montoya to nascar???

[Rockefella]

At the same time, he is contracted to McLaren, and they have paid him a lot of money - they aren't about to let him just run off shouting "***k you, and your mother too."

Imagining Montoya saying that just made me laugh for a good 10 seconds.

Similar to the famous, "You broke my ****ing head!" line.

[magracer]

The only reason that Dennis mentioned that Montoya is still a McLaren driver is to get a couple millions back from Chip Ganassi, Montoya or his new sponsors. IMHO there is no way the will sit an un motivated, un happy and nothing to lose colombian in a race seat. It doesn't even make sense to punish him with testing duties.

[byronleehk]

I think it's a good thing for NASCAR. To get drivers of other nationalities will certainly widen the limited "scoop" of what NASCAR has right now. I mean all NASCAR drivers are Americans and till now it's still all American made cars that's racing (at least not until next season when Toyota joins the chase).

It's not the greatest race to watch (IMHO) but it's a good thing

[hanibal]

Ganassi is more sick of not having the spotlight on him in Nascar than Juan is sick of his run in F1. If nothing else everyone involved got a little bit richer after that news conference.

[magracer]

I'll bet De La Rossa scores more points between now and the end than Montoya this season.

You are on... Let's say, $5 virtual dollars...

So Montoya has 26 points now and De la Rosa has 18, so he would have to win the Brazilian Grand Prix for ScionDriver to win this bet. I would rate that event happening with a slim to none probability.

[ptclaus98]

Hey, Montoya did podium.

[magracer]

Hey, Montoya did podium.

You are right, so probably he scored 200 points... DLR will never catch him then!

[h00t_h00t]

So Montoya has 26 points now and De la Rosa has 18, so he would have to win the Brazilian Grand Prix for ScionDriver to win this bet. I would rate that event happening with a slim to none probability.

Button has won a race, Button.

[ptclaus98]

Button has won a race, Button.

He had a great drive and some other guys made some mistakes.


And he's the only driver not driving for Ferrari or Renault to win one this year. So quit being so damn snooty.

[Daz27]

Haha Button is the proverbial tortoise, sooooo god damn slow. EVERYONE ELSE are the hares. Unfortunately F1 isnt a test of endurance. Therefore the tortoises only hope is if the wheels fall off alot of hares cars. It seems that happens once in 130 odd races....

[csl177]

I think it's a good thing for NASCAR. To get drivers of other nationalities will certainly widen the limited "scoop" of what NASCAR has right now. I mean all NASCAR drivers are Americans and till now it's still all American made cars that's racing (at least not until next season when Toyota joins the chase).

It's not the greatest race to watch (IMHO) but it's a good thing

Uh... Toyotas are made in the USA, by a Japanese company, which must run pushrod engines in 1960's tech chassis. There won't be anything to it except gettin' in the (advertising) game. But Juan Pablo racing the rings the House of France built?

Booo-yah! Ol' Bubba Montoya gonna whup ass on some ARCA boys now.
Get them Buds on ice and open another bag o' pork rinds!

It's not even a race to watch, it's entry level WWF, with hero and villain development and caution flags. A pathetic end to a once promising career. He deserves it.

[ptclaus98]

Uh... Toyotas are made in the USA, by a Japanese company, which must run pushrod engines in 1960's tech chassis. There won't be anything to it except gettin' in the (advertising) game. But Juan Pablo racing the rings the House of France built?

Booo-yah! Ol' Bubba Montoya gonna whup ass on some ARCA boys now.
Get them Buds on ice and open another bag o' pork rinds!

It's not even a race to watch, it's entry level WWF, with hero and villain development and caution flags. A pathetic end to a once promising career. He deserves it.

What's up with this pork rind bullshit?



I don't think I've seen anybody eat those damn things since 2000.

[csl177]

[QUOTE=ptclaus98]What's up with this pork rind bullshit?

It's a deliberate stereotype... Slim Jims and PBR? Icehouse and Johnsonville Brats? Pulled pork with slaw and sweet tea?

The humor (which apparently evaded you) was about JPM's integration into the world of NASCAR fandom. Obviously a very different culture compared to F1. He'll be fine... win a few, maybe even a bunch of races, and after awhile moms and dads in the heartland will be naming babies after him.