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Aug 23 2008. JPM Finished 19 at Bristol.

Top-20 Finish for Montoya in Bristol
Results from Bristol Motor Speedway
1.  Carl Edwards, No.99 Ford
19. Juan Pablo Montoya, No. 42 Juicy Fruit® Slim Pack™ Dodge
36. Reed Sorenson, No. 41 Tums Quick Pak Dodge

BRISTOL, Tenn. (August 23, 2008) – Juan Pablo Montoya drove his No. 42 Juicy Fruit® Slim Pack™ Dodge to a 19th-place finish under the lights at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday.  Montoya started from deep within the field to bring home the top-20 finish.

The team had trouble with the handling of the Juicy Fruit Slim Pack Dodge through the first practice session and qualifying at the .533-mile track.  During the finial practice on Friday evening however, Montoya was pleased with the progress the team made.  Despite starting from the 39th position on Saturday night, the team was confident it had a fast Dodge.

Montoya battled a tight condition at the start of the race. He barely missed the car of Jimmie Johnson on lap 25 when Johnson’s car experienced a flat tire.  When the caution waved finally on lap 96, Montoya had fallen a lap down to the leader and was in the 37th position.  The No. 42 crew went to work adjusting on the car during the team’s first stop on lap 100.  Racing resumed on lap 103 with Montoya in 34th and only 28 cars remaining on the lead lap.

The team was able to loosen up the car for the early part of a race run, and Montoya was able to pass cars on the high side of the track.  He was up to 24th by the midpoint of the 500-lap race.  The team continued to work on the car under the caution flag on lap 290.  The team boosted Montoya up to 21st for the restart on lap 294, and by lap 303 Montoya maneuvered around three cars on the track to take over 18th.

Montoya would run in the top 20 for the remainder of the event to drive the Juicy Fruit Slim Pack Dodge across the finish line in the 19th position.  It was Montoya’s third-consecutive top-20 finish at the Tennessee short track.  He remains 21st in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) driver standings, just 53 points behind the 20th-place driver.

Next up for the NSCS teams is 2-mile Auto Club Speedway in California.  The Pepsi 500 is scheduled to go green at 8 p.m. ET with live coverage on ESPN beginning at 7 p.m. ET.


 
 
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Its a shame, he said. We had another top-10 racecar Sunday and werent able to finish the race. Our car was good in the heat of the day and was getting better as the sun went down. It is disappointing because the last few races, weve had new cars and ran really strong. I dont know what the 38 was thinking.
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