Juan Pablo Montoya - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Dover practice rank for the 2009 Chase Drivers:

1) #5-Mark Martin, was 9th fastest 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 1st 3) #11-Denny Hamlin, 25th 4) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 3rd 5) #2-Kurt Busch, 5th 6) #14-Tony Stewart, 14th 7) #39-Ryan Newman, 2nd 8) #83-Brian Vickers, 21st 9) #16-Greg Biffle, 4th 10) #24-Jeff Gordon, 13th...

Dover Tire Notes:

Teams in NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series will be running the same combination of left- and right-side tires at Dover this weekend . . . this is the first time teams will be running either of these two tire codes. . . this tire set-up came out of a Goodyear ...

Notes and Facts from New Hampshire:

* Mark Martin won the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. It was his 40th Cup victory in his 749th career start. Martin took sole possession of 16th on NASCAR's all-time win list. It was his fifth victory in 2009, leading all drivers. * Martin scored his ...

Montoya blows off interview, in trouble?:

#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...

Race Fast Facts – New Hampshire:

#5-Mark Martin won the SYLVANIA 300, his 40th victory in 749 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his fifth victory and 15th top-10 finish in 2009. This is his first victory and 14th top-10 finish in 26 races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. #11-Denny Hamlin (second...

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CHASE Standings
[after New Hampshire, Chase race 1 of 10; Season race 27 of 36]:

pos, car#, driver, points, behind, [wins], race finish 1) #5-Mark Martin [5 wins], 5230, finished 1st at New Hampshire 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins], 5195, -35, 4th 3) #11-Denny Hamlin [2 wins], 5195, -35, 2nd 4) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 5175, -55, 3rd 5) #2-Kurt Busch...

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CLASSIC

the OLD way - Driver Points Standings [after New Hampshire, race 27 of 36]: pos, car#, driver, points, behind 1) #14-Tony Stewart, 3932, -- 2) #24-Jeff Gordon, 3745, -187 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 3699, -233 4) #11-Denny Hamlin, 3666, -266 5) #5-Mark Martin, 3481, -451...

New Hampshire Happy Hour practice results for the 2009 Chase Drivers:

(by current Chase Points Standings) 1) #5-Mark Martin, was th overall fastest 2) #14-Tony Stewart, 10th 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 5th 4) #11-Denny Hamlin, 7th 5) #9-Kasey Kahne, 14th 6) #24-Jeff Gordon, 8th 7) #2-Kurt Busch, 2nd 8) #83-Brian Vickers, 18th 9) #99-Carl ...

Montoya wins pole at New Hampshire:

#42-Juan Pablo Montoya won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway with a speed of 133.431mph for a new track record [the old record was 133.357mph by Ryan Newman set six years ago]. This is the 3rd track record broken in 2009...

New Hampshire starting spots for the 2009 Chase Drivers

1) #5-Mark Martin, starts 14th 2) #14-Tony Stewart, 2nd 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 16th 4) #11-Denny Hamlin, 4th 5) #9-Kasey Kahne, 11th 6) #24-Jeff Gordon, 10th 7) #2-Kurt Busch, 3rd 8) #83-Brian Vickers, 26th 9) #99-Carl Edwards, 5th 10) #39-Ryan Newman, 18th 11) #42...

Qualifying Fast Facts – New Hampshire Motor Speedway:

#42-Juan Pablo Montoya won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Sylvania 300 with a lap of 28.545 seconds, 133.431 mph setting a new track record. This is his second pole in 100 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his second pole and 11th top-10 start in 2009. This...

New Hamphsire practice rank for the 2009 Chase Drivers:

1) #5-Mark Martin, was 5th fastest 2) #14-Tony Stewart, 4th 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 9th 4) #11-Denny Hamlin, 10th 5) #9-Kasey Kahne, 11th 6) #24-Jeff Gordon, 14th 7) #2-Kurt Busch, 6th 8) #83-Brian Vickers, 13th 9) #99-Carl Edwards, 35th 10) #39-Ryan Newman, 21st 11...

Chase Stats after Richmond:

Matt Kenseth never could get his #17 car right at Richmond, and that opened the door for his two Chasers, #83-Brian Vickers and #18-Kyle Busch. While he never challenged for the win, Busch brought home a fifth, but the shocker was Vickers, who stayed within range of...

Milestone start for Montoya..and a chance to win..on birthday:

Not only does the race at New Hampshire mark the first race for #42-Juan Pablo Montoya in the Chase for the Sprint Cup, it also marks his 100th career start in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Montoya wasted no time making his presence known in the NASCAR world after ...

The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup facts:

22 different drivers have made the Chase, including Brian Vickers and Juan Pablo Montoya, who each made their first Chase this season. There will be 3,152 laps and 4,095.48 miles run during the 2009 Chase. Only one driver has made all six Chases for the NASCAR Sprint...

Richmond Facts and Notes:

* Denny Hamlin won the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway. * Kyle Busch finished fifth and missed the Chase by just eight points behind Brain Vickers, who earned the 12th and final playoff spot. * Jimmie Johnson is the only driver to qualify for...

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CLASSIC Driver Points Standings
[after Richmond, race 26 of 36]:

pos, car#, driver, points, behind, [wins], race finish 1) #14-Tony Stewart [3 wins], 3806, finished 17th at Atlanta 2) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 3627, -179, 3rd 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins], 3534, -272, 11th 4) #11-Denny Hamlin [2 wins], 3491, -315, WON 5) #2-Kurt...

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CHASE Standings
[after Richmond, race 26 of 36]:

pos, car#, driver, points, behind, [wins], race finish 1) #5-Mark Martin [4 wins], 5040, finished 4th at Richmond 2) #14-Tony Stewart [3 wins], 5030, 17th 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins], 5030, -10, 11th 4) #11-Denny Hamlin [2 wins], 5020, -20, WON 5) #9-Kasey Kahne...

Where did the Chase Drivers/Contenders Qualify at Richmond:

(by current points standing, 1st four have clinched a spot) 1) #14-Tony Stewart starts 25th 2) #24-Jeff Gordon, 7th 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 4th 4) #11-Denny Hamlin, 3rd (the following have not clinched a spot in The Chase 5) #99-Carl Edwards, 10th 6) #9-Kasey Kahne, ...

Drivers do presidential PSA:

President Obama delivered a national address directly to students on the importance of staying in school on Tuesday, Sept., 8 at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Va. As part of the initiative, a public service announcement was aired featuring Juan Pablo Montoya, ...