Chase leader Johnson uneasy heading into Talladega Oct 30, 2009
Only it's not about how well Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart or Juan Pablo Montoya might run on Sunday. Nope, this race is all about what could happen to Johnson. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
BrantJamesInside Racing Felix Sabates says that the bad economy won't doom racing. Oct 30, 2009
Felix Sabates sounds off on Juan Pablo Montoya, NASCAR today - Brant James - SI.com ... On whether a 'foreign' champion - namely Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya - would be embraced by NASCAR fans. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
With Montoya's surge to fifth, his intensity reminds fans of Earnhardt Oct 29, 2009
Juan Pablo Montoya (42) has risen to Sprint Cup contention this season thanks to strong showings like his third at Martinsville, Sunday. NASCAR CHASE FOR THE CUP. (USA Today -- Sports)
On The Road To Victory APJimmie Johnson's Chase victory is all but inevitable after his finish at Martinsville. He is ahead by 118 points.Jimmie Johnson is still king after Martinsville, writes Tom Bowles. Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin and the rest of the pack need to step up soon if they want a shot at winning the Chase. Oct 28, 2009
In fact, Gordon needs to be concerned with who's behind him in fifth, as Juan Pablo Montoya is just 50 points back and unafraid to mix it up on the track ... Juan Pablo Montoya With the title now out of reach, this first-time Chaser will reach out for Victory Lane any way he can. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Griese apologizes for Montoya remark Oct 27, 2009
ESPN broadcaster Bob Griese apologized at the end of Saturday's Ohio State-Minnesota football game for a remark he made about NASCAR driver Juan Pablo Montoya. Earlier in the telecast, during a promotion for coverage of NASCAR's Chase for the championship, a graphic listed the top five drivers in the points race. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
NCAA will join Michigan in probe Oct 27, 2009
ESPN broadcaster Bob Griese has been suspended one week for a remark he made about NASCAR driver Juan Pablo Montoya. ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz says the network has spoken to Griese and he understands the comment was inappropriate. (Boston Globe)
King For A Day APDenny Hamlin took over in Martinsville, winning the latest race in the Chase. Johnson still leads by 118 points. Denny Hamlin won at Martinsville, but Jimmie Johnson is still in control. And that means that Mark Martin and other title hopefuls are running out of time, writes Mark Beech. Oct 27, 2009
Juan Pablo Montoya isn't out of the picture yet. On the heels of his 35th-place run at Charlotte last weekend, Montoya responded with a major statement at Martinsville, running up front all day and finishing third. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
GAME ON! Is McGwire a good choice as Cardinals coach? Oct 27, 2009
Bob Griese has apologized for his to Juan Pablo Montoya. Mark Sanchez has apologized for while the Jets devoured the Raiders. (USA Today -- Sports)
Hamlin wins race, Johnson steals thunder Oct 27, 2009
" Johnson, however, pushed his lead over Mark Martin to 118 points. Jeff Gordon is third in the rankings, down by 150 points. Everyone else is at least 192 points behind. Juan Pablo Montoya finished third - his fifth top-five finish in six playoff races, followed by Kyle Busch in fourth, Jeff Gordon in fifth, Jamie McMurray in sixth and Ryan Newman in eighth. Like Hamlin, the focus for Montoya wasn't on his fifth top-five finish in six playoff races. Instead, he answered questions about a... (The Augusta Chronicle)
Griese suspended for remark about Montoya Oct 27, 2009
Getty Images for NASCAR MARTINSVILLE, VA - OCTOBER 23: Juan Pablo Montoya, driver of the #42 Target Chevrolet, stands on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series TUMS Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway on October 23, 2009 in Martinsville, Virginia ... BUFFALO, N.Y. - ESPN college football TV analyst Bob Griese has been suspended for one game for using a racially insensitive comment toward NASCAR driver Juan Pablo Montoya, network officials confirmed on Monday ...... (News & Observer -- Sports)
Hamlin holds off Johnson at Martinsville Oct 26, 2009
Juan Pablo Montoya finished third, followed by Kyle Busch, who passed Gordon on the final lap. Martin finished eighth. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Notebook: Montoya, Gordon race aggressively Oct 26, 2009
Notebook: Juan Pablo Montoya, Jeff Gordon have aggressive race - Racing - SI.com ... (AP) -- Juan Pablo Montoya had had it with Jeff Gordon, and when he felt Gordon began crowding him in the turns on Sunday at Martinsville Speedway, he got physical ... Juan Pablo Montoya had said he didn't have much to say about ABC football announcer Bob Griese's ill-conceived comment about him on television Saturday. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Hamlin makes prediction come true Oct 26, 2009
