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42 Juan Pablo Montoya
POLES
0
WINS
0
RANK
23
POINTS
2902
BEHIND
-2976
Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya opted to leave a successful Formula One career to compete in NASCAR’s Cup series in 2007, recording his first Cup victory in his opening season.
Career Highlights
- Has 137 starts between the CART, IndyCar and Formula One series where he earned 18 wins, 26 poles, 60 top-five and 79 top-10 finishes.
- In five complete Formula One seasons, finished sixth or better in the standings.
- First Formula One driver in the 58-year history of NASCAR to switch to full-time Cup competition.
- Drove for Chip Ganassi Racing in CART in 1999 and 2000
- 1999 CART champion and rookie of the year
- 2000 Indianapolis 500 winner
Driver Details
- Ht: 66 Wt: 159
- Born: 02/5/2008
- Hometown: Bogota,
Related Links
| 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Season Summary | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starts | Poles | Rank | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Points | Winnings |
| 31 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2902 | 3,875,483 |
Year-by-Year Sprint Cup Series Recap
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2007 Won his first Nextel Cup race, at Infineon Raceway … Finished 20th in the series standings with the win, three top-five and six top-10 finishes for the season … Won the Raybestos Rookie of the Year award.
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2006 After announcing plans to leave Formula One for Nextel Cup racing, Montoya debuted in the season-ending race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
