Juan Pablo Montoya earns two-lap penalty for aggressive driving after contact with Tony Stewart

By Bob Pockrass - Associate Editor
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Juan Pablo Montoya's Earnhardt Ganassi Racing crew works on his Chevrolet after contact between Montoya and Stewart-Haas Racing's Tony Stewart Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway.  (Rusty Jarrett / Getty Images)

Juan Pablo Montoya's Earnhardt Ganassi Racing crew works on his Chevrolet after contact between Montoya and Stewart-Haas Racing's Tony Stewart Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

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HOMESTEAD, Fla. – After contact with Tony Stewart resulted in a flat tire and a meeting with the wall on lap 116 of the Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Juan Pablo Montoya’s crew was able to get him back on track. It didn't turn out to be just so the Earnhardt Ganassi Racing driver could end the season running at the finish of the race.

Monotya returned to the track on lap 146, and 10 laps later, Montoya tapped Stewart, sending him spinning on lap 156.

NASCAR then parked Montoya for two laps for aggressive driving. Both Montoya and Stewart were able to continue and finish the race, and that’s where the fireworks ended as Montoya was able to park his car inside the garage and leave the area before Stewart could even get back to the hauler.

Stewart finished 22nd and wound up losing a spot in the standings, finishing his inaugural year as Stewart-Haas Racing co-owner in sixth.

Montoya ended up 32 laps down in 38th and fell two spots in the standings, finishing eighth in his third NASCAR season and the first where the Colombian driver made the Chase For The Sprint Cup.

Neither driver spoke to assembled media outside of their haulers after the event.
 

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  1. 1
    djlowes48 said:
    Nov 22, 2009 at 8:27 PM

    Montaco is a loose cannon____

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    karnevil9 said:
    Nov 22, 2009 at 8:34 PM

    Montoya is a classless fool. Tryin to wreck one of the best drivers ever in Nascar. No class, pure and simple.

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    sweetthings88 said:
    Nov 22, 2009 at 8:50 PM

    NASCAR should try and get this nut brain checked out.And DJLOWES48 you are right.

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    Robby said:
    Nov 22, 2009 at 9:01 PM

    Tony got what he deserved, If I was Montoya I'd have done the same thing. Stewart pulled two dirty moves and wrecked Montoya's good run.
    It's how they raced years ago, it's fun to watch, rubbin is racing and draws the crowd in. Seeing Stewart go for a spin was extra special especially after his rant last week about Jr. Karma never fails to impress me.

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    stone069 said:
    Nov 22, 2009 at 9:14 PM

    I have to say that Tony got what he deserved, and so did Montoya. Juan hit Tony and tony hit back. Juan did no damage with his tap to Tony, he had a run and Tony slammed the door on him. Tony should have expected a "Chrome Horn". He then slammed into the side of Juan and sent him into the wall and caused him to lose 27 laps. What did he expect from Montoya? I like both drivers and to me this was just "Racing in NASCAR"

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    alisoeddie said:
    Nov 22, 2009 at 9:20 PM

    Montoya has drawn the ire of every driver in the series at one time or another.In fact his first race in the series was 3 years ago tonight,and he ruffled Newmans feathers to the point that Newman wrecked him,and JPM's fuel cell ruptured.
    It was known as the Colombian BBQ race.

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    Randy569 said:
    Nov 22, 2009 at 9:26 PM

    Tubby Tony got EXACTLY what he deserved. Week after week, he rolls around the track like he owns it, and everyone should get out of his way just because he is Tony Stewart. He only believes in "give-and-take" when others are giving, and he is taking. When someone doesn't give he pulls some chickensh*t move, then wants to pout like some little snot when it doesn't go his way. I'm just sorry JP didn't punt him to the moon.

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    sweetthings88 said:
    Nov 22, 2009 at 9:26 PM

    I wonder why NASCAR never parked Tony for one lap, when Tony hit Montoya?

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    Robby said:
    Nov 22, 2009 at 9:39 PM

    They never do, its always the one who retaliates back who gets the short end of the stick. The Nascar rulebook is a joke.

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    amalycke said:
    Nov 22, 2009 at 9:53 PM

    PERFECT STORY FOR NASCAR!!!

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    Anonymous said:
    Nov 22, 2009 at 10:04 PM

    What's a two lap penalty when you are already down 28 laps ??? Big deal..

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    LUV88AND99 said:
    Nov 22, 2009 at 10:54 PM

    I predicted the event of Montoya getting back at Stewart before it happened. Two weeks ago I would have been upset but after Tony's comments about Junior last week being a "no talent---" I just laughed.