Web Search powered by YAHOO. Published Mon, Oct 26, 2009 02:00 AMModified Mon, Oct 26, 2009 12:44 AM. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Tracking the Chase | How the Top 12 fared Sunday Oct 26, 2009
Juan Pablo Montoya (-200) ... - Jeff Gordon hopes the dust-up with Juan Pablo Montoya is over. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Rewind | Another ending to rile up fans Oct 26, 2009
- Jeff Gordon hopes the dust-up with Juan Pablo Montoya is over. But he still doesn't know why it started. (News & Observer -- Sports)
GAME ON! BLOG: Montoya shrugs off 'taco' remark Oct 26, 2009
Juan Pablo Montoya drove to a third-place finish Sunday at Martinsville Speedway. After the race, Montoya served to drive away some of the controversy surrounding about him during Saturday's Ohio State-Minnesota college football broadcast on ABC.. (USA Today -- Sports)
NOTEBOOK: Gordon, Montoya clash at Martinsville Oct 26, 2009
Jeff Gordon clings to a slim margin ahead of Juan Pablo Montoya in the early stages of Sunday's race at Martinsville. By Zack Albert, USA TODAY MARTINSVILLE, Va. (USA Today -- Sports)
Hamlin Denies Johnson Another Victory At Martinsville Oct 26, 2009
Juan Pablo Montoya, Kyle Busch and Jeff Gordon completed the top-five. Gordon remained third in the rankings, trailing his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Johnson by 150 points with four races remaining in the Chase. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Hamlin dominates at end to win at Martinsville Oct 26, 2009
Juan Pablo Montoya finished third, followed by Kyle Busch, who passed Gordon on the final lap ... - Jeff Gordon hopes the dust-up with Juan Pablo Montoya is over ... Dale Earnhardt Jr., (88) scrubs the wall as Juan Pablo Montoya (42) passes by during the Tums 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup auto race at the Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va. (News & Observer -- Sports)
BruceMartinInside Racing Jimmie Johnson can all but lock up his 4th straight title this week. Oct 26, 2009
Juan Pablo Montoya is a newcomer to NASCAR's championship battle, although he won the CART championship in 1999 and was a contender for the World Championship when he raced in Formula One. In Montoya's mind, Johnson must appear as the Southern California version of Michael Schumacher -- the Formula One great who dominated the series throughout the late 1990s and into much of this decade. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Best from Sunday Oct 26, 2009
- ESPN broadcaster Bob Griese apologized at the end of Saturday's Ohio State-Minnesota football game for a remark he made about NASCAR driver Juan Pablo Montoya. MARTINSVILLE, Va. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Gordon, Montoya trade paint again Oct 26, 2009
Getty Images MARTINSVILLE, VA - OCTOBER 25: Juan Pablo Montoya, driver of the #42 Target Chevrolet, races Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 DuPont/NationalGuard ... - Jeff Gordon hopes the dust-up with Juan Pablo Montoya is over. (News & Observer -- Sports)
RESULTS: Tums Fast Relief 500 Oct 26, 2009
NASCAR Sprint Cup - Tums Fast Relief 500 - USATODAY.com. Updated: 10/25/2009 - 7:58 PM. (USA Today -- Sports)
Hamlin reverses fortunes, foils Johnson for Martinsville win Oct 26, 2009
The pace is so scorching that Juan Pablo Montoya (third) scored his fifth top five of the Chase and yet lost 10 points to Johnson. "The way he's running, you've probably got to win the next (four), and he's got to have some bad luck," Montoya said. (USA Today -- Sports)
Cup dominance has precedent Oct 25, 2009
Web Search powered by YAHOO. Published Sun, Oct 25, 2009 01:26 AMModified Sun, Oct 25, 2009 01:27 AM. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Today's lineup Oct 25, 2009
(42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 95. 545. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Newman rockets past Gordon for Martinsville pole Oct 24, 2009
Other Chase drivers and their starting positions include: Tony Stewart (13th), Denny Hamlin (17th), Greg Biffle (20th), Juan Pablo Montoya (21st), Brian Vickers (24th), Kasey Kahne (26th), Carl Edwards (29th) and Kurt Busch (37th). Josh Wise was the only driver who failed to qualify. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Newman, Gordon to start up front at Martinsville Oct 24, 2009
Ryan Newman, Jeff Gordon head field at Martinsville - Racing - SI.com. Posted: Friday October 23, 2009 7:13PM; Updated: Friday October 23, 2009 9:18PM. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Spreading His Wings APBrad Keselowski said he learned about how to be a good teammate during his time at Hendrick.Brad Keselowski is driving for racing's best team this season. But the rookie has to make his own path -- and that means leaving the Hendrick stable. Tom Bowles has the story. Oct 23, 2009
