NASCAR RacePoints Earn Points View Rewards
Superstore
AUCTIONS
CHAMPIONS WEEK
Autostock
Juan Montoya sits 21st in the Nextel Cup standings.

Where's Juan? Michigan

By NASCAR.COM
June 15, 2007
12:19 PM EDT
Save Article Email Article Print Article RSS
type size: + -

Juan Montoya is coming off a rain-shortened visit to Pocono Raceway's 2.5-mile track, where his team played the fuel-mileage game right and walked away with a 20th-place finish.

Overall it wasn't a bad day after Montoya started in 38th. He was one of the final cars to stop as he was running third just before halfway and just before rain halted the race. After his stop and the shuffling of the running order, Montoya was pleased with the outcome.

"Well, from starting 38th and it only being half a race we made a lot of progress," Montoya said. "I think we could have finished a lot higher than this.

"Our racecar was getting very good, actually. All three Ganassi cars were pretty good. And strategy and everything, a lot of guys played it off and it played for them. I was just a little bit unlucky."

Now the focus is on Michigan's 2-mile oval, often considered a sister track to California, where Montoya started ninth and finished 26th.

Juan Montoya

2007 Nextel Cup Series
Race Track Start Finish Result Point Standings
1 Daytona 36 19 Running 18
2 California 9 26 Running 20
3 Las Vegas 4 22 Running 22
4 Atlanta 16 5 Running 15
5 Bristol 36 32 Running 19
6 Martinsville 23 16 Running 16
7 Texas 16 8 Running 13
8 Phoenix 36 33 Running 16
9 Talladega 24 31 Running 19
10 Richmond 16 26 Running 21
11 Darlington 41 23 Running 21
12 Charlotte 20 28 Running 22
13 Dover 16 31 Running 22
14 Pocono 38 20 Running 21
Avg.   23.6 22.9    

The End

Also

POPULAR ALERTS
or Create Your Own

Official Standings

Nextel Cup Series
Pos. +/- Driver Points Behind
1. -- Jeff Gordon 2249 Leader
2. +1 Matt Kenseth 2007 -242
3. +1 Denny Hamlin 2002 -247
4. -2 Jimmie Johnson 1944 -305
5. -- Jeff Burton 1828 -421
6. +1 Tony Stewart 1733 -516
7. -1 Carl Edwards 1710 -539
8. -- Clint Bowyer 1659 -590
9. -- Kevin Harvick 1648 -601
10. -- Kyle Busch 1613 -636
11. +1 Martin Truex Jr. 1597 -652
12. -1 Mark Martin 1586 -663
• Complete Standings click here

Remember To Check Out

NASCAR HologramNASCAR HologramEnter Your Codes Now!

Car need service?Car need service?Find a repair shop near you

Online CommunityOnline CommunityJoin the Discussions Now!

Help/Contact Us|Privacy Policy|Terms of Use|About NASCAR|About NASCAR.COM|Jobs|Official Sponsors|Advertising

All External sites will open in a new browser window. NASCAR.COM does not endorse external sites.

© 2008 NASCAR | Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Turner Entertainment Digital Network NASCAR.COM is part of the Turner Sports and Entertainment Digital Network