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Juan Montoya celebrated his first Nextel Cup win on the road at Sonoma.

Where's Juan? The Glen

By Official Release
August 10, 2007
12:54 PM EDT
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Juan Montoya will look to make NASCAR history this Sunday at Watkins Glen International by becoming the first driver to win on three road courses in the same season.

So far this year, Montoya won road-course events in the Busch Series (Mexico City) and in the Nextel Cup Series (Sonoma), becoming only the third NASCAR driver to ever post two road-course wins in different series in the same year, joining Ernie Irvan and Darrell Waltrip.

The No. 42 team is bringing a chassis to The Glen it tested at Virginia International Raceway two weeks ago. The chassis Montoya drove to Victory Lane will be the backup car this weekend.

Montoya's No. 42 Dodge Avenger in the Cup Series and his No. 42 Dodge Charger in the Busch Series will carry the colors of Wrigley's Big Red this weekend at Watkins Glen. This weekend marks the second time Montoya's Cup car has carried the Big Red logo; he previously ran this paint scheme at Chicagoland. There is one additional race for Big Red, which is Labor Day weekend at California Speedway.

Montoya remains 18th in the Nextel Cup standings following a 16th-place run at Pocono Raceway. Despite the top-20 finish the team now sits 267 points out of 12th, the final transfer spot into the Chase. Montoya is just 51 points out of 15th and has accumulated one win, three top-five and four top-10 finishes this season.

Montoya extended his rookie lead on David Ragan to 26 points. Montoya was the first rookie to win a race at the road course in Sonoma, and hopes to achieve the same feat this weekend. Ryan Newman came close when he finished second at Watkins Glen in 2002.

Montoya will be one of the featured teams on DirecTV's NASCAR HotPass. The Hotpass subscription allows fans to follow Montoya and the team throughout the entire race with in-depth reporting, real-time statistics and live race audio. Montoya will be featured on channel 795.

In addition, Montoya and the team will also be featured 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 Donnie Wingo, spotter Tab Boyd and the rest of the team.

Montoya and his wife, Connie, will be guests on ABC's Good Morning America on Wednesday promoting ABC's NASCAR in Primetime Special. The ABC News crew spent weeks with Montoya at the track and obtained minute-by-minute footage of his victory in Sonoma. The program took a glimpse into the lives of several drivers including Montoya and his Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates teammate David Stremme. The show captured his life away from the track, on the golf course and at home in Miami with his wife and children. The six-week, six-episode program premieres at 9 p.m. ET.

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
15 Michigan 33 43 Crash 23
16 Sonoma 32 1 Running 21
17 New Hampshire 5 19 Running 19
18 Daytona 20 32 Running 21
19 Chicagoland 30 15 Running 20
20 Indianapolis 2 2 Running 18
21 Pocono 9 16 Running 18
Avg.   22.0 21.3    

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