"Brad Keselowski is a young driver with limited experience as it relates to Sprint Cup Series racing," officials said after he roughed up Juan Pablo Montoya, among others. "In NASCAR's opinion, there were several instances in the early stages of a 400-mile race that he was being overly aggressive, and NASCAR communicated that to his team.". (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Trophy Cup has a stacked field Oct 22, 2009
Martin capitalized on a late-race pit strategy and then held off Juan Pablo Montoya and Denny Hamlin in a three-lap shootout for his first win at New Hampshire in 26 starts there. NASCAR - Camping World Truck - Kroger 200 Preview. (Fresno Bee -- Sports)
NASCAR notes Oct 22, 2009
"We lost our track position there because of a little miscommunication about what we wanted to do and never got it back. We possibly could have finished in the top five if we hadn't given up track position. We're just fighting for the highest spot in points we can finish, which isn't looking bad for us right now considering the 42 (Juan Pablo Montoya) had problems and (so did) the 99 () and the 83 (). Our goal is to finish as high in points as we possibly can, and if that's one, two, three, four... (USA Today -- Sports)
Use your turn signals Oct 21, 2009
Over in NASCAR"s Sprint Cup, Juan Pablo Montoya, who won the 2000 Indianapolis 500 and 1999 CART series title for Ganassi, jumped up to third in the Chase for the Cup. And Scott Pruett, winner of three Grand Am titles, has an outside chance at a fourth title in the sports car series Saturday. Vettel takes pole for Japanese GP Sebastian Vettel will start on the pole for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix in a dramatic qualifying session that featured three red flag for accidents, including one for a... (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Catch me if you can Oct 20, 2009
Johnson captured the pole, led the way in practices and won the 500-mile at Lowe's Motor Speedway in what his crew chief Chad Knaus described as a "perfect weekend." While Johnson claimed his track-record tying sixth victory at Lowe's, his closest competitors in the Chase faltered, with Mark Martin finishing 17th and Juan Pablo Montoya coming in a season-worst 35th. Midway through the playoffs, Johnson holds a 90-point lead over Martin and a 135-point advantage over Jeff Gordon, who finished... (News & Observer -- Sports)
Button and Brawn cap great run to come out tops Oct 20, 2009
The youngest driver to score a point until Germanys Vettel came along in 2007, Button left Williams at the end of his first season to make way for Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya whose arrival had been pre-arranged. He moved to Benetton, later to become Renault, but fell out of favour with team boss Flavio Briatore and made way for Spaniard Fernando Alonso. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Johnson taking control of Chase Oct 19, 2009
Denny Hamlin and Edwards blew engines Saturday; Juan Pablo Montoya and Biffle were involved in accidents; and Mark Martin, Brian Vickers and Stewart struggled with their cars. Montoya came into Saturday's race with four consecutive top-five finishes. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Rewind | Tracking th00004000e top 12 and on to Martinsville Oct 19, 2009
Juan Pablo Montoya (-195). Not a good time for his first bad race in the Chase as Johnson cruised to another win. (News & Observer -- Sports)
LarsAndersonInside Nascar The best driver of his era is now closer to a fourth straight title. Oct 19, 2009
Mark Martin and Juan Pablo Montoya had rough nights. We may have seen the key moment of the entire 2009 Chase unfold on lap 125 at Lowe's. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Challengers fall as Johnson takes control Oct 19, 2009
Juan Pablo Montoya didnt have a great view of the victory celebration, he was four laps behind the action. And Mark Martin. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Updated and unofficial driver standings Oct 19, 2009
Web Search powered by YAHOO. Published Sun, Oct 18, 2009 04:36 PMModified Sun, Oct 18, 2009 04:36 PM. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Childress focuses on helping his struggling team Oct 19, 2009
Despite tweaking the regular-season points system to reward drivers who won races, there's still a chance Juan Pablo Montoya could win the title without making his way to Victory Lane. Montoya entered Saturday night's race at LMS trailing Jimmie Johnson by 58 points. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Knocked out or not, some contenders feel the pain Oct 18, 2009
Juan Pablo Montoya, who looked to be the only non-Hendrick Motorsports affiliated driver who had a shot at the title, took a big hit as well. Contact with the cars of Clint Bowyer and Mark Martin during a bunched-up restart left Montoya with serious damage to his right-rear fender. (News & Observer -- Sports)
At Lowe’s, Johnson hits high-water mark Oct 18, 2009
Martin, who started the race 12 points behind in the standings, finished 17th in part because of front-end damage received when he ran into the back of Juan Pablo Montoya on an early restart. It was that kind of night for several title contenders, as eight of the 12 finished outside the top 10 in a rare off night for the Chase drivers. (Boston Globe)
