Juan Pablo Montoya and No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge - Richmond Advance

Race: Richmond 400 on Sunday, May 3 (NSCS)
Track: Richmond International Raceway (0.75-mile)
Location: Richmond, Va.

Juan Pablo Montoya and the No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge Team (NSCS)

• Back in Black: Texaco/Havoline will be back on the hood of the No. 42 Dodge Charger this weekend at Richmond International Raceway.


• P12: Juan Pablo Montoya now sits 12th in the NASCAR Sprint Cup driver standings following his runner-up finish at Talladega Superspeedway. Montoya jumped five spots in the standings and is currently eligible for the “Chase to the Sprint Cup” following the 26th race of the season. Montoya is 318 points behind series leader Jeff Burton and 55 points out of 10th heading into this weekend’s race at Richmond International Raceway.


• Richmond ‘07: Montoya competed in the two races as a rookie at RIR last year and finished 26th and 41st in the events. Despite having an average start of 15.5, his average finish is 33.5. Montoya and the No. 42 Texaco/Havoline team started with a fairly strong top-15 run through the first 100 laps of the April race of 2007 but a tap from the No. 12 car on lap 119 sent the No. 42 up into the No. 70 car. Montoya and team didn’t give up. Instead, they took the setback that dropped them back to 38th place, stuck it out and was able to finish in 26th.
  
  Montoya lined up 15th at RIR in the fall and proceeded to maintain a top-15 run the entire first half of the race. Then, on lap 242, the No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge was running 10th when a multi-car accident left Montoya with no way to escape as he was hit from behind and pushed into the car ahead of him. Fortunately, Montoya escaped the crash unscathed, but the No. 42 was damaged beyond repair and called it a night in 41st place.


• Last Race: Montoya and the No. 42 team earned their first top-five finish of 2007 last weekend at Talladega Superspeedway. Montoya drafted to a second-place finish on the rear bumper of eventual race winner Kyle Busch. Montoya may have had something for the leader on the final lap, but the caution flag waved before he could make his move on Busch. The runner-up finish tied Montoya’s best finish at an oval (Indianapolis 2007). It was also a successful first outing for Montoya and his new Crew Chief Jimmy Elledge.


• Solid Day: Sunday, April 27, was one of the most successful days in the history of Chip Ganassi Racing Teams. In addition to Montoya’s solid run at Talladega Superspeedway, Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas captured their third victory out of four races in the Grand-Am Sports Car Series race before Dan Wheldon took home the IndyCar trophy in Kansas.


• Bonus Points: Montoya and the No. 42 team earned their first bonus points of the season when they led a lap at Talladega with a push from the No. 11 car.


• He’s “SIRIUS” Again: For the second year in a row, listen to SIRIUS Satellite Radio every Monday on channel 128 for the “Juan Pablo Montoya Report.” Montoya will provide exclusive updates on the No. 42 Team; give post-race downloads and share his thoughts on the events of the season. He will also chat with hosts David Poole and Mike Bagley on “The Morning Drive” every Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. ET.


• Chassis: Chassis #817. Montoya and the team have not raced chassis #817 yet this season.
  

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