Ganassi team manager Andy Graves left Wednesday for a four-day trip to Spain, where he plans to observe Formula One driver Juan Pablo Montoya during a test session. Graves, who became friends with Montoya when he headed his Indianapolis 500 winning team for Ganassi in 2000, plans to use his time in Valencia, Spain, learning as much as he can from the Williams team. “There are always new technologies that you can try to pick up and bring back to our program,” Graves said. “Juan had been asking me the past two years to come to a test and see what it’s all about, so I’ll go and watch how Williams performs and see what I can learn.” Montoya made his first visit to a NASCAR race in November’s season finale, when he spent the weekend in Homestead, Fla., as a guest of Graves and the Ganassi team.( ThatsRacin.com/AP )(1-23-2003)
