AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.
Create a link to this page
Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:
CULTURE SHOCK! Juan Pablo Montoya turns his back on Formula One for NASCAR.(Motorsports)
Byline: CURT CAVIN
Oh, to have heard Juan Pablo Montoya tell McLaren-Mercedes Formula One boss Ron Dennis he was leaving F1 to drive a stock car for Chip Ganassi.
"It was a one-minute conversation,'' Montoya said of the phone call he made just prior to announcing he will drive Ganassi's No. 42 Nextel Cup car for the 2007 season. "I'm not sure he was too excited.''
Dennis had not relieved Montoya of his F1 duties as of AutoWeek's Monday deadline, but the 1999 CART champion and 2000 Indianapolis 500 winner knew the possibility existed, especially with silly season in full swing. Was he concerned? Are you kidding?
"Concerned is not the right word,'' one of Montoya's people said Sunday at Chicagoland, where the announcement came. "Hopeful is a better word.''
The whole deal boggles the mind: a Colombian grand prix driver-a master of taming those small and nimble F1 cars-returning to the United States to drive a plodding stock car; diversity smashing into NASCAR and swinging the door open to a possible race in Mexico City.
And no one saw it coming.
- Juan Pablo Montoya comes to the rescue.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire February 13, 2003 700+ words
...would come and rescue you. Juan Pablo Montoya was voted the Formula One driver...whopping 59% of you think Juan Pablo Montoya is the one to watch this season...internet poll also showed how Juan Pablo Montoya is seen as Formula One's...
- NASCAR Driver Juan Pablo Montoya Signs Marketing Pact with SIRIUS Satellite...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire March 21, 2007 700+ words
...deal complements his existing Juan Pablo Montoya Report on SIRIUS NASCAR Radio...announced today that NASCAR driver Juan Pablo Montoya has signed on to promote SIRIUS...every Monday at 5 pm ET on The Juan Pablo Montoya Report on SIRIUS NASCAR Radio...
- Formula One: MAD MONTOYA; F1: THE NURBURGRING RND 9: EUROPEAN GRAND PRIX...
- Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England) June 30, 2003 700+ words
...nicer things said of Juan Pablo Montoya yesterday following...have no problem with Juan Pablo over this. I would...Hear, hear echoed Montoya. "I braked late and...narrow escape involving Juan Pablo Montoya; BIG SQUEEZE: Montoya...
- Montoya juega con dos cartas.(Juan Pablo Montoya, piloto de automóviles de...
- Magazine article from: Automundo Magazine Clopatofsky, José January 1, 2004 700+ words
...ORIGINALES, EL COLOMBIANO JUAN PABLO MONTOYA PARECE HABER ENCONTRADO...desde finales del 2002 Montoya cambi a su manager...racin por dos aos de Juan Pablo con Williams cosa que...satisfaccin econmica. Apenas Montoya se baj del carro en...
- FORMULA CART: MONTOYA DICTO CATEDRA.(Juan Pablo Montoya)(TT: Formula Cart:...
- Magazine article from: Automundo Magazine July 1, 1999 700+ words
Juan Pablo Montoya quien parta con su Target-Honda...Sobre la pista de Rio de Janeiro Juan Pablo Montoya adormeci a sus seguidores, a ritmo...el puesto 16. CLASIFICACION 1 /Juan Pablo Montoya/Target-Honda 173.615 mph 2...
- Sprint Nextel Announces Teaming Up with NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Driver Juan...
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire June 15, 2007 700+ words
...NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Driver Juan Pablo Montoya for Hispanic-Targeted TV...commercial with celebrated driver Juan Pablo Montoya on June 18. As the premier...We are thrilled to work with Juan Pablo Montoya on a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series...
- Is Juan Pablo Montoya a nice guy or a dirty racer?
- Newspaper article from: Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) August 18, 2007 700+ words
...Aug. 18--BROOKLYN, MICH. Juan Pablo Montoya's growing reputation among competitors...skewed because of his incident with Montoya last Sunday at Watkins Glen, but...of his fellow drivers agree that Montoya has been too aggressive at times...
- Montoya disputes reckless rep: Kevin Harvick and other drivers say rookie Juan...
- Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times (Roanoke, VA) August 18, 2007 700+ words
...Long Aug. 18--BROOKLYN, Mich. -- Juan Pablo Montoya's growing reputation among competitors...weekend's incident at Watkins Glen with Montoya, but some former champions agree that Montoya has been too aggressive at times this season...
