Race 2 Win: Ford 300 - Juan Pablo Montoya Notes

NASCAR Busch Series

Ford 300 - Juan Pablo Montoya Notes

Juan Pablo Montoya and No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge
Homestead - Miami Speedway Advance

Juan Pablo Montoya will make his NASCAR NEXTEL Cup debut in the No. 30 Texaco/Havoline Dodge this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Montoya, a Miami resident, will compete in both the NASCAR Busch Series and NEXTEL Cup races this weekend. Steve Boyer will crew chief the No. 30 Dodge Charger for Montoya in the Cup Series, while Brad Parrott will continue his role as his Busch Series crew chief.

“We are very excited about Juan Pablo running in the Cup race on Sunday as he is making great strides in his transition to stock cars,” said Team Owner Chip Ganassi. “But as I have said all along, this is just another of many steps in his preparation for the 2007 NASCAR season.”

“I am really excited that my first Cup race will be at my hometown track in Homestead as I will have a lot of friends and family around,” said Montoya. “I think this is a good move for both me and our team as I continue experiencing the new challenges of racing a stock car. This is just another step in my preparation for the 2007 NASCAR season.”

Busch Series:

Team: Montoya will be making his fourth Busch Series start with crew chief Parrott and the No. 42 Texaco/Havoline team. The team is bringing chassis #654 for the final Busch Series event of the season. Earlier this year, Montoya’s teammate Mears drove this chassis to victory lane at Chicagoland Speedway and to top-five finishes at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in May and Michigan International Speedway in August.

Stock Car Experience: Montoya has made three NASCAR Busch Series starts this season, in addition to several test sessions. His best finish this season was 11th in the debut at Memphis Motorsports Park. In his last two efforts at Texas and Phoenix, Montoya and the Texaco/Havoline team finished 28th and 20th respectively.