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    Carol-88-fan said:
    Nov 23, 2009 at 5:58 AM

    LUV88AND99, Me to. This was the first time I was against Tony and the first time I cheered Montoya.I also got kick out of the penalty, 20 some laps down and they hold him 2.Being Montoya, they had to know he was going to do it.

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    BILLFAN50 said:
    Nov 23, 2009 at 9:01 AM

    Nascar picks and chooses who gets penalties,whether in the garage or on the track...

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    4-DA-88 said:
    Nov 23, 2009 at 9:40 AM

    ALISOEDDIE said:"Montoya has drawn the ire of every driver in the series at one time or another." Uh, and Tony has not????? I am not on one side or the other, but Tony's history is not squeaky clean. I did not watch, but find what I have read amusing. IMO, they are two of a kind.

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    psdf250 said:
    Nov 23, 2009 at 10:04 AM

    I like both drivers and as far as I'm concerned the excitement is good for the sport.

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    RowdyBusch18 said:
    Nov 23, 2009 at 11:08 AM

    #4 There is no JR Karma. Defend what JR did this year please. Hendrick 1,2,3 finish and where is JR. JR NATION = SHEEP.

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    b48orr said:
    Nov 23, 2009 at 11:18 AM

    I loved when Tony gave Montoya the rub! I have been annoyed with the way J.P. has been racing people lately, not with the rubbing he does but with the way he always says its not his fault. Come on Montoya just admit that you run into people and that I can respect. Montoya could have touched his brake when Stewart used the slide job on him and chose not to. He chooses to run into people alot. If he would just admit that he chooses to run into them I would have more respect for it. And he has to know that some of these guys are going to give it right back to him. Gordon let him off a couple weeks ago and so have some others. I've seen him try and push Jimmie around at sonoma and Jimmie ran into his door right back. Guy's like Montoya and Hamlin who think they are immune to retaliations irk me. If you dish it out just be man enough to take it back! Trading paint is great and part of stock car racing. I can't wait to see Montoya and Keselowski go at it! That slide job is used on drives every week and they choose not to blast the guy in the rear end that does it!

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    gwen_susie388 said:
    Nov 23, 2009 at 11:25 AM

    I have been watching some of the NASCAR shows and they are saying this is "one thing" the sport needs. They didn't address anything about drivers, fans getting hurt or killed. They didn't address the costs of torn up cars or sponsorships either. The comment on TV was said they would want to have one of these drivers in their cars because of the excitement it brought. Aggressive driving has been part of NASCAR as long as the sport has been here. The drivers of back when seemed to be a lot tougher than some of these drivers today. A lot of people disagree with this and that is what NASCAR and these talk show hosts hope for. They want to see and hear the likes and hates of fans which make NASCAR interesting. That is why a lot of fans come to the races, in hopes of seeing a wreck or two. When it is done intentionally, it really draws the crowd to their feet and you hear the noise whether they are against it or for it. Brian France has stated the sport needs aggressive driving. A lot of fans want it and NASCAR are now saying they are listening to what the fans want. This is not the only thing that has been discussed as to what the sport needs. Those are for a different article.What happened last night sure got my attention as well as anyone watching or who was there. I had to laugh too and knew when Montoya got back out there, he was going to do it again. It sure would have changed the outcome of the Championship Title owner if Jimmie Johnson had been caught up in it and caused him not to finish 28th or better.

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    flippin-sweet-99 said:
    Nov 23, 2009 at 2:27 PM

    Fat boy should have been penalized for aggressive driving too. Did NASCAR think he turned left to pass the car in front of him ? He has a history of turning into other drivers that have made him mad. Kenseth and Bowyer are 2 that come to mind, and I'll bet there are a few more. Is NASCAR blind to this type of aggression ? Stop being a wuss Stewart. I wish his car was too damaged to finish the race.

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    imagordonfan24 said:
    Nov 23, 2009 at 3:43 PM

    #17 MSP or what ever your going by today. Are you that OBSESSED with Dale Jr. that you find it important to bring him up in every article on here? This one your the only one that mention his name,and has nothing what so every to do with him. So you gave yourself away. Because everybody on here knows how you feel about Dale Jr. So if you don't want to get caught keep Dale Jr. name out when you post.

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    kimba9 said:
    Nov 23, 2009 at 4:09 PM

    They were both warned to cut it out, Montoya had to have the last word and that's what got him held. Yea, I agree so what he was already too many laps down. I personally don't care for either of them. Just JPM has been pushing alot of drivers lately. He just needs to chill a bit before someone gets hurt. JMO

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    coopdegra said:
    Nov 23, 2009 at 4:14 PM

    Why was Stewart not penalized. He's always been just as aggresive. If it had been the otherway Stewart would not have been penalized. Plus, he's always been a whiner.

