Results from Dover International Speedway

1.    Kyle Busch, No. 18 Toyota

35.  Juan Pablo Montoya, No. 42 Target Chevrolet

The “Monster Mile” Lashes Out at Montoya; Results in a 35th-Place Finish

Dover, Del. (May 17, 2010) – Juan Pablo Montoya and Team Target struggled to hit their stride at Dover International Speedway over the weekend. Handling caused concern from the start of the track activities on Friday and come Sunday things went from bad to worse. An incident on pit road and then a loose track bar mount with less than 150 laps to go, forced Montoya to the garage. Despite a valiant effort by the crew to the fix the car, Team Target wasn’t able to recover and had to settle for a 35th-place finish.

Montoya started the Autism Speaks 400 presented by HERSHEY®’S Milk & Milkshakes from the 28th position. Within a few laps of green flag action, Montoya radioed in, “It feels like the right front is going to go.” The No. 42 Target Chevrolet held in there until the first caution flag waved on lap 52. Relief from the tire concerns would be short lived as Montoya had a run in on pit road after leaving his pit stall causing damage to both fenders and the rear bumper. The Target Chevrolet was beat up and as a result the handling would prove to be even more of a challenge when racing resumed.

On lap 255, things went from bad to worse as Montoya pulled the No. 42 into the garage for a broken track bar mount. Nearly two laps later, teammate Jamie McMurray would suffer the exact same fate. The crew worked to repair the damage and sent Montoya back out on the track. The damage proved to be terminal and on lap 348 the Target Chevrolet was driven back to the garage to stay, cutting the day short by 52 laps. Montoya would be credited with a 35th-place finish.

“For us it was a really tough day,” Montoya remarked. “We struggled this weekend for some reason; it is one of my best tracks. Everyone on this Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing team has worked hard and this Chevy car has been amazing up until this point. We have been really good every week. It is crazy that this happened.”

The All-Star Sprint Cup race at Charlotte Motor Speedway is next up on the schedule. Teammate Jamie McMurray is secured in the field while Montoya must race his way in or win the All-Star fan vote to participate in the non-points race. Drivers have an opportunity to compete for a $1 million prize. The Showdown race and All-Star race will air live on SPEED this Saturday, May 22nd starting at 7:30 pm (ET).

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