Juan Pablo Montoya - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Polaroid scheme for Montoya:

Juan Pablo Montoya is scheduled to drive the #42 Polaroid Special Chevy in the Amp Energy 500 at Talladega on November 1st. See the scheme on my #42 Team Scheme page..(8-5-2009)...

Pocono Stats:

* Denny Hamlin won the Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway on a sunny Monday afternoon after the race was delayed a day by rain Sunday. Hamlin scored his fifth Sprint Cup Series career victory in his 136th career start. * Hamlin scored his third victory...

Drivers to visit the White House UPDATE2 Aug 19th:

President Barack Obama will welcome three-time defending Cup champion Jimmie Johnson to the White House on Monday (August 3rd). Obama, the 44th president, will also honor other former NASCAR champions and other drivers who qualified for the 2008 Chase for the championship...

UNOFFICIAL Driver Points Standings
[after Pocono, race 21 of 36]:

1) #14-Tony Stewart, 3188 [2 wins], finished 10th 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 2991, -197 [3 wins], 13th 3) #24-Jeff Gordon 2989, -199 [1 win], 8th 4) #2-Kurt Busch 2751, -437 [1 win], 9th 5) #11-Denny Hamlin, 2713, -475 [1 win], 1st 6) #99-Carl Edwards, 2665, -523, 18th...

Race Fast Facts – Pocono Raceway:

#11-Denny Hamlin won the Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500, his fifth victory in 136 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his first victory and ninth top-10 finish in 2009. This is his third victory and sixth top-10 finish in eight races at Pocono Raceway. #42-Juan...

Snickers colors returns for Busch:

Kyle Buschs #18 Toyota will sport a special"Bar Hunger" Snickers paint scheme in the Allstate 400 at The Brickyard. Busch will also make a stop at Gleaners Food Bank in Indianapolis to help raise awareness for Feeding America. The Snickers brand is teaming up with...

Testing at Road Atlanta:

Hearing that drivers testing at Road Atlanta today include #99-Carl Edwards, #6-David Ragan, #16-Colin Braun (subbing for Greg Biffle), #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, #47-Marcos Ambrose, #2-Kurt Busch, #77-Sam Hornish Jr., #12-David Stremme, #13-Max Papis and Boris Said (...

Sprint Cup Series Facts and Notes:

Mark Martin won the LifeLock.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway. He scored his 39th Sprint Cup Series win in his 741st start; tied for 13th place all time in wins. Martin posted his fourth win of 2009, the most of all drivers. He scored his first win at Chicagoland in...

Chase Notes/Stats going into Chicago:

#5-Mark Martin (38th) and #00-David Reutimann (36th) got in big trouble at Daytona and the result was everyone in the Top 12 gained big ground. #99-Carl Edwards and #11-Denny Hamlin went from being in the 161-point "danger zone" after New Hampshire to good cushions...

NASCAR changes drug testing process:

#9-Kasey Kahne says NASCAR has stepped up its drug testing procedure since the suspension of Jeremy Mayfield. Kahne said the tests he took prior to the suspension were "in and out" in five to 10 minutes. He said his most recent test two weeks ago at Infineon Raceway...

Chase Notes going into Daytona:

#99-Carl Edwards is in fifth place in the Sprint Cup standings, but is far from safe. From Edwards (+109) on down to 12th place #42-Juan Pablo Montoya (+1), eight members of the Top 12 in all are within the one race margin of dropping out of the standings. In fact, ...

Chase Notes/Stats going into Infineon:

The ageless wonder, #5-Mark Martin, is methodically becoming the story of the 2009 NSCS season. Three wins in the first 15 races, and back in the Top 12, although only 61 points ahead of #00-David Reutimann in 13th. RCR's recent woes continued at MIS and #31-Jeff Burton...

Michigan Rookie Notes:

#20-Joey Logano was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the June 7 Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway. Logano scored a 23rd-place finish on the lead lap and grabbed Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the fifth consecutive race and for the 11th time this season. Logano...

UNOFFICIAL Driver Points Standings [after Pocono, race 14 of 36]:

1) #14-Tony Stewart 2043 [1 win], finished 1st 2) #24-Jeff Gordon 1973, -71 [1 win], 4th 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson 1940, -103 [2 wins], 7th 4) #39-Ryan Newman 1840, -203, 5th 5) #2-Kurt Busch 1819, -224 [1 win], 37th 6) #99-Carl Edwards 1762, -281, 2nd 7) #16-Greg Biffle...

Tire Testing at Indy: UPDATE:

Goodyear is back at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this week with several Sprint Cup drivers and teams, conducting a sixth test since last year's tire meltdown at Indy during the Allstate 400 at The Brickyard. The Allstate 400, seven weeks away on July 26, is NASCAR's...

Tire Testing at Indy:

Goodyear is back at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this week with several Sprint Cup drivers and teams, conducting a sixth test since last year's tire meltdown at Indy during the Allstate 400 at The Brickyard. The Allstate 400, seven weeks away on July 26, is NASCAR's...

UNOFFICIAL Driver Points Standings [after Dover, race 13 of 36]:

1) #14-Tony Stewart 1853 2) #24-Jeff Gordon 1807, -46 [1 win] 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson 1789, -64 [2 wins] 4) #2-Kurt Busch 1762, -91 [1 win] 5) #39-Ryan Newman 1680, -173 6) #18-Kyle Busch 1634, -219 [3 wins] 7) #11-Denny Hamlin 1630, -223 8) #17-Matt Kenseth 1625, -228...

Qualifying Fast Facts – Dover International Speedway

David Reutimann won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Autism Speaks 400 Presented by Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips and Cheese with a lap of 22.960 seconds, 156.794 mph. This is his third pole in 76 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his second pole and seventh...

Goodyear to test tires at Indy, June 1-3:

Goodyear has two tire tests scheduled next month at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as the tire manufacturer tries to find a way to avoid last year's debacle. Nine cars are scheduled to test June 1-3. Those scheduled to test are #14-Tony Stewart, #42-Juan Pablo Montoya...

Top-10 Vote Getters leading Fan Vote:

Sprint announced the names of the top 10 drivers leading the Sprint Fan Vote, a voting competition driven by fans awarding one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team a position in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race on Saturday, May 16. The top 10 drivers in the Sprint Fan Vote...