Johnson widens points lead with another Chase race win Oct 18, 2009
Juan Pablo Montoya began the Chase by finishing fifth or better in the first four races, but Montoya endured his worst finish of the season with a 35th- place run. On lap 126, Montoya sustained rear end damage when Martin made contact with him just after a restart. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Johnson rolls to Charlotte win, stretches points lead Oct 18, 2009
" The outlook seems grim. Martinsville might be Johnson's best track on the circuit; the El Cajon, Calif., native has won six of the past 10 at the 0.526-mile oval. It's not as strong a track for Martin, who struggled Saturday at a speedway he often says is his favorite. He finished 17th, ending a streak of four straight top-10s, after falling a lap down from damage to his No. 5 Chevrolet. Misfortune also befell several other Chase contenders. Juan Pablo Montoya rammed Clint Bowyer on a Lap 125... (USA Today -- Sports)
MarkBeechRacing Fan Why I was (secretly) rooting for Denny Hamlin in the Chase. Oct 17, 2009
But he hadn't cleared the right, front fender of Juan Pablo Montoya ... 5: Average finish for Juan Pablo Montoya (third in the Cup standings) through the first four races of the Chase. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Catch Me If You Can Rusty Jarrett/Getty ImagesChase leader Jimmie Johnson travels to Lowe's Motor Speedway for a Saturday night date in Charlotte, N.C.As the Chase heads to one of Jimmie Johnson's favorite tracks, is there anyone who can catch him? SI.com's Lars Anderson has the five drivers to watch Saturday in Charlotte. Oct 17, 2009
"To compete for this championship, we've got to keep that up and then some. We understand what we're up against, not only our teammates, but Juan Pablo Montoya, Tony Stewart and also the 15th-place finish that we had at New Hampshire.". Gordon has reason to be optimistic because this team has flourished on intermediate tracks this season. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Fastest in final practice? Johnson again Oct 17, 2009
Fastest in final practice. Johnson again - Racing - News ver. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Second verse, same as the first Oct 17, 2009
Web Search powered by YAHOO. Published Sat, Oct 17, 2009 12:21 AMModified Sat, Oct 17, 2009 12:21 AM. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Raikkonen says racing future uncertain Oct 16, 2009
At Brazilian Grand Prix, Raikkonen declined on Thursday to commit to various scenarios posed by reporters, including racing for McLaren or Toyota, leaving Formula One for rally cars, or even following former F1 drivers Juan Pablo Montoya and Jacques Villeneuve into NASCAR.. "I have no plans," said the Finn, who won the 2007 F1 title at Interlagos. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
'Loose cannon' or 'crazy,' Montoya pushing patiently Oct 16, 2009
Juan Pablo Montoya the driver who still occasionally refers to himself as that crazy Colombian has started to find that balance ... CONCORD, NC - OCTOBER 15: Juan Pablo Montoya, driver of the #42 Lysol Chevrolet, stands in the garage during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series NASCAR Banking 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway on October 15, 2009 in Concord, North Carolina ... CONCORD, NC - OCTOBER 15: Juan Pablo Montoya, drives the #42 Lysol Chevrolet, during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup... (News & Observer -- Sports)
Johnson zips to pole at Charlotte Oct 16, 2009
The remaining Chase drivers and their starting positions include: Kurt Busch (15th), Denny Hamlin (17th), Juan Pablo Montoya (18th), Greg Biffle (23rd), Carl Edwards (28th) and Brian Vickers (30th). Michael McDowell, Sterling Marlin, Dave Blaney and Travis Kvapil failed to qualify. (News & Observer -- Sports)
A defection-free offseason could boost IndyCar Oct 15, 2009
Former CART and Formula One star Juan Pablo Montoya, who made the jump to NASCAR in 2006 and is finally contending for the stock car title, said he'd tell Patrick that a switch won't be easy, especially if she decides to race full-time in the IRL and part-time in NASCAR.. "You're going to get comfortable in one thing and then you're going to get to the other thing," Montoya said. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Johnson atop points as Chase heads to Charlotte Oct 15, 2009
Juan Pablo Montoya continues to be impressive in his first Chase campaign. Montoya, currently third in points (-46), is the only driver who has recorded top-five finishes in all the Chase races so far this year. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Kahne puts NASCAR in spotlight over caution call Oct 15, 2009
It s frustrating when you re leading and pulling away and they say debris caution, third-place finisher Juan Pablo Montoya said after the race. It could be simple, or it could be a screw. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Opinion: Top three putting on a remarkable show Oct 15, 2009
