Where's Juan? Phoenix

A temperamental car left Juan Montoya and the No. 42 team scratching their heads toward the end of the race in April at Phoenix International Raceway, as they never managed to find the right balance with the mishandling Dodge. Montoya and the team eventually had to call it a night with a 33rd-place finish.

Montoya lost one spot in the 2007 Nextel Cup standings following his 25th-place run last week at Texas. Montoya led for 10 laps and was running in the top 15 when the 42 Dodge lost a cylinder with 120 laps remaining.

Still, Montoya was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Dickies 500, taking top rookie honors for the 15th time this season. He leads David Ragan by 20 points (234-214) in the rookie standings with two races remaining.

Crew chief Donnie Wingo and the No. 42 team have chassis 744 at Phoenix this weekend. This will be the second time this season Wingo and the crew prepared this Avenger for a short-track race. Montoya previously drove this Car of Tomorrow at Richmond in September. Montoya started the race from the 15th position and maintained a top-15 run until a multi-car incident left him no place to go. The No. 42 Dodge was damaged beyond repair and retired in the 41st position.

• 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 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.

• Montoya is hosting a charity gala in Miami, Fla., to increase awareness about his country of Colombia, as well as raise funding in conjunction with five other Colombian charitable foundations. The stage is set for a red carpet affair that will involve more than 500 sport, business and entertainment celebrity guests.

The event will be held November 15 at the Karu & Y restaurant in Miami's Art and Entertainment district. The red carpet is set to begin at 7 p.m., with dinner, a fashion show by Colombian fashion designer Silvia Tcherassi and an exclusive concert by 12-time Grammy winner Juanes. Montoya and his wife, Connie's, foundation Formula Smiles, is one of six charities that will benefit from the Gala.

• 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 racecar 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.