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    timotheous12001 said:
    Nov 23, 2009 at 4:22 PM

    its called hard racing montoya. Why exactly wasn't he parked after he was warned and ignore nascar officals. Too bad Newman didn't put montoya into the wall like he did in 06

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    FanfromPA said:
    Nov 23, 2009 at 4:34 PM

    #18 the slide job is when you are passing, not being passed. what Tony did was not a slide job. Nascar can never get it right anyway. Their rules are arbitrary and self serving. Tony turns left in the straight... no penalty. #22 stop already with the "before someone gets hurt" BS. They race cars at 200mph and make tons of money doing it. There is always the risk of injury, but they understand that when they sign their checks.

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    gojeffgo said:
    Nov 23, 2009 at 4:37 PM

    Thank you Tony for shoving JPM!! Do-it-again- do-it-again-harder-harder!!

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    kpierces said:
    Nov 23, 2009 at 4:46 PM

    Tony wasn't critizing Jr. specifically. Tony would have said the same thing no matter who had spun out last week. It was just a comment and Jr fans shouldn't be to offended. Especially since Jr wasn't upset by the comment. NASCAR should have parked Montoya. Only holding him for two laps made no sense when he was already down 26 or so. If they would have parked the car, Target would have gotten involved and probably schooled Juan baby.

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    jimk_20 said:
    Nov 23, 2009 at 4:49 PM

    As I read some of the remarks cutting down tony's driving. One. He drives like he ownes the tracks. Heh think back People Dale SR.... comes to mind but for his fans he did no wrong. Should fine the 42 team from top to bottom and not lightly.

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    gwen_susie388 said:
    Nov 23, 2009 at 4:59 PM

    FLIPPIN-SWEET-99, NASCAR is not blind to anything except what they choose to be blind to. Now they are saying aggressive driving is good for the sport and they will pick and choose who can and who can't drive aggressively and who will and who won't be penalized for it. In other words, they are now grasping at straws to get the fans back interested in NASCAR racing. It's already working because of comments like you see on this article and other articles like Brad and Denny's. Also the article's where Denny openly admitted he would get Brad and he did. Not to mention all the emails where fans agree it is good for the sport. It's amazing they can't figure out how to keep a car on the ground at the SuperSpeedWays, so the racing would be exciting without the drivers being concerned about getting airborne and getting themselves or fans killed or seriously injured. So what do they do??? They make the racing boring and may as well said, "no racing" at DEGA and someone gets airborne anyway. There have always been wrecks (the big one) at Dega, but if you can't bump draft there, what is the point of even racing then? I've always liked a little aggressive driving or maybe I should say rubbin and tradin paint but not to the point of putting someones life in danger, but where do you draw the line? Then again every time they strap into a car, there is always a chance someone could get injured or killed even in the safe COT cars. After all they are man made! That's just part of racing. Sorry about bringing up Dega but I am still aggravated about it. Peopke can face it because it has been proven that more fans want to see wrecks than those who don't. Aggressive driving = wrecks.

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    dale said:
    Nov 23, 2009 at 5:00 PM

    Hmmm... Montoya ran into Tony, Tony then rubbed Montoya and did not spin him. Did Tony's splitter cut down Montoya's tire, possibly. Keep in mind though that Tony did not spin Montoya, he only let him know he wasn't happy.

    After Montoya got back on the track, he purposefully spun Tony out. Huge difference.

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    timotheous12001 said:
    Nov 23, 2009 at 5:06 PM

    thats a product of hard racing turned into road rage

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    kylestewart said:
    Nov 23, 2009 at 5:07 PM

    that was just some good old racing and i personally enjoyed watching it. bout time a race in cup had some excitement.

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    edblake38 said:
    Nov 23, 2009 at 5:10 PM

    thay both lost cash on this one

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    freegeezer said:
    Nov 23, 2009 at 5:16 PM

    I agree that JPM should have been parked for blatant aggression and disregard for instructions from the officials. By the same token, Hamlin should have been parked for his pre-announced blatant aggression and disregard for official instructions in the Nationwide race. NASCAR has a huge disconnect in applying penalties.

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    nascarnutsheeler said:
    Nov 23, 2009 at 5:34 PM

    Remember the year Tony didn't like Matt passing him so he came down on Matt and forced him into the infield. I didn't agree with Juan but that old wheel just keeps going round and round

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    gwen_susie388 said:
    Nov 23, 2009 at 5:39 PM

    #30... that is exactly what happened.

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    Werner said:
    Nov 23, 2009 at 5:42 PM

    once again NASCAR shows it's inconsistency...Smoke doesn't get penalized, JP gets a 2-lap penalty and Hamlin only got a 1-lap penalty the day before...

