Colombian native Juan Pablo Montoya topped the speed chart in NASCAR Busch Series practice yesterday and his Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates teammate Scott Pruett scored the second fastest time. Mexican natives Carlos Contreras and Jorge Goeters were also in the top 5 as they headed to qualifying.
On Sunday, Montoya and his crew chief, Brad Parrott, will be ESPN2's "In-Race Reporters." JPM will have cameras inside his car to show his face as he speaks to ESPN2 booth analyst Rusty Wallace while on the pace laps and during caution periods. Parrott will speak to booth analyst Andy Petree at various times throughout the telecast.
Montoya is excited to return to Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez:
"It's an awesome track. It takes a lot of talent to go around and its tricky and needs a lot of rhythm. I hope we can have a good weekend and bring the car home this time. I see our team going higher and higher and that is the main goal."And by "bringing the car home" he means finish a race--something he has yet to accomplish in the series so far this season. After engine trouble in Daytona and a wreck in Cali, JPM is 46th in the Busch standings--quite a feat considering there are only 35 full-time teams.
Update: The top 5 in practice are also the top 5 qualifiers.
1. Pruett
2. Contreras
3. Montoya
4. Goeters
5. Defending race champion Denny Hamlin
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