Juan Pablo Montoya excited to have Jamie McMurray join Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
By Bob Pockrass - Associate Editor
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Juan Pablo Montoya will have a new teammate in Jamie McMurray next season at Earnhardt Ganassi Racing.
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CORAL GABLES. Fla. – Juan Pablo Montoya said he has talked at length with new teammate Jamie McMurray and is excited about having the Roush Fenway Racing driver join him as a teammate at Earnhardt Ganassi Racing in 2010.
McMurray, who drove for team owner Chip Ganassi from 2003 through 2005 before going to Roush, was officially announced Wednesday as the replacement for EGR’s Martin Truex Jr., who is headed to Michael Waltrip Racing.
“It is great to have Jamie as a teammate,” said Montoya, a Miami resident who was at the Sprint Cup champions news conference to help promote the season finale this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. “I’ve talked to him a lot this year, and we talked a lot in the last couple of weeks about the cars. I’m pretty pumped up.
“Truex was a great teammate, but he was on his way out. His mind wasn’t on the game this year – not saying in a bad way, but he was more focused on his future than on the present.”
McMurray just barely missed making the championship field now known as the Chase For The Sprint Cup while driving for Ganassi but hasn’t had as much consistency at Roush Fenway. He has won two races at Roush Fenway, including earlier this month at Talladega Superspeedway.
“McMurray really needs to prove a point to a lot of people,” Montoya said. “I think we can give him the tools to make that happen.”
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trtruckin said:
Nov 19, 2009 at 6:14 PMJamie, I like you but no more excuses. You have to perform to the potential that many in the sport believe you have. Yes, I do believe your years at Roush were wasted because I think you got inferior cars, and maybe even test cars. Hope the best for ya, young fella.
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Nov 19, 2009 at 7:10 PMThink this will be a GREAT team. I am a fan of JMP and think Jamie and JPM will click. I will be cheering them on to winning races in 2010. They both have great personalities and are among the best on the track. Looking forward to seeing in Daytona. Happy for Chip and Teresa.
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Nov 19, 2009 at 9:19 PMI hope they can work well together it seems like Truex wasn't up front to run with Juan. Not sure why Truex is a good driver maybe it was just a matter of circumstances. I'm hoping 2010 is a good year for EGR.
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Nov 19, 2009 at 10:55 PMHey folks, I like McMurray but he's got 1 year of sponsorship from Bass Pro. They will be moving over to Ryan Newman in 2011. We all know this is a sponsor driven sport so he will have to find a new sponsor in 2011 or they will shut him down. He only signed a 1 yr deal
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Nov 20, 2009 at 3:13 PMJamie had to show performance and a little character. Maybe Juan will give him a little advice. He deserves a ride but needs to show some results.
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Dec 15, 2009 at 11:26 AMUPS and Roush Fenway Racing are partnering to help United Way race to advance the common good by donating a custom-painted, autographed Jamie McMurray NASCAR helmet which will be auctioned on eBay's MissionFish site. Bidding on this item will be available until 12/23. 100% of the proceeds will benefit United Way. Free shipping of this item is complementary of UPS to auction winner. Check out the website at http://members.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=unitedwayworldwide
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