Ask him if he takes satisfaction in seeing so many latin american drivers in nascar, or if he feels pride at having paved the way in. Aug 06, 2018 2014 crown royal presents the john wayne walding 400 at the brickyard at indianapolis motor speedway footage is owned by. Juan pablo montoya wont return with earnhardt ganassi racing in the sprint cup series next season, two team officials told usa today sports. Apr 04, 2011 in welcoming their former sparringpartner kimi raikkonen to nascar, juanpablo montoya has asserted that drivers in the series are consistently underrated and that the sport is far more popular. Juan pablo montoya is a colombian professional race car driver known for being one of the few drivers to have participated in nascar, formula one. After racing karts in colombia, he shone in the us barber saab series in 1994, raced in britain in 1995 then stepped up to formula three in 1996. Jeff gordon drives f1 car montoya drives nascar youtube.
Juan pablo montoya says hes only concerned with winning. Montoya is an ophthalmologist in huntington park, california. Juan pablo montoya back at a nascar track but not looking for. Carlos garcia montoya december 1903 3 march 1993 in madrid, spain, was a prominent flamenco guitarist and a founder of the modernday popular flamenco style of music. Julian montoya born 1993, hooker for the argentina national rugby union team. Montoya was the first and only colombian driver to participate in a formula one grand prix.
Nascar, the traditionally white, southern racing circuit, is trying to draw a hispanic audience. September 16, 20 announced today, juan pablo montoya to indycar for penske racing, the driver will join the team in 2014. Juan pablo montoya on his new home in driving imsa. New 2018 indycar design much tougher to drive juan pablo. Juan pablo montoya racing career profile driver database. Mario andretti and juan pablo montoya are the only drivers who matched the feat. Juan pablo montoya on driving for helmut marko, beating. Montoya, who moved to the verizon indycar series this year with team owner roger penske after seven seasons in nascars premier circuit. Aug 15, 2017 former nascar driver juan pablo montoya will team up with sports car champion dane cameron on team penske for 2018 in imsa. Join facebook to connect with carlos montoya and others you may know. Earnhardt, who was voted nascars most popular driver 15 times by fans, has.
Juan pablo montoya back at a nascar track but not looking. Poems published in anthology carlos garcia montoya. Juan pablo montoya wins first career indycar pole at pocono. The youngster has been racing in karts in the us and europe since he was. Apr 23, 2017 juan pablo montoya back at a nascar track but not looking for a fulltime ride. Nascar southeast series nascar midwest series nascar southwest series nascar northwest series asa national tour fia formula two series whelen southern modified tour exhibition unclassified races. Juan pablo montoya race results in the nascar sprint cup series. Driver juan pablo montoyas nascar xfinity series results at. Juan pablo montoyas son sebastian montoya takes first step. Juan pablo montoya born 1975, colombian motor racing indycar driver and former nascar and formula one driver. May 16, 2018 where indycar drivers go to prepare their minds, bodies for rigors of indy 500.
Juan pablo montoya returning to nascar at indy, michigan. Nascar xfinity series results autodromo hermanos rodriguez click on the race to see the complete results for that race. May 23, 2016 montoya was hooked from the first toy, a christmas gifta sailplane with a 19foot wingspan. Ask him if he takes satisfaction in seeing so many latin american drivers in nascar, or if.
Juan pablo montoya back at a nascar track but not looking for a fulltime ride. Click on the site to see all races run at that track. Esteban loaiza, adrian fernandez, carlos valderrama among athletes honored at inaugural show. Feb 25, 2012 the race was overshadowed by juan pablo montoya s dramatic collision with the back of a jet dryer, which caused an explosion that spilled 200 gallons of jet fuel on to the track. He currently competes in the weathertech sportscar championship driving for acura team penske, having won the championship in 2019. Montoya won a pocono pole in nascar in august 2012. On his flying lap around monza in 2004, colombias juanpablo montoya averaged almost 163 mph. Who will replace juan pablo montoya at earnhardtganassi. Juan pablo montoya nascar results, statistics and car numbers. Montoya remains as hungry and as driven as ever as he competes in his 22nd season racing at the highest levels of the sport. The root problem for a nascar driver s take, though, isnt how the pie gets divvied which hardly changed with the move to fanatics. Unique perspectives on the daily sports topics that matter most. Virtual racing puts nascar, indycar ahead in sports shutdown.
