Richmond International Raceway Advance

Race: Rock & Roll 400
Track: Richmond International Raceway (.75-mile oval)
Location: Richmond, Va.

Juan Pablo Montoya and the No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge Avenger Team Facts:

• Back in Black: Juan Pablo Montoya’s No. 42 Dodge Avenger will return to its black and red colors of Texaco/Havoline for the final 11 races of the season. Texaco/Havoline is celebrating its 20th anniversary as a primary sponsor in NASCAR, a historical journey that began in 1987 with a young driver named Davey Allison. Allison drove the Texaco/Havoline car to 19 victories including a 1988 win at Richmond International Raceway (RIR).


• Return to Richmond: Montoya will make his second NEXTEL Cup start at Richmond on Saturday night. Montoya and the No. 42 Texaco/Havoline team ran in the top-15 during the first 100 laps of the 400-lap competition at RIR in May, but a tap from the No. 12 car on lap 119 sent the No. 42 up into the No. 70 car. The team worked on the car all evening, but it never handled as well after the incident and had to settle for a 26th-place finish.


• Standings: Montoya and the No. 42 team slipped one spot in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup standings to 19th after their 33rd-place run last weekend at California Speedway. Montoya and the team overcame the heat, a blown engine in qualifying and a collision with the No. 99 car on pit road to finish the race 33rd, three laps down to the leader.


• Rookie Race: Montoya still holds a significant lead in the Raybestos Rookie of the Year standings over David Ragan. He leads the driver of the No. 6 car by 23 points (217-194). Montoya is poised to become the fourth driver for sponsor Texaco/Havoline to earn Rookie of the Year honors (Allison, Kenny Irwin and Jamie McMurray). It would also be the second time Crew Chief Donnie Wingo has led a new driver in the No. 42 Dodge to the title. Wingo was with McMurray in 2003 when he beat Greg Biffle for the coveted rookie trophy.


• Chassis: Crew Chief Donnie Wingo and the No. 42 team are bringing chassis #744 to Richmond International Raceway this weekend for the 26th race of season. This is a new chassis for the Texaco/Havoline team and has not competed in NASCAR competition yet this season. Montoya and the team were supposed to test this chassis on the Monday and Tuesday following Michigan. However, due to the rain delay at Michigan, Busch Series driver Kevin Hamlin stepped into chassis #744 for the two-day test at the 1.25-mile track with the CGRFS test team.


• Did you know this about 42? Molybdenum is number 42 on the periodic table and comes from the Greek word meaning lead. It is a metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten, and is used in strengthening and hardening steel. The element is used daily at the race shop in our engine oil provided by Havoline and in metal alloys found in car parts like the rear end housing and ball bearings.


• Richmond Local: Texaco/Havoline crew member Ryan Quann, who works in the composite shop and serves as pit and driver support on race day, hails from Richmond, Va. He has been working for Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (and SABCO) for the past seven years.


• Celebrating 20 Years: In celebration of Texaco’s 20th anniversary in sponsoring stock car racing and a successful season for rookie Montoya, Chevron Products Company introduced its special limited edition gift card carrying the image of the No. 42 Texaco/Havoline race car and Montoya. The Texaco/Havoline branded gift cards are now available for purchase in denominations up to $100 at participating Texaco stations or online at www.texaco.com.


• Sirius-ly: Montoya and the team will be featured weekly on Sirius Satellite Radio’s Driver2Crew Chatter. Driver2Crew Chatter puts fans in the car and in the pits. Fans can listen to Montoya’s radio communication with Crew Chief Wingo, Spotter Tab Boyd and the rest of the Team on channel 119. Listen in every Monday at 5 p.m. ET on channel 128 for the “Juan Pablo Montoya Report.” Montoya provides exclusive updates on the No. 42 Team; gives post-race downloads and shares his own personal experiences on his jump full time into the NEXTEL Cup Series.

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