Juan Pablo Montoya News

Tire Testing at Indy:

Tire Testing at Indy:

June 3, 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

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

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

May 31, 2009
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

Qualifying Fast Facts – Dover International Speedway

May 29, 2009
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 to test tires at Indy, June 1-3:

May 25, 2009
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:

Top-10 Vote Getters leading Fan Vote:

May 13, 2009
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

Montoya to Sport Helmet Design in Support of Target House:

Montoya to Sport Helmet Design in Support of Target House:

May 9, 2009
Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates driver #42-Juan Pablo Montoya through the Target partnership will sport a new helmet design this weekend at Darlington Raceway in support of Target Houses 10th Anniversary. Funded by Target and its vendor and celebrity partners

Darlington Rookie Notes:

Darlington Rookie Notes:

May 8, 2009
#20-Joey Logano was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the May 2 Crown Royal 400 at Richmond International Raceway. Logano scored a 19th-place finish and claimed Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the seventh time this season. Logano leads Speed by nine points

Montoya wins pole at Talladega:

Montoya wins pole at Talladega:

April 25, 2009
#42-Juan Pablo Montoya won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway with a lap of 188.171mph for his 1st career pole. #16-Biffle will start 2nd, followed by #1-Truex Jr., #77-Hornish Jr., #33-Bowyer, #78-Smith, #5-Martin, #82-Speed, #

Race winners getting older:

Race winners getting older:

April 24, 2009
Just three years ago, the average age (at season's end) of the 13 drivers who won races was 30.5. This race is only eight races old, but the average age of the winners so far is 35.7. At the moment, the profile of Sprint Cup winners looks a lot like the late 1980s

Montoya signed for a few more years:

Montoya signed for a few more years:

April 22, 2009
from a GM Racing Transcript, #42-Juan Pablo Montoya was asked: "How long is your contract for that you're currently under? Do you miss Formula One at all?", Montoya said: "My contract is still a couple years, two, three, four, five, I don't know. I'm not going to tell

Talladega Rookie Notes:

Talladega Rookie Notes:

April 21, 2009
Brendan Gaughan was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Bashas' Supermarkets 200 at Phoenix International Raceway. Gaughan scored a seventh-place finish, his third top-10 of the season, and claimed top rookie honors for the second time in 2009. Justin Allgaier

#42 to car Tum’s scheme at ‘Dega:

#42 to car Tum’s scheme at ‘Dega:

April 20, 2009
TUMS Dual Action will be the primary sponsor on Juan Pablo Montoyas #42 Chevy from Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates for the Aarons 499 at Talldega Superspeedway on April 26. The #42 TUMS Dual Action Chevy will feature a white and blue fading paint scheme

Jamie McMurray rebuffs Montoya apology:

Jamie McMurray rebuffs Montoya apology:

March 28, 2009
Jamie McMurray rebuffs Montoya apology: #42-Juan Pablo Montoya attempted to apologize Friday morning to Roush Fenway Racing's #26-Jamie McMurray about an incident last week, but McMurray apparently wasn't interested in what he had to say. Montoya, who got into the

Front Row Motorsports plans full season, hires crew chief:

Front Row Motorsports plans full season, hires crew chief:

March 24, 2009
Front Row Motorsports plans full season, hires crew chief: Front Row Motorsports has hired Steve Lane from Earnhardt Ganassi Racing to be its crew chief and is still focused on running the entire season, team owner Bob Jenkins said. Driver John Andretti is 33rd in

Testing at the Rock:

Testing at the Rock:

March 23, 2009
Testing at the Rock: six Sprint Cup teams tested at the Little Rock 1/2 mile track at Rockingham Raceway on Monday: #2-Kurt Busch, #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, #8 Aric Amirola (two cars), #39-Ryan Newman, #07-Casey Mears and Justin Allgaier in the #77 Dodge. Seven ARCA