Telcel-Motorola 200 Presented by Banamex - Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez

Montoya Spins Teammate for First Busch Series Win
So much for team orders. Juan Pablo Montoya, the Colombia native who has wins in Formula 1, CART and IndyCar, scored his first NASCAR win on Sunday at Autrodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in the NASCAR Busch Series Telcel Motorola Mexico 200. But the win was not without controversy. Montoya made contact with teammate and race leader Scott Pruett with eight laps to go, forcing Pruett to spin out and see all hopes of winning spun out as well. Montoya then went on to pace the field for the remaining circuits to take the victory. This was just a few laps after team co-owner Chip Ganassi told an international TV audience that there were no “team orders,” racing vernacular for one teammate pulling over so the other driver can take a position, in this case for the lead. “We had a long discussion about that this morning,” said Ganassi. “There’s never any team orders in our teams. But the one team order is, ‘Don’t crash into each other.’” It was just a few laps later that Montoya made contact with Pruett. Pruett was clearly upset after the race, even making contact with Montoya on the “cool-down” lap to make sure the race winner knew of Pruett’s displeasure. “Of all the people to take you out, your teammate,” said Pruett. “That was just no-good, low, nasty, dirty driving.” “I can’t even put it into words,” he continued. “It’s just so disappointing. We talked about it, talked about it, talked about it, talked about it in meetings. If he’s faster than me, we’ll work it out, he can go, you know. But not take each other out. That’s just bad driving.” Pruett stormed back over the final laps to finish fifth. Montoya understood his teammate’s frustration. “I felt really bad because we both needed a really good finish,” said Montoya. “I went into the braking. We were both braking about the same point, but he was slowing down the car a little more. He kind of stayed wide so I went for the inside and when I was there he just turned and I had nowhere to go. I feel really sorry about it.” As for the win itself, Montoya talked about the significance of the victory. “It’s big,” he said. “We got this one out of the way now and the next one is we need to win on an oval. I want to win on an oval. That’s where we need to be good.” Last year’s race winner Denny Hamlin took the runner-up position, followed by road race ace Boris Said, Carl Edwards and Pruett. Rounding out the top 10 were Jason Leffler, Mexico native Jorge Goeters, Australian Marcos Ambrose, Adrian Fernandez and Jon Wood.

Telcel-Motorola 200 Notes

· Race Results · Ford Post-Race Quotes · Toyota Post-Race Quotes · Point Standings · Owner Point Standings · Starting Lineup · Qualifying Results · Ford Qualifying Quotes · Toyota Qualifying Quotes · Final Practice · Practice 2: Rookie Practice · Practice 1 · Ford Friday Quotes · Toyota Friday Quotes · Entry List · Weekend Schedule · Toyota Notes · MRN Notes · Raybestos Rookie Notes

· Dave Blaney Notes · Denny Hamlin Notes · Greg Biffle Notes · Marcos Ambrose Notes · Jon Wood Notes · Shane Huffman Notes · Jason Leffler Notes · Juan Pablo Montoya Notes · Kertus Davis Notes · Scott Wimmer Notes · Todd Kluever Notes · Boris Said Notes · Ron Fellows Notes · Scott Pruett Notes · P.J. Jones Notes · Adrian Fernandez Notes · Jorge Goeters Notes · Carlos Contreras Notes · Alex Garcia Notes

Pruett Runs to Pole Position in Mexico
Scott Pruett won the Busch Pole for the Telcel-Motorola Mexico 200, with a lap of 87.458 seconds, at an average speed of 103.647 mph. He broke the existing track qualifying record of 87.696 seconds, 103.366 mph set by Jorge Goeters in March 2005. This is Pruett’s second Busch Pole in seven career NASCAR Busch Series races. He also won the Busch Pole at Watkins Glen International in 2001 and this is his first Busch Series start since at Watkins Glen in 2006. This is Pruett’s first NASCAR Busch Series race at Mexico City. Thirteen drivers, representing five countries, qualified for the TECEL Motorola Mexico 200, making up the largest contingent of international drivers in NASCAR history. Carlos Contreras will start from the outside pole after posting the second fastest qualifying lap. Juan Pablo Montoya will start third, while Jorge Goeters starts fourth, followed by defending race winner Denny Hamlin in the fifth starting spot.