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    minkee2 said:
    Nov 23, 2009 at 5:42 PM

    Even the announcers were saying that everyone should let Montoya go since he is the most aggresive driver on the track. He just chose to be aggressive to another driver, who being a better driver, knew HOW to retaliate without being penalized. I would have loved to see Montoya and Cryle get together--Whew!!!

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    andygray212 said:
    Nov 23, 2009 at 5:53 PM

    This is exactly what NASCAR needs.

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    bajafishin said:
    Nov 23, 2009 at 5:56 PM

    Gotta love NASCARS consistancy. JPM gets held two laps but WAHHHmlin only gets a 1 lap penalty and that little girl even advritized it.

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    nathan56 said:
    Nov 23, 2009 at 6:15 PM

    When Stewart did his slide job on Montoya, who had a run on top, he should have allowed room for the faster car. But NO! everyone put on their brakes for Whopper boy. Was it a race or brake test? His payback was was a lot less than what Tony dished out. If I had been Montoya he would not have finished the race, and NASCAR would not have had to worry about a penalty for Stewart.

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    dtk1952 said:
    Nov 23, 2009 at 6:34 PM

    Send the foreigner home. There are a lot of American drivers available. Of course Target is a foreign company getting rich off of Americans, so they will probably sponsor foreigners only. I don't shop @Target and never will so it wouldn't bother me if NASCAR, meaning Ganassi, lost this sponsorship.

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    ga20fan said:
    Nov 23, 2009 at 8:36 PM

    Loved every moment of it. Made the race interesting. I know we can't let the drivers get away with stuff like this but sure would make racing a whole heckuva lot more interesting.

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    LouTripodi said:
    Nov 23, 2009 at 9:02 PM

    Been a Stewart fan since he started and like what he has done for the sport. You want excitement here you go. Bring back the old point system and bamm you have racing like the old days. Everyone is part of the action, no hey I didn't make the chase so my season is over, no lets get out of Jimmies way, yeah Tony got what he deserved but he's a true racer. Why doesn't anyone have the balls to move Johnson out of the way and go under his bumper and put him in the wall just because it is racing. Johnson had a great car but laid back in 6th and 7th all night out of harms way. Race like you want to. If Jimmie wins another one next year just pull the trigger and kill the sport. How does his car always run great and don't tell me how great he is and how great Chad is, something is up somewhere. We need racing to be what it was, not hey move out of the way here comes Jimmie don't bump him you'll get in trouble. Earnhardt Sr. would have had a field day on this guy. I was under the impression all the cars were the same. Could have fooled me. I could ramble on about a lot of things but we need some real team rivalrys and some aggresive driving to bring the sport back to guts and glory. You'll fill the seats in a heartbeat. Wreck Jimmie a few times during the year and maybe he won't make the chase, how good would that be. Go Tony 2010

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    Phere said:
    Nov 24, 2009 at 12:58 AM

    Tony is my driver, cut and dry. Should he have come down on Pablo, I think Pablo deserved it. All race long he was showing aggression above and beyond the norm. His disrespect for the other drivers (including Johnson), is no less than flagrant. Many other drivers wanted to do what Tony did but didn't. Tony called him on it and he knew it. It pizzed him off and he did what any lunatic would do. He Keselowski'd him. And if you don't know what that is, you've never been hit from behind.

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    Robby said:
    Nov 24, 2009 at 1:01 AM

    I agree with you #44. Everyone just moves over for Johnson. Did you hear him whining over his radio saying that Bowyer was racing him too hard early in the race, and that he shouldn't have been. Well um Jimmie he is supposed to race hard that's what he gets paid to do!!! Don't like it go home and let the real men race. As they always say: rubbins racin...

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    Pepper said:
    Nov 24, 2009 at 2:00 PM

    What a stupid penalty. 2 laps when you're already 39 laps down? It's about time for NASCAR to start parking these drivers that intentionally spin drivers for payback. Montoya should have been parked plain and simple. Hamlin should have not only been parked in the nationwide race, also the cup race. Then maybe these drivers will give each other a little more respect. Moving guys is one thing...intentionally wrecking them is just dirty racing and should be penalized immediately

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    nascarnutsheeler said:
    Nov 24, 2009 at 2:26 PM

    Yeah thats it, let guys like Tony and Crashowski punt people and then when they pay back, park them, Tony or Crashowski will win them all.now thats how to run a race.

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    Werner said:
    Nov 24, 2009 at 5:28 PM

    DTK1952....just so you know...TARGET is NOT a foreign company...it was founded in Minneaplis, MN....the 1st store opened in Roseville...so feel free to shop there now....

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    jjrizzo said:
    Nov 24, 2009 at 7:40 PM

    I wonder if Montoya is getting meth from mayfield.

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