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Juan Pablo Montoya |

Team: Earnhardt Ganassi Racing-42
Age / DOB:  (37) / 9/20/1975
Ht / Wt:  5'6' / 159

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In his previous 12 starts at Charlotte, Juan Pablo Montoya has led five laps and earned one top-10.
His best start and finish came in 2009 when he started ninth and came to the checkered in eighth. The driver of the No. 42 Chevrolet has an average starting position of 26.2 and an average finishing position of 23.8 at the 1.5-mile oval. At intermediate tracks (tracks greater than one mile, but less than two miles), Montoya has 110 starts with two pole awards, nine top-five finishes, 18 top-10 finishes and leading 348 laps.-Earnhardt Ganassi Racing May 22 - 10:52 PM

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Juan Pablo Montoya has made four appearances in the preliminary event to the NASCAR Sprint All-Star race.

He has an average start and finish of 9.25 and 18.25, respectively. His best start was fifth in 2007, while his best finish was 12th in 2009. He has appeared in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star race two times during his NSCS career (2008, 2011). He has an average start of 11.5 and an average finish of 13. His best start and finish came in the 2011 NASCAR Sprint All-Star race when he started eighth and finished 12th.-Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
May 16 - 9:35 AM
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Juan Pablo Montoya was at the top of the speed chart in the Happy Hour practice leading to the Sprint Cup Bojangles’ Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

The No. 42 Chevrolet SS driver put up a 177.070 mph lap in the final practice. No. 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 99 Carl Edwards, No. 31 Jeff Burton and No. 78 Kurt Busch were the rest of the top five and No. 36 J.J. Yeley was the slowest of the 42 cars running in this session.
May 10 - 4:43 PM
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Juan Pablo Montoya has just six starts at Darlington, the track known as "Too Tough to Tame".

His best finish was in 2010 when he finished fifth. He has an average start of 23.8 with an even better average finish of 19.7. Montoya has completed 2199 out of 2206 which averages out to 99.7% laps completed and zero DNF’s (did not finish).-Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
May 9 - 11:45 PM
Juan Pablo Montoya - Earnhardt Ganassi Racing-42

Juan Pablo Montoya made his 225th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) start last weekend at Kansas Speedway.

He lined-up 19th and quickly moved up into the top-10. An unfortunate incident on pit road just past halfway altered the fate of the 42 team and Montoya wound up crossing the finish line in the 27th position. Montoya in Richmond: Montoya has 12 starts at RIR which include one pole (spring 2011) and three top-10 finishes. He has led 28 laps and his best finish was in May of 2010 when he finished sixth. His average start at Richmond is 14.8 with an average finish of 20.6.-Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
Apr 23 - 7:59 PM
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Juan Pablo Montoya has made 12 NSCS starts at Texas Motor Speedway, leading 12 laps and accumulating two top-10 finishes.

He has an average starting position of 16.3 and an average finishing position of 23.5 at the 1.5-mile track. His best starting position of third came in the fall of 2007, while his highest finishing position came in April 2009, when the No. 42 Chevrolet crossed the line in seventh. Montoya has 107 starts at tracks one to two-miles in length with two poles, nine top-five and 17 top-10 finishes. He has led 348 laps and currently has an average starting position of 20.5 and finishing position of 20.7.-Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
Apr 10 - 1:51 PM
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Juan Pablo Montoya will make his 12th at Martinsville Speedway this weekend.

In his NSCS career he has earned two top-five finishes, three top-10 finishes and has led 46 laps at the track. He has zero DNF’s (did not finish) and has completed 5,918 of 6,034 laps (98.1%). His highest starting position is fifth in the 2010 fall race and his highest finish is third in the 2009 fall race. In his NSCS career, Montoya has competed in 37 short-track races; accumulating one pole, two top-five finishes, nine top-10 finishes and has led 103 laps. He has completed 98% of all laps run on short-tracks. He has an average starting position of 19.2 and an average finishing position of 18.4.-Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
Apr 3 - 3:55 PM
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In 10 starts at Auto Club Speedway, Juan Pablo Montoya has one pole award, one top-five and two top-10 finishes.

His average starting and finishing positions are 14.5 and 19.1, respectively. The Target driver has led 118 laps and has completed 2163 laps out of a possible 2279 (94.9%).-Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
Mar 20 - 7:51 PM
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In his six starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Juan Pablo Montoya has one top-five finish, one top-10 finish and zero DNFs.