Montoya, then driving in nascar for ganassi, was in a lame duck contract. Jeff gordon drives a f1 car and montoya drives a nascar. In a year of relative parity featuring no driver with more than two race wins, montoya has been the most consistent. Kimi raikkonen daniel ricciardo george russell carlos sainz lance. Montoya was hooked from the first toy, a christmas gifta sailplane with a 19foot wingspan. People drivers drivers by state compare drivers driver rankings owners crew chiefs. The national association for stock car auto racing.
Aug, 20 juan pablo montoya wont return with earnhardt ganassi racing in the sprint cup series next season, two team officials told usa today sports. Nascar drivers are underrated, says montoya nascar news. This stood as a record until 2018, when it was narrowly eclip. Mooresville, nc team penske announced today two of the four drivers. Montoya had no problems this time opening a comfortable gap to hamlin, taking his first nascar victory also the first for a nonus driver since ron fellows won a busch series race at watkins. Montoya enjoyed success at the williams and mclaren teams, winning races for both constructors. After retiring from fulltime driving, he became a team owner and was instrumental in the formation of the cart series. The fastest lap in f1 history montoya at monza 2004. The campaign is keyed to the arrival of colombian formula 1 racer juan. See more ideas about car and driver, juan pablo montoya and race cars. Since retiring from formula one, montoya moved on to the nascar series in. Nov 19, 2006 juan pablo montoya nascar results, statistics and car numbers.
The race was overshadowed by juan pablo montoyas dramatic collision with the back of a jet dryer, which caused an explosion that spilled 200 gallons of jet fuel on to the track. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Driver juan pablo montoya career statistics nascar. In welcoming their former sparringpartner kimi raikkonen to nascar, juanpablo montoya has asserted that drivers in the series are consistently underrated and that the sport is. Jun 20, 2018 the root problem for a nascar driver s take, though, isnt how the pie gets divvied which hardly changed with the move to fanatics. Juan pablo montoya to drive for team penske in 2018 in imsa. After montoya retired from fulltime nascar competition, he returned to openwheel racing in 2014 driving for team penske. Indycar drivers go here to prepare for the rigors of the. May 20, 2016 juan pablo montoya says hes only concerned with winning. Apr 10, 2020 virtual racing puts nascar, indycar ahead in sports shutdown. Virtual racing puts nascar, indycar ahead in sports. Sep 03, 2015 on his flying lap around monza in 2004, colombias juanpablo montoya averaged almost 163 mph. He was the nephew of renowned flamenco guitarist ramon montoya.
True to form, montoya added another chapter to his distinguished career in 2019 winning the imsa weathertech sportscar championship title in the daytona prototype category with acura team penske co driver dane cameron. Indycar drivers go here to prepare for the rigors of the indy 500. Is juan pablo montoya one of the greatest drivers of the modern era. Juan pablo montoya archives nascar talk nbc sports. Apr 30, 2014 montoya, who moved to the verizon indycar series this year with team owner roger penske after seven seasons in nascar s premier circuit, will drive for team penske in the brickyard 400 on july 27. Click on the year to see the standings for that year.
Apr 10, 2020 file in this june 10, 2016, file photo, drivers dale earnhardt jr. Pitfit training boasts 11 of the 35 drivers competing to start in 102nd running of the indy 500. Juan pablo montoya roldan is a colombian racing driver. Former nascar driver juan pablo montoya will team up with sports car champion dane cameron on team penske for 2018 in imsa. Jan 26, 2019 montoya, who drove in indycar for penske from 201417 after a 2007 stint in nascar and 200106 foray in f1, is confident about his teams chances but is concerned about reliability because of. Perhaps no other racer in the world today has the resume and diverse racing background as juan pablo montoya. Juan pablo montoya is a colombian professional race car driver known for being one of the few drivers to have participated in nascar, formula one, cart, and irl. Carlos montoya bacigalupo racing career profile driver. File in this june 10, 2016, file photo, drivers dale earnhardt jr. New 2018 indycar design much tougher to drive juan pablo montoya. Ophthamologists diagnose and treat eye diseases, including vision loss. Where indycar drivers go to prepare their minds, bodies for rigors of indy 500. Earnhardt, who was voted nascars most popular driver 15 times by fans, has 26 cup victories including the.
Nov 22, 2012 juan carlos montoya winner of the 2000 indy 500. Montoya nam in 2007 deel aan het nascar kampioenschap, voor het team van chip ganassi. Sebastian montoya has signed for prema the same outfit that runs michael. Juan pablo montoya roldan born 20 september 1975 is a colombian racing driver who competed in formula one from 2001 until 2006.