JP Montoya- Juan Pablo Montoya Tests NEXTEL Cup Car at Kentucky Speedway

Juan Pablo Montoya Tests NEXTEL Cup Car at Kentucky Speedway

SPARTA, Ky. (October 3, 2006) Juan Pablo Montoya took his first trips around Kentucky Speedway in a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup car on Tuesday during a closed test session at the track.

"Overall, I think the test went extremely well," said engineer and crew chief Steve Boyer. "Juan logged about 150 miles today and turned in a quick time of 32.17 seconds. That's a great time for his first time at the track."

In comparison, Montoya was just two-tenths off of the times clocked by other Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS) drivers at Kentucky in the past.

"We did have a small hiccup today, Juan spun and hit the outside wall," continued Boyer. "It put us a little behind, but he learned where the edge is on the Cup car. These cars are much more unforgiving than the ARCA car because of the smaller spoiler."

"We are also learning a lot about what Juan needs, even small things like where he likes his seat mounted in the car. I think today will be just as good, if not better."

Montoya will continue the two-day test on today before heading to Talladega for his first stock-car race for CGRFS in the No. 4 Texaco/Havoline Dodge.

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	5/3/2007
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	7/5/2008
	Juan Pablo Montoya and the Wrigleys Juicy Fruit® Dodge were involved in a lap 70 incident with Greg Biffle that sent them behind the wall for repairs at Daytona International Speedway. The No. 42 team fixed the damaged car and had it back out onto the track in just 24 laps. Montoya finished the Coke Zero 400 in the 38th position and dropped to 21st in the NASCAR Sprint Cup driver standings.

	6/29/2008
	Juan Pablo Montoya and the Texaco/Havoline Dodge finished the rain-shortened race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in the 32nd position on Sunday. Montoya and the No. 42 crew had one of the quickest cars of the weekend, but were marred in traffic, blocked in their pits on several occasions and had a late-race run in with the No. 18 car that led them to the disappointing 32nd-place finish.

6/22/2008

JPM had a great result, despite the crash: I think we had a car to win. I just got screwed. ... After I got taken out, sixth was a great result. Everybody here at Chip Ganassi Racing is working hard, said Montoya, who was coming off back-to-back 38th-place finishes in the previous two races. We needed this. We needed a good finish. We didnt get the win, but we did get a good finish out of it. I had a lot of fun out there Sunday

	6/15/2008
	After starting 21st due to a qualifying rainout, Juan Pablo Montoya battled loose conditions for 200 laps in his Big Red Dodge at Michigan International Speedway (MIS) and finished the event in the 38th position. The weekend began promising as Montoya and Crew Chief Brian Pattie were pleased with the first practice and optimistic about qualifying. The rain began falling...