Juan Pablo Montoya - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

#42 Target Crew best in the pits 3rd Qtr:

Juan Pablo Montoya's #42 Target Chevy pit crew has proven that they have the speed, power and performance to help their driver earn a spot in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup and to run at the front of the field. The team is now in third place in the Chase standings...

Notes/Facts after Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

* Jimmie Johnson won the NASCAR Banking 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. This marked the sixth victory by Johnson at Lowe's, tying him with Darrell Waltrip and Bobby Allison for the most by any driver at that racetrack. Johnson did it in 17 races while Waltrip took 34...

Where the 2009 Chase Drivers finished at Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

(by the drivers Chase standing at start of race) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, won the race 2) #5-Mark Martin, 17th 3) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 35th 4) #14-Tony Stewart, 13th 5) #24-Jeff Gordon, 4th 6) #2-Kurt Busch, 10th 7) #16-Greg Biffle, 16th 8) #99-Carl Edwards, 39th/...

Blue colors for Montoya at LMS:

The #42 Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevy that Juan Pablo Montoya drives will display the Lysol paint scheme this weekend at Lowes Motor Speedway. Lysol is a brand name of disinfectant household cleaners distributed by Reckitt Benckiser. It is marketed for cleaning, disinfecting...

Where the 2009 Chase Drivers practice in Happy Hour practice at LMS:

(by the drivers Chase standing) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 1st/fastest 2) #5-Mark Martin, 2nd 3) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 25th 4) #14-Tony Stewart, 12th 5) #24-Jeff Gordon, 14th 6) #2-Kurt Busch, 36th 7) #16-Greg Biffle, 16th 8) #99-Carl Edwards, 32nd 9) #11-Denny Hamlin...

Where the 2009 Chase Drivers start at Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

(by the drivers Chase standing) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, starts 1st on the pole 2) #5-Mark Martin, 2nd 3) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 18th 4) #14-Tony Stewart, 5th 5) #24-Jeff Gordon, 9th 6) #2-Kurt Busch, 15th 7) #16-Greg Biffle, 23rd 8) #99-Carl Edwards, 28th 9) #11-Denny...

Chase Stats going into Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

#5-Mark Martin has pounded out 5716 points in four races of Chase VI, but three-time champ #48-Jimmie Johnson is setting the most torrid pace in Chase history, with 5728 points thus far. Johnson is 10 points ahead of his 2008 pace, which was record-setting at the time...

Auto Club Notes and Facts:

* Jimmie Johnson won the Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway. It marked the third straight victory by Johnson in the fall race at California. He scored his fourth Cup win in 14 races at California, the most by any driver. * A Chase driver won the 21st straight Chase race...

Race Fast Facts – Auto Club Speedway:

Jimmie Johnson won the Pepsi 500, his 45th victory in 285 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his fifth victory and 19th top-10 finish in 2009. This is his fourth victory and 10th top-10 finish in 14 races at Auto Club Speedway. He is the first driver to win four...

NASCAR clarifies warning to Brad Keselowski at Kansas:

NASCAR officials clarified their intent in warning Hendrick Motorsports #25-Brad Keselowski during last weeks race at Kansas Speedway. NASCAR Vice President of Competition Robin Pemberton said Friday afternoon that Keselowski was not warned because of contact with ...

Where the 2009 Chase Drivers start at Auto Club Speedway:

1) #5-Mark Martin, starts 10th 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 4th 3) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 5th 4) #14-Tony Stewart, 21st 5) #2-Kurt Busch, 25th 6) #11-Denny Hamlin, 1st 7) #24-Jeff Gordon, 11th 8) #16-Greg Biffle, 3rd 9) #39-Ryan Newman, 37th 10) #99-Carl Edwards, 12th 11...

Auto Club practice rank for the 2009 Chase Drivers:

1) #5-Mark Martin, was 3rd fastest 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 2nd 3) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 1st 4) #14-Tony Stewart, 18th 5) #2-Kurt Busch, 6th 6) #11-Denny Hamlin, 27th 7) #24-Jeff Gordon, 22nd 8) #16-Greg Biffle, 23rd 9) #39-Ryan Newman, 8th 10) #99-Carl Edwards, 10th...

Chevy Clinches Manufacturers’ Title:

#14-Tony Stewart's victory of the Price Chopper 400 at Kansas Speedway clinched the 2009 Manufacturers Championship for Chevrolet in NASCARs premier division. With seven races left on the 2009 Sprint Cup tour, Chevrolet has now collected its 33rd Manufacturers crown...

Chase Stats going into Kansas:

Chase history tells us true contenders rarely fall far out of range of the lead, and #5-Mark Martin and #48-Jimmie Johnson have certainly set a blistering pace over the first two races. Only #42-Juan Pablo Montoya (-65) and #2-Kurt Busch (-75) have managed to stay ...

Notes and Facts from Dover:

* Jimmie Johnson won the AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway -- the 19th straight Chase race won by a Chase driver. This was Johnson's seventh career win from the pole. It was his 44th career victory in his 283rd start. Johnson tied Bill Elliott for 14th on NASCAR...

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CLASSIC

the OLD way - Driver Points Standings [after Dover, race 28 of 36]: pos, car#, driver, points, behind 1) #14-Tony Stewart, 4070 2) #24-Jeff Gordon, 3895 175 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 3894 176 4) #11-Denny Hamlin, 3763 307 5) #5-Mark Martin, 3651 419 6) #2-Kurt Busch, ...

Dover Happy Hour practice results for the 2009 Chase Drivers:

(by current Chase Points Standings) 1) #5-Mark Martin, 4th fastest 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 5th 3) #11-Denny Hamlin, 18th 4) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 2nd 5) #2-Kurt Busch, 7th 6) #14-Tony Stewart, 26th 7) #39-Ryan Newman, 11th 8) #83-Brian Vickers, 30th 9) #16-Greg Biffle...

Montoya blows off interview: UPDATE:

#42-Juan Pablo Montoya may be in trouble with NASCAR certainly with its PR operations -- after an incident in which he blew off a pre-planned satellite interview with a major California Fox affiliate, Sacramento's KTXL. Montoya and NASCAR both are now on that station...

Dover starting spots for the 2009 Chase Drivers:

1) #5-Mark Martin, starts 14th 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 1st 3) #11-Denny Hamlin, 13th 4) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 2nd 5) #2-Kurt Busch, 16th 6) #14-Tony Stewart, 22nd 7) #39-Ryan Newman, 3rd 8) #83-Brian Vickers, 12th 9) #16-Greg Biffle, 4th 10) #24-Jeff Gordon, 7th 11...

Qualifying Fast Facts – Dover International Speedway:

Jimmie Johnson won the Coors Light Pole Award for the AAA 400 with a lap of 22.878 seconds, 157.356 mph. This is his 21st pole in 283 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his second pole and 21st top-10 start in 2009. This is his second pole in 16 races at Dover...