He has an average starting position of 20.0, an average finishing position of 22.8 and has completed 1,591 laps (98.2%). Montoya’s best start of fourth came in 2007 and his best finish came in 2011 where he led seven laps and finished third. In his NSCS career at intermediate tracks, Montoya has 106 starts, nine top-five finishes, 17 top-10 finishes, two pole awards and has led 348 laps.-Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
Mar 6 - 2:20 PM
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Juan Pablo Montoya has made 12 starts at Phoenix during his NSCS career.

In those races, he has tallied one top-five and two top-10 finishes. He has an average start of 20.3 and average finish of16.1. He has completed 99.8% of the laps (3,811 of 3,818) with no DNF’s (did not finish) at Phoenix since his first start, leading 104 of them. His best start and finish came in the April event of the 2010 season where he started seventh and finished fifth.-Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
Feb 26 - 8:06 PM
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In 20 superspeedway starts in NSCS competition Juan Pablo Montoya has a best finish of second (Talladega, 2008) three top-fives and seven top-10 finishes with 77 laps led.

Team Target performed well at Daytona in 2011 earning two top-10 finishes. In 10 starts at Daytona, Montoya has been running at the end of eight races, completing a total of 1,737 out of 1,788 laps (97.1%). He has finished in the top-10 in 40% of the races he has competed in and has led at least two laps in each of his last four starts at Daytona. His average starting position is 19.5 and his average finishing position is 19.6 at the two-and-a-half mile track.-Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
Feb 20 - 10:57 AM
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Juan Pablo Montoya returns for his seventh full NSCS season at Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (EGR) in the No. 42 Target Chevrolet.

The 2013 season brings about the return of Target who celebrates their 12th year in the NSCS with Chip Ganassi. Chris "Sunshine" Heroy will return for his second season as crew chief on the No. 42 Chevrolet. In addition to the introduction of the new Gen 6 cars, EGR made a change to Hendrick Motors during the off-season. Montoya returns to the 35th running of the newly named Sprint Unlimited for the fourth time in his career. Last year, he started last and finished in the top-10 after overcoming an early incident to drive the No. 42 to the 10th position.-EGR
Feb 12 - 7:23 PM
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Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS) returned to victory lane this weekend in the Rolex 24 At Daytona as the No. 01 TELMEX/Target Dinan-Prepared BMW with drivers Scott Pruett, Memo Rojas, Juan Pablo Montoya and Charlie Kimball.

The win was the fifth for CGRFS in just 10 appearances at the twice-around-the-clock endurance race, and the fifth for Pruett who ties Hurley Haywood’s record for most overall wins in the event. Montoya drove the final stint, coming back after falling to fourth following a late-race restart. He regained his position as the leader, and then prevailed in a battle of splash-and-go fuel stops in the closing minutes to beat Max Angelelli to the checkered flag by 21.922 seconds. The victory marked the third win for Montoya and Rojas in the Rolex 24, and the first win for Kimball in his first GRAND-AM start.-Chip Ganassi Racing
Jan 28 - 1:35 PM
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Six-time and reigning GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series Champions (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012) Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS) announced their driver line-up for the 2013 Rolex 24 At Daytona.

TELMEX returns as sponsor of the No. 01 Dinan-Prepared BMW Riley piloted by Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas who return for their seventh consecutive season with CGRFS. Pruett and Rojas will unite with Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (EGR) NASCAR teammate Juan Pablo Montoya and Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing INDYCAR teammate Charlie Kimball to form the lineup in the No. 01 TELMEX/Target Dinan-Prepared BMW.-CGRFS PR
Mon, Dec 17, 2012 08:37:00 PM
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Juan Pablo Montoya will return home to close out the 2012 season this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Not only do the Montoya’s call Miami home, this weekend’s start will mark six years since Montoya climbed behind the wheel of a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car. In his inaugural race, he started 27th and finished 31st. He has made six starts at HMS during his Sprint Cup Career. He has completed 94.3% of the laps run (1,512 of 1,603) at Homestead since his first start. His best start came in the 2008 season finale where he started 11th, and best finish came in 2007 where he finished 15th.-Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
Wed, Nov 14, 2012 09:11:00 PM