Juan Pablo Montoya News

Richmond Rookie of the Year notes:

Richmond Rookie of the Year notes:

May 4, 2007
#6-David Ragan was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the April 29 Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway. Ragan posted a 17th-place finish and was the only Raybestos Rookie to lead a lap in the race, holding the top spot once for one lap. He took top rookie honors

Raybestos Rookie Notes for Richmond:

Raybestos Rookie Notes for Richmond:

April 30, 2007
David Ragan was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Aarons 312 at Talladega. Ragan finished fourth, his second top-five and second top-10 finish of the season. He took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the third time this season. Ragan holds a two-point edge

HBO Pay-Per-View and Eldora Speedway Make History to Support Victory Junction:

HBO Pay-Per-View and Eldora Speedway Make History to Support Victory Junction:

April 28, 2007
The old school dirt upon which professional stock car racing was built will play host to today's racing stars when the third annual Nextel Prelude to the Dream presented by Old Spice takes place June 6 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. And for those not lucky enough

Montoya gesture could result in Busch Series penalty:

Montoya gesture could result in Busch Series penalty:

April 25, 2007
NASCAR will look into whether Juan Pablo Montoya violated any of its rules by using an obscene gesture that was telecast by a Speed in-car camera during the final Busch Series practice Friday, NASCAR spokesman Ramsey Poston confirmed. The Chip Ganassi Racing driver

NASCAR investigates Stewart, Montoya incidents UPDATE:

NASCAR investigates Stewart, Montoya incidents UPDATE:

April 25, 2007
#20-Tony Stewart is not expected to be fined for skipping the post-race press conference last weekend at Phoenix, but #42-Juan Pablo Montoya may be for an obscene gesture made on camera prior to a Busch Series practice. NASCAR officials are reviewing whether to penalize

Talladega Rookie Notes & News:

Talladega Rookie Notes & News:

April 25, 2007
#15-Paul Menard was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the April 21 Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. Menard scored a 25th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the first time in 2007. Juan Pablo Montoya leads David Ragan by five points (

Raybestos Rookie Notes for Talladega:

Raybestos Rookie Notes for Talladega:

April 23, 2007
Juan Pablo Montoya was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Bashas Supermarkets 200 at Phoenix. Montoya scored a 21st-place finish and took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the third time this season. He led the race once for three laps. Marcos Ambrose holds

Montoya gesture could result in Busch Series penalty:

Montoya gesture could result in Busch Series penalty:

April 21, 2007
NASCAR will look into whether Juan Pablo Montoya violated any of its rules by using an obscene gesture that was telecast by a Speed in-car camera during the final Busch Series practice Friday, NASCAR spokesman Ramsey Poston confirmed. The Chip Ganassi Racing driver

Stewart discusses ‘retirement’ on his radio show:

Stewart discusses ‘retirement’ on his radio show:

April 19, 2007
On last night's edition of his weekly SIRIUS NASCAR Radio show "Tony Stewart Live," #20-Tony Stewart and co-host Matt Yocum reviewed the weekend in Texas, looked back at Stewart's post-race comments on retirement, and talked about his run-in with #42-Juan Pablo Montoya

Phoenix Rookie News and Notes:

Phoenix Rookie News and Notes:

April 19, 2007
#42-Juan Pablo Montoya was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Montoya finished eighth, his second top-10 finish in eight Nextel Cup Series starts. He took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the third time in 2007. Montoya

#42 Dodge to honor legacy of Jackie Robinson:

#42 Dodge to honor legacy of Jackie Robinson:

April 14, 2007
Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates announced today that in honor of baseball legend and civil rights leader Jackie Robinson's 60th Anniversary of his debut into Major League Baseball, they will display a small tribute to him on their #42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge Charger

Raines and Montoya clear the air on wreck:

Raines and Montoya clear the air on wreck:

April 14, 2007
Tony Raines, driver of the #96 DLP HDTV Chevy for Hall of Fame Racing, talked with Juan Pablo Montoya between practice sessions. Raines was looking at a possible top-10 finish at Martinsville until Montoya swerved inside of Raines and sent him into the wall on lap

Texas Rookie News and Notes:

Texas Rookie News and Notes:

April 12, 2007
#6-David Ragan was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the April 1 Goody's Cool Orange 500 at Martinsville Motor Speedway. Ragan finished 15th and took top rookie honors for the fourth time in six races. Ragan claimed a $5,000 award at Martinsville as part of the Raybestos

Raybestos Rookie Notes for Texas:

Raybestos Rookie Notes for Texas:

April 9, 2007
Brad Coleman was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the April 7 Pepsi 300 at Nashville. Coleman scored a 15th-place finish on the lead lap (his best finish in five career Busch Series starts) and took top rookie honors for the first time this season. Marcos Ambrose

Richmond Testing – Day 1 evening:

Richmond Testing – Day 1 evening:

April 3, 2007
51 drivers in 68 cars tested at Richmond International Speedway in the 2nd session on Tuesday night. The fastest was #78A-Kenny Wallace (Chevy) at 122.416mph, followed by #07B-Bowyer (Chevy), #24A-Gordon (Chevy), #22A-Blaney (Toyota) and #17B-Kenseth (Ford). The fastest