Latest Juan Pablo Montoya Stories
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Feb. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Chip Ganassi Racing Teams (CGRT) and partner Novo Nordisk, a world leader in diabetes care, announced today that their IZOD IndyCar Series driver, Charlie Kimball (No. 83 Novo Nordisk Honda), of the Race with Insulin(TM) program, has gained the support of his fellow CGRT teammates across NASCAR, INDYCAR and GRAND-AM, combining for a Race with Insulin(TM) Unites initiative. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release,...
INDIANAPOLIS, May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Target Chip Ganassi Racing (TCGR) announced today that the traditional No. 10 Target Honda of four-time and defending INDYCAR Champion and two-time Indianapolis 500 Winner Dario Franchitti will change to the No. 50 for the 96th Running of the Indianapolis 500 in honor of Target's 50th Anniversary in 2012. Target and Team Owner Chip Ganassi have partnered together for nearly half of those 50 years. TCGR was established in 1990, making the...
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Five-time and reigning GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Cars Series Champions (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011) Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS) announced today its season-long program for 2012, including their engine manufacturer partnership and driver lineup for the Rolex 24 At Daytona. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111013/MM86487LOGO ) Long-time partner TELMEX returns as the primary sponsor of the No. 01 Dinan-Prepared...
NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Former Indy 500 Champion and current NASCAR Sprint Cup driver, Juan Pablo Montoya, knows his way around a race track. He thinks fuel economy is important on the race track and saving fuel always makes a big difference. Montoya's interest in fuel savings extends off the track as well and he recently purchased the Chevy Volt. See video from Chevrolet at: http://inr.synapticdigital.com/Chevrolet/JPMVolt/ Aerodynamics on an electric vehicle like the...
NEW YORK, July 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- New special edition Degree Men® V12(TM) featuring Juan Pablo Montoya, available exclusively at Target, is designed specifically to respond to increases in adrenaline by releasing extra bursts of fragrance when men sweat. Whether it's working out at the gym, working hard in the office or driving a race car, V12 provides long lasting protection. To support the new anti-perspirant, Degree Men is giving NASCAR fans a sneak peek inside the...
Mark Martin won Sunday's Sylvania 300, the first race in the season-ending Race for the Chase, which decides the 2009 Sprint Cup champion. Martin, 50, the oldest driver in the Chase and the current points leader, won for the fifth time this season and the first time in his career at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon. He won after dropping a lap behind the field but then reclaiming the lead with 28 laps to go as the rest of the field required late pit stops. This is just incredible,...
Mark Martin won Sunday's Sylvania 300, the first race in the season-ending Race for the Chase, which decides the 2009 Sprint Cup champion. Martin, 50, the oldest driver in the Chase and the current points leader, won for the fifth time this season and the first time in his career at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon. He won after dropping a lap behind the field but then reclaiming the lead with 28 laps to go as the rest of the field required late pit stops. This is just incredible,...
Juan Pablo Montoya, one of 12 drivers remaining with a chance to win the Sprint Cup championship, captured the pole Friday for the Sylvania 300. Sunday's race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway will be the first of the 10 events that decide the series champion. Each driver that has earned a spot in the chase for the championship will begin the 10-race series with 5,000 points, plus 10 points for each race he has won thus far in 2009. That puts Mark Martin on top at the outset with 5,040 points....
Three-time defending Sprint Cup series champion Jimmie Johnson won his first pole of the year Friday for Sunday's race at Watkins Glen International. Johnson covered the 2.45-mile, 11-turn road course in 71.340 seconds (123.633 mph). It was his first pole victory since last November and his first ever in 16 tries on a road course. We did all the right things today, Johnson said. The car could have been a little bit better. For us, it was a little bit adventurous from time to time in...
A steady rain Friday forced NASCAR officials to cancel qualifying for Sunday's scheduled Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway. The field will be set according to the current points standings, which means Tony Stewart will start on the pole. It is the fifth time this season qualifying has been wiped out by bad weather. One of those occasions was the previous visit to Pocono last month. Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Kurt Busch and Carl Edwards are in the second through fifth...
