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Montoya won't be first international Cup driver

NASCAR.COM
October 7, 2006
10:53 AM EDT (14:53 GMT)

Formula One driver Juan Pablo Montoya will drive the No. 42 Dodge in 2007, team owner Chip Ganassi announced Sunday.

Montoya, 30, has no NASCAR experience. Ganassi signed Montoya to a multi-year deal, which makes him the first F1 regular to make the move to Nextel Cup. Montoya has been an F1 regular since 2001.

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International drivers who have competed in the Cup Series:

Driver Country Debut
Serge Adams Canada 1968
Mario Andretti Italy 1966
Claude Ballot-Lena France 1978
John Banks Canada 1973
Christine Beckers Belgium 1977
Leo Bergeron Canada 1953
Don Beiderman Canada 1966
Buddie Boys Canada 1983
Trevor Boys Canada 1982
Geoff Brabham Australia 1994
Wally Branston Canada 1954
Jim Bray Canada 1962
Terry Byers Australia 1989
Jim Clark Scotland 1967
Les Covey Canada 1972
Jack Donohue Canada 1974
Yvon DuHamel Canada 1973
Vic Elford England 1969
Ron Fellows Canada 1995
Christian Fittipaldi Brazil 2002
Dick Foley Canada 1957
Billy Foster Canada 1966
Hideo Fukiyama Japan 2002
Frank Gardner Australia 1968
Jorge Goeters Mexico 2005
Mario Gosselin Canada 2004
Klaus Graf Germany 2004
Allan Grice Australia 1987
Allen Heath Canada 1951
David Hobbs England 1976
Cliff Hucul Canada 1986
Innes Ireland England 1967
Dick Johnson Australia 1989
Gary Kershaw Canada 1981
Albert Lemieux Canada 1952
Lella Lombardi Italy 1977
Randy MacDonald Canada 1994
Lothar Motschenbacher Germany 1970
Brian Naylor England 1961
Rick O'Dell Canada 1981
Jackie Oliver England 1971
Vic Parsons Canada 1972
Larry Pollard Canada 1987
Nick Rampling Canada 1966
Laurent Rioux Canada 1983
Pedro Rodriguez * Mexico 1959
Earl Ross # Canada 1973
Norman Schihl Canada 1956
Jo Schlesser France 1964
Fritz Schulz Germany 1971
Lloyd Shaw Canada 1953
Jack Simpson Canada 1973
Roy Smith % Canada 1975
Tony Spanos Australia 1987
Rolf Stommelen Germany 1971
Ross Surgenor Canada 1974
Jim Wilson Canada 1955
Sarel van der Merwe South Africa 1990
* -- Fifth-place finish in 1965 World 600 at Charlotte is considered best finish by a foreign-born driver who was not an American citizen
# -- 1974 Cup Series Rookie of the Year
% -- Four-time Busch Series champion
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