Mark J. Terrill / APThe 2009 Chase has been marked by the consistently strong competition among Mark Martin (left), Juan Pablo Montoya (center) and Jimmie Johnson for the top spot in the standings ... The most remarkable thing about the Chase thus far isn't Jimmie Johnson's two wins, Mark Martin's age-defying performance, or Juan Pablo Montoya's ability to rewrite his personal statistics; it is the combined dominance of all three ... 5Juan Pablo Montoya: 3. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Non-Chase drivers walk fine line with Chasers Oct 14, 2009
Keselowski s No. 25 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet was working near the lead when he found himself in close quarters with Stewart and Juan Pablo Montoya, both Chase drivers. Stewart, perhaps agitated by the way Keselowski was driving, radioed his concerns to crew chief Darian Grubb. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Smoke Break Stephen A Arce/Icon SMITony Stewart (above) is currently fourth in the standings, 84 points behind Jimmie Johnson with six races remaining.Tony Stewart is nipping at Jimmie Johnson's heels in the Chase standings. Luck rescued Smoke's chances and it's luck that he'll need to stay in contention for the Cup, says Tim Tuttle. Oct 14, 2009
Stewart's Chevrolet never had the speed to beat the four cars that finished in front of him, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Juan Pablo Montoya and Mark Martin. He took his shot on the restart with four laps to go, at Montoya and Martin, realized it wasn't there and settled into a line that delivered him to fifth. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
TomBowlesNascar Power Rankings Juan Pablo Montoya's rising. But will his Cinderella run soon end? Oct 14, 2009
Jimmie Johnson, Juan Pablo Montoya top NASCAR power rankings - Tom Bowles - SI.com ... Juan Pablo Montoya The Chase's biggest surprise has to be wondering what more he can do to beat the Hendrick juggernaut ... " Still, it's an impressive effort for a man who's been at his best since being faced with a possible pink slip earlier last month. 10Last Week: 6 Denny HamlinSo many come to Hollywood to realize their dreams, but at Auto Club Speedway it's where Hamlin's Chase dreams went to die. The... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Only huge misfortune can derail Johnson Oct 13, 2009
The fact appears to be and this is based on the experience of three years of not-very-intense research that there is nothing that Gordon or Juan Pablo Montoya or Tony Stewart or Mark Martin can find in their searches. Oh, they might get better, but they won't get good enough. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Foyt and Evernham being inducted Oct 13, 2009
BROOKLYN, MI - AUGUST 14: Brian Pattie, crew chief for the #42 Target Chevrolet driven by Juan Pablo Montoya speaks with former crew chief/car owner Ray Evernham, during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Michigan 400 at Michigan Internetional Speedway on August 14, 2009 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR) Getty Images for NASCAR. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Johnson rolls to victory in California Oct 13, 2009
Juan Pablo Montoya was third, his fourth straight top-five finish since the Chase began. Yet he s failed to make up any ground on the Chase leader. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Good isn't enough against Johnson Oct 13, 2009
- Jeff Gordon and Juan Pablo Montoya found considerable comfort in knowing they couldn't have gotten any more out of their race cars Sunday in the Pepsi 500. And yet, they remain frustrated that good isn't good enough against Jimmie Johnson. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Johnson leads 126 laps to win Pepsi 500 Oct 13, 2009
Juan Pablo Montoya was third, his fourth straight top-five finish. Mark Martin, who started the day with an 18-point lead over Johnson, was fourth and now trails Johnson by 12 points heading into Saturday night's race at Charlotte. (Herald Online, SC -- Sports)
Good isn't good enough in Chase Oct 13, 2009
- Jeff Gordon and Juan Pablo Montoya found considerable comfort in knowing they couldn't have gotten any more out of their race cars Sunday in the Pepsi 500 ... - Jeff Gordon and Juan Pablo Montoya found considerable comfort in knowing they couldn't have gotten any more out of their race cars Sunday in the Pepsi 500. (Athens Banner-Herald)
California Dreaming Mark Martin was unable to hold off teammate Jimmie Johnson down the stretch in California or in the standings.Does Mark Martin, who finished fourth in California, have the raw speed to challenge leading man Jimmie Johnson in the Chase? Don't bet on it, writes SI.com's Mark Beech. Oct 13, 2009
Juan Pablo Montoya needs to win. Another Chase race, another top-five for NASCAR's biggest international star. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
