JP Montoya- Montoya Featured on Cover of Sports Illustrated Collector´s Issue

Montoya Featured on Cover of Sports Illustrated Collector's Issue

CONCORD, N.C. (December 7, 2006) Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS) driver Juan Pablo Montoya is featured on the cover of the special collector's issue of Sports Illustrated that hit newsstands today.

Montoya and driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., who was just voted NASCAR's most popular driver, were chosen for the commemorative NASCAR issue which will be displayed through February.

Montoya and Earnhardt Jr. took time out of their busy schedules at Phoenix International Raceway in November to pose for the cover photo. Inside the issue is a four-page article regarding Montoya's switch from open-wheel cars in the Formula One Series to the heavier stock cars of NASCAR. Montoya and team owner Chip Ganassi announced their renewed partnership in July of 2006 after a five-year hiatus. Montoya drove for Ganassi's open-wheel team in 1999 and 2000, winning the CART Championship and the Indianapolis 500.

Montoya will pilot the No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge full time in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series in 2007.

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	11/30/2008
	Juan Pablo Montoya is excited about the partnership between Chip Ganassi Racing and Dale Earnhardt Inc, which he believes will make his team a lot stronger in 2009.

11/16/2008

Juan Pablo Montoya and the No.42 Juicy Fruit Slim Pack Dodge were running in the top 10 at Homestead-Miami Speedway with 60 laps remaining, but Crew Chief Brian Pattie was forced to call Montoya down pit road with 12 laps to go for a splash of fuel to get to the finish line. Montoya finished the 2008 season with a 17th-place finish in the race and a 25th-place standing in the final NASCAR Sprint Cup driver points.

11/9/2008

After 22 years in NASCAR, the Texaco/Havoline logo saw its last laps on the track Sunday when Juan Pablo Montoya drove his No. 42 Dodge to a 17th-place finish. Montoya ran in the top 20 for most of the day in the iconic black and red Dodge before taking the checkered flag in 17th. Montoya joined racing legends Davey Allison, Ricky Rudd and Dale Jarrett as one of the drivers to put the famed ?Star Car? in victory lane during its tenure in the sport.

	11/2/2008
	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.