Juan Pablo Montoya News

Polaroid scheme for Montoya:

Polaroid scheme for Montoya:

August 5, 2009
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:

Pocono Stats:

August 4, 2009
* 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:

Drivers to visit the White House UPDATE2 Aug 19th:

August 4, 2009
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]:

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

August 3, 2009
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:

Race Fast Facts – Pocono Raceway:

August 3, 2009
#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:

Snickers colors returns for Busch:

July 23, 2009
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:

Testing at Road Atlanta:

July 21, 2009
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:

Sprint Cup Series Facts and Notes:

July 13, 2009
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:

Chase Notes/Stats going into Chicago:

July 6, 2009
#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:

NASCAR changes drug testing process:

July 3, 2009
#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:

Chase Notes going into Daytona:

June 30, 2009
#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:

Chase Notes/Stats going into Infineon:

June 19, 2009
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:

Michigan Rookie Notes:

June 11, 2009
#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]:

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

June 7, 2009
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:

Tire Testing at Indy: UPDATE:

June 4, 2009
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