final two rounds of the
inaugural season of the Middle East and Southeast Asian-based stock car
Speedcar Series at the
Bahrain International Circuit and the
Dubai Autodrome. Villeneuve then won the
2008 1000 km of Spa (part of the
Le Mans Series) for Peugeot with Gené and Minassian in his first race victory in eleven years. finishing sixteenth. He also came 16th at the
Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez round of
Top Race V6 Argentina aboard Oro Racing Team's No. 27
Volkswagen Passat TRV6. Villeneuve returned to the Speedcar Series in the
2008–09 season driving for Durango. Competing in five races, he finished in the top ten three times, scoring seven points for eleventh in the Drivers' Championship. In mid-2009, Villeneuve partook in the Tide 250 at
Autodrome Saint-Eustache and the GP3R 100 at
Circuit Trois-Rivières of the
NASCAR Canadian Tire Series for the Jacombs Racing Team in its No. 7
Ford Fusion, finishing fourth at Trois-Rivieres. For the first and only time, Villeneuve entered the
Spa 24 Hours in
2009. He shared Gravity Racing International's G2 category No. 118
Mosler MT900R GT3 with
Vincent Radermecker, Loris de Sordi and
Ho-Pin Tung. The trio failed to finish. achieving a best finish of thirteenth in Buenos Aires. In 2010, Villeneuve ran the Nationwide Series road courses at Road America,
Watkins Glen and Montreal in Braun Racing's No. 32 vehicle. He finished eighth at Watkins Glen before claiming third at Montreal, where he started second. In mid-season, Villeneuve entered the
Brickyard 400 at
Indianapolis Motor Speedway finishing 29th in Braun Racing's No. 32 car. Villeneuve joined
Rod Nash Racing as
Paul Dumbrell's international co-driver in its No. 55
Ford FG Falcon for the
Gold Coast 600 double header in October 2010 and sought advice from driver
Marcos Ambrose on
touring car racing. He finished 22nd in the first race and fifth in the second. Ford motorsport manager Chris Styring considered Villeneuve for the
Bathurst 1000, the
L&H 500 and the
Gold Coast 600 in the
2011 International V8 Supercars Championship, but Villeneuve's financial demands were too great for Ford.
2011–present at the 2011 Bucyrus 200 Villeneuve drove the Road America and Montreal road course races of the
2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series for
Penske Racing in its No. 22
Dodge Challenger in lieu of
Brad Keselowski. He finished the Road America race third and qualified on pole position for the Montreal event but finished 27th despite leading 29 laps. In August 2011, he joined
Shell V-Power Racing for the Stock Car Corrida do Milhão for the
2011 championship of
Stock Car Brasil despite concerns about adapting to his car. Driving the No. 27
Peugeot 408, He was employed by Penske to drive its No. 22 car at the Road America and Montreal road course races in the
2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series. Villeneuve finished sixth at Road America and third at Montreal. During the
2012 International V8 Supercars Championship, he filled in for the injured
Greg Murphy for three rounds in
Kelly Racing's No. 51
Holden Commodore, finishing no higher than 24th. He finished seventh sharing Vita4One's No. 34
BMW Z4 GT3 with
Jos Verstappen at the
City Challenge Baku GT event in October. When Villeneuve expressed interest in the International V8 Supercars Championship, he was considered for a full-time seat at Kelly Racing in the
2013, but no agreement was reached. For the first and only time, he partook in the Le Mans double header counting towards the
2013 season of the
FFSA GT Championship, sharing the No. 27 Sport Garage-entered
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 with
Éric Cayrolle. Later that year, he finished fifth in the Grand Prix de Trois Rivieres (part of the
Canadian Tire Series) in 22 Racing's Dodge Challenger. Supercar at the
2014 World RX of Great Britain In 2014, Villeneuve signed to drive an
Albatec Racing-prepared
Peugeot 208 Supercar part-time in the
FIA World Rallycross Championship's
inaugural season. He chose to do
rallycross because he felt it was exciting for both drivers and spectators. He was released before the season ended due to non-supportive statements he made concerning his team and rallycross. Villeneuve entered the
Indianapolis 500 for the first time in 19 years, driving
Schmidt Peterson Hamilton Motorsports' No. 5
Dallara DW12-Honda third car entry. Though he had not planned to return to American open-wheel racing, he changed his mind after the 2012 introduction of a new car and engine formula. He qualified 27th and finished fourteenth. Villeneuve accepted an invitation to enter
2015 Stock Car Brasil's season-opening
Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna round alongside Zonta in Shell Racing's No. 10
Chevrolet Sonic, placing 21st. He signed a contract to replace Heidfeld and partner with
Stéphane Sarrazin at
Venturi Grand Prix in the
2015–16 season of the all-electric
Formula E series. Villeneuve had observed Formula E intently throughout 2014, admiring its bumpy city tracks. Guido Pastor called him to test a car, after which he got selected to drive. Villeneuve finished outside the top ten in the first two races and failed to start the
Punta del Este ePrix due to an accident during qualifying. His relationship with Venturi cooled thereafter and they agreed to terminate their working relationship early in January 2016. Villeneuve signed a one-race agreement to return to rallycross in the
2018 season. He drove a
Subaru Rally Team USA-entered
WRX STi Supercar at the
World RX of Canada (part of the
Americas Rallycross Championship). He failed to qualify for the final following two accidents sustained during the second semi-final. For the
2019 season, Villeneuve shared Scuderia Baldini 27's GT3 Pro-class No. 27
Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo with
Giancarlo Fisichella and Stefano Gai in the
Italian GT Championship, finishing fourth at the 3 Hours of Misano and second at the 3 Hours of Vallelunga. That year, he made his debut in
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series in the Elite 1 Division. Villeneuve drove the No. 32
Go Fas Racing Chevrolet, finishing the season eighth in points with 431 scored, two pole positions and seven top-tens. For the 2020 season, he entered that year's
Whelen Euro Series with FEED Vict Racing, a team owned by him and
Patrick Lemarié. Driving four rounds in the No. 5 car, he achieved two top fives for 104 points (21st overall) in the Elite 1 Division. He drove Academy Motorsport's No. 5 car in the
2021 Whelen Euro Series, achieving his first two series victories in both races of the season's final round at
Vallelunga, and scoring 331 points for ninth in the points standings with two wins and four top-ten finishes. He left the series after the season was over to focus on his F1 commentary commitments. For
2022, Villeneuve returned to the NASCAR Cup Series as a part-time driver of the non-chartered No. 27
Team Hezeberg Ford. He aimed to assist Team Hezeberg in the launch of its Cup Series programme and he consented to assist with their effort in the
Daytona 500. Villeneuve qualified for the race as of the fastest of the open non-charter teams; starting from fortieth, he finished the race in 22nd after an early-race half-spin and a subsequent collision with
Tyler Reddick. In August, he failed to start the NASCAR Pinty's Series' Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières in the No. 7 Dumoulin Competition-prepared Dodge after accepting an offer by Festidrag Développement president Martin D'Anjou to enter the race. For 2023, Villeneuve entered the first three rounds of the
2023 FIA World Endurance Championship alongside
Tom Dillmann and
Esteban Guerrieri in the
Floyd Vanwall Racing Team's No. 4 non-hybrid
Vanwall Vandervell 680-
Gibson in the
LMH category, although he was noncompetitive and was replaced by
Tristan Vautier for the
24 Hours of Le Mans. He subsequently withdrew from the team for the rest of the season. ==Non-racing ventures and personal life==