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Juan Pablo Montoya

Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán (born September 20, 1975) is a Colombian race car driver known internationally for participating in and winning Formula One ... More »Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán (born September 20, 1975) is a Colombian race car driver known internationally for participating in and winning Formula One and CART race competitions. Currently, he competes in NASCAR, driving the #42 Target Chevrolet Impala for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing in the Sprint Cup Series. He and wife Connie have three children: son Sebastian and daughters Paulina and Manuela. The highlights of his career include winning the International F3000 championship in 1998, and the CART Championship Series in 1999, as well as victories in some of the most prestigious races in the world. He is the only driver to have won the premier North American open-wheel CART title, the Indianapolis 500 and the 24 Hours of Daytona, all at the first attempt. Montoya is one of two drivers to have won the CART title in his rookie year, the first being Formula One World Champion Nigel Mansell in 1993. He has also equalled Graham Hill's feat of being a Monaco Grand Prix and Indianapolis 500 race... [ Wikipedia ]

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Juan Pablo Montoya sets new qualfying record at Watkins Glen

Juan Pablo Montoya celebrated his second pole victory in two weeks on Saturday. WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) Juan Pablo Montoya prefers running up front, and it grates on him when he doesn't. For the second straight week, he has no reason to beat himself up going into the race. ...

NASCAR: Montoya takes pole at Finger Lakes 355 Sprint Cup race, Watkins Glen

Juan Pablo Montoya, 36, former Formula One driver, took pole position at Watkins Glen International on Saturday after qualifying with a time that beat the NASCAR Cup Series track record. In the #42 Target Chevrolet, Montoya clocked a lap time of 69.438 seconds at 127.020 mph. It ...

Juan Pablo Montoya takes pole at Pocono Raceway

LONG POND, Pa. -- Juan Pablo Montoya has turned a lap of 176.043 mph to win the pole at Pocono Raceway. Denny Hamlin and Paul Menard qualified second and third Saturday. Kasey Kahne and Paul Menard round out the top five. Montoya won his first pole since April 2011 in Richmond...

Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing-42

Juan Pablo Montoya won two race awards in the Sprint Cup Pennsylvania 400 at Pocono Raceway. Montoya won the $5,900 Coors Light Pole award (176.043 mph). He also won the $5,000 American Ethanol Green Flag Restart award for recording the fastest average speed on restarts. ...

Edwards: Health issues drove crew chief switch

Photo: AJ Mast / AP Carl Edwards looks at the scoring pylon during NASCAR Sprint Cup... Juan Pablo Montoya drives past the pagoda on pit lane during NASCAR Sprint Cup practice for the Brickyard 400 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Saturday, July 28, 2012. ...

McMurray And Montoya Like Direction Of Team : NPR

Juan Pablo Montoya and Jamie McMurray head into Sunday's race at Sonoma at just about the halfway mark of another rebuilding year for the organization. McMurray is 18th in the Sprint Cup Series and Montoya is 19th. Combined, they have only five top-10 finishes all season. But they ...

NASCAR fantasy preview: The Wonder from Down Under ready to shine

Juan Pablo Montoya is also looking to kick start his season. Montoya finished eighth last week at Michigan and while it was only his second among the top 10 through the year’s first 15 races, it did move him into 19th in points, eligible for the Wild Card slot. All he needs is a ...

Montoya on pole for Watkins Glen

Juan Pablo Montoya claimed his second consecutive pole in the Sprint Cup Series after setting a new track qualifying record on Saturday at Watkins Glen International. Montoya, a former Formula One competitor, turned a lap around the 2.45-mile, 11-turn road course in 1 minute...

Brad Keselowski says he was sticking up for himself, team when he bumped Juan Pablo Montoya

Brad Keselowski says he was sticking up for himself, team when he bumped Juan Pablo Montoya SPARTA, Ky.—Brad Keselowski said Friday night that he had to stand his ground after he felt Juan Pablo Montoya had intentionally pulled out in front of him twice during practice earlier in ...

Brad Keselowski and Juan Pablo Montoya get together twice during practices at Kentucky

It'd be too easy to say that the tempers of Brad Keselowski and Juan Pablo Montoya were hot just like the weather on Friday at Kentucky, so we'll avoid any bad puns. Promise. Keselowski and Montoya got together on the opening lap of Friday's first practice at Kentucky Speedway. ...

Kenseth blames Stewart for helmet tossing dust up at Bristol

At first the accident appeared to be triggered by a bump from Juan Pablo Montoya. Newman didn’t want to comment after the incident but Newman’s crew chief Tony Gibson later said the problems may have started on the lap prior. “Well he just said somebody got into the left-rear of him and ...

Ambrose wins again at Watkins Glen

Juan Pablo Montoya talks with a crew member after winning the pole during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, N.Y., Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/David Duprey) Your article has been sent. WATKINS GLEN, N.Y.—Marcos Ambrose ...

2012 Zippo 200: Top 10 for Scott at Watkins Glen

Kyle Busch will start on the outside pole next to Juan Pablo Montoya for Sunday’s Finger Lakes 355 at The Glen. Busch qualified the #18 M&Ms Toyota Camry at a speed of 126.928 mph compared to Montoya’s lap of 127.020 mph. Logano will start 14th in the #20 Home Depot Toyota after ...

NASCAR Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Jeff Gordon aim to deliver

And then there's the concern that road course aces Juan Pablo Montoya (on the pole Sunday) and Marcos Ambrose (qualified fifth) could win at the Glen and then get one more -- and, in Montoya's case, also get in the top 20 -- before the Chase begins to sneak by. Of those six ...

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Juan Pablo Montoya (31) 10. Regan Smith (17) Average speed: 116.679 m.p.h. Time of race: 2 hours, 43 minutes, 13 seconds Margin of victory: 7.225 seconds ...

NASCAR At Bristol: Danica Patrick Among Weekend's Winners And Losers

With wins in IndyCars, sports cars, Formula One and NASCAR, there is no denying that Juan Pablo Montoya is a world-class talent. But that talent is often masked by him repeatedly being the cause of accidents which take out his fellow competitors. The latest example came this past weekend ...

Race for the Chase tightens from top to bottom

Juan Pablo Montoya is still waiting for his speed to pay off. For a second week in a row, Montoya started on the pole but couldn't produce a contending effort. After his 20th at Pocono, Montoya "hit a curb" and managed to complete only 63 of the 90 laps at a track where he ...

Marcos Ambrose wins wild battle with Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch at Watkins Glen

Pole-sitter Juan Pablo Montoya was among several drivers who had early problems. Montoya was running in the top five after the first round of pit stops when a control arm on his car broke, sending him to the garage. “We had a car to win today. It was looking really good and ...

NASCAR At Watkins Glen: Viewer’s Guide For Today’s Race

It's been a very trying season for Juan Pablo Montoya, as the numerous changes his Earnhardt-Ganassi team undertook in the offseason haven't produced the desired effect. Neither Montoya nor his teammate Jamie McMurray have finished better than seventh and both have been ...

NASCAR Watkins Glen Starting Lineup 2012: Juan Pablo Montoya Leads Qualifying

Juan Pablo Montoya topped qualifying on Saturday at Watkins Glen International, securing him the top spot in the starting lineup for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at the road course. Montoya bested Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Brad Keselowski and Marcos Ambrose. Travis ...

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