Where's Juan? Homestead

It was one year ago at Homestead-Miami Speedway that Formula One star and Indianapolis 500 winner Juan Montoya made his Nextel Cup debut. Montoya, without a guaranteed starting spot, qualified in the 29th position last year. He drove the car up to as high as 13th before he was tapped from behind on Lap 252, 16 laps before the checkered flag, and sent into the outside wall. He was not able to return to the track and was scored in the 34th position.

Montoya remains 21st in the Nextel Cup standings following his 17th-place finish at Phoenix. He and the No. 42 Dodge team look to move into the top 20 this week. Montoya sits just 17 points out of 20th behind J.J. Yeley, and 61 points behind 17th-place driver Jamie McMurray.

Montoya was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix. He took top rookie honors for the 16th time this season and has been the top rookie in three of the past four races. He currently leads David Ragan by 21 points (236-215) in the rookie standings.

Ragan cannot catch Montoya in points at Homestead, but it comes down to a panel vote to determine the 2007 Rookie of the Year. Montoya is poised to become the fourth driver for Texaco/Havoline to earn the Raybestos Rookie honor: Davey Allison (1987), Kenny Irwin (1998) and McMurray (2003).

Crew chief Donnie Wingo and the No. 42 team will have chassis 707 for the season finale. The is one of the most successful chassis in the team's stable; in fact this chassis finished second at Indianapolis Motor Speedway earlier this year. This will be the seventh race for chassis 707.

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.

In celebration of Texaco's 20th anniversary in sponsoring stock-car racing and a successful season for 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.