Juan Pablo Montoya

Juan Pablo Montoya of Colombia takes a lap in his Chevrolet during practice for the NASCAR Pepsi 500 auto race at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., Friday, Oct. 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) Copyright 2009 AP News

3-time defending champion Johnson takes pole at Dover International Speedway; Montoya 2nd Jimmie Johnson will go for the Dover sweep from the pole. Johnson turned a lap of 157.356 mph on Friday at Dover International Speedway and will start first for only ...

CLASS ACT Before the start of the Chase, Mark Martin stated that Juan Pablo Montoya was a driver he thought had a good chance of winning the Cup title. Judging from MartinÕs performance on Sunday, he could have said the same thing ...

Montoya still learning after late-race strategy gives Martin victory Juan Pablo Montoya is still smarting from Mark Martin's late-race strategy that prevented Montoya from winning at New Hampshire. Martin led all three laps of a final sprint to the finish, and slowed ...

Exciting New Hampshire race gives hope for exciting NASCAR title Chase If the first round of the Chase for the championship is any indication, NASCAR is in for a doozy of a title race. That practice of riding around for a few ...

Martin extends points lead by winning Chase opener at New Hampshire Through three years in NASCAR, Juan Pablo Montoya had exactly zero experience lining up for a double-file restart with a win on the line. Given his chance Sunday at New Hampshire ...

NASCAR driver Mark Martin (5), left, battles for the lead with Juan Pablo Montoya (42) on a restart near the end of the Sylvania 300, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H., Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009.(AP Photo/Jim Cole) Copyright 2009 AP ...

Mark Martin (5) crosses the finish line ahead of Juan Pablo Montoya (42), of Colombia, to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' Sylvania 300 auto race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H., Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Sandy Macys) Copyright ...

Montoya sets record at New Hampshire to win pole, open Chase for championship on front row Juan Pablo Montoya will have a hard time playing the role of darkhorse if he keeps driving like this. The former Formula One star will make ...