Nascar

[BigFoot]

So, El Gordo Montoya bags a third place in his first NASCAR race (nice rhyme as well ), the Food World 250, behind Frank Kimmel and Steve Wallace, whom I am sure yall are very familiar with

Good going Monty

[nomad]

That's a good first race for Juan (who ate all the pies) Montoya to be in eh ??

[BigFoot]

Monty doesn't fail to disappoint

Crashed whilst leading the Newton (Ohio) Arca 200 and ended up 24th

[andbur]

I Like Montoya, but even him driving a NASCAR can't make me sit through one of those races.

I've tried, but i just can't stand it!!

[BigFoot]

And an 11th place for Fatboy Montoya at the Sam's Town 250 a couple of days ago

Ron Dennis must be having a laugh...

[Ant]

Believe me, out of 42 or 43 cars that start the race, an 11th. place finish is not that bad.

NASCAR is a whole other league. At least it was when I used to watch it, around 12 years ago...

[BigFoot]

Fair enough, though Monty this year is driving in the "junior" league with 2 or 3 year old cars.

We'll see how it gets on next year in the proper NASCAR series

[Ant]

At least now he'll be able to bump and grind without necessarily crashing.

[BigFoot]

Originally Posted by Ant

At least now he'll be able to bump and grind without necessarily crashing.

This is Monty we are talking about, of course he'll crash

[BigFoot]

And another 11th for the StinkyPete Montoya in Arizona

[Ant]

He must be bored to tears...

[BigFoot]

And so are the people watching him race

[BigFoot]

First NASCAR race from Monty and here is how it ended up

[jabberwocky]

Nascar, perfect insomnia cure, round and round and round and round and round and rou.......zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[BigFoot]

Well, now Monty's driving there, you can expect some fireworks


Ooops, just realised, he was already on fire in race 1

[BigFoot]

Hats off to Monty for winning the 24 Hours of Daytona* (on a Lexus ) together with Scott Pruett and Salvador Duran (who?).

Apparently, Montoya is now the only driver other than Super Mario Andretti, to win the Daytona 24h, an F1 championship, the IndyCar and Champ Car championships.


* The longest American endurance race.

[Chrispy]

Not to be an arse, BUT, more accurate info is:

Salvador Duran is a mexican driver. He raced in British Formula 3, winning the National Class championship (year old cars) in 2005, and doing the International class in 2006. Also he's done some A1GP races for Team Mexico and won both races at Laguna Seca. He's really quite good.

Montoya has not won the F1 world Championship, or raced in the IRL series, though he did win a one off indy 500 appearance, and he is a Champcar Champion (it was CART at the time though), F1 race winner and now Daytona obviously.

Super Mario won the F1 championship, Champcar title, Indy 500 and in sportcars at sebring and Daytona. All he needed for the Big Three holy grail was a win at Le Mans, but he never managed it, although he did finish second.

To those who say Nascar is boring and have been to a race, fair enough you are entitled to your opinion. To those who haven't been, sell your car, sell the wife just get there. The sight of thirty cars flat out, fifty feet away, coming off the turn at the Milwaukee Mile will be with me till the day I die.

[Ant]

And the roar has to be something special...

[BigFoot]

Originally Posted by Chrispy

Not to be an arse, BUT, more accurate info is:

Salvador Duran is a mexican driver. He raced in British Formula 3, winning the National Class championship (year old cars) in 2005, and doing the International class in 2006. Also he's done some A1GP races for Team Mexico and won both races at Laguna Seca. He's really quite good.

Montoya has not won the F1 world Championship, or raced in the IRL series, though he did win a one off indy 500 appearance, and he is a Champcar Champion (it was CART at the time though), F1 race winner and now Daytona obviously.

Super Mario won the F1 championship, Champcar title, Indy 500 and in sportcars at sebring and Daytona. All he needed for the Big Three holy grail was a win at Le Mans, but he never managed it, although he did finish second.

You're completely right of course. I should be tarred and feathered

Cheers

[BigFoot]

Originally Posted by alfafamily

To those who haven't been ... sell the wife just get there

Originally Posted by Ant

And the roar has to be something special...

I bet the roar of the dumped wife will surely be

[BigFoot]

Montoya arrived 19th in the Daytona 500 Nascar race.


In a Dodge

[BigFoot]

And El Gordo Montoya grabs his first win in Nascar by by 0.498 seconds at the race in Mexico City

[BigFoot]

Actually, Monty pushed off his teammate Scott Pruett to win the race

Pruett was quoted saying: ""Of all the people to take out -- your teammate! That was just lowdown, nasty, dirty driving."

Way to go fatboy, you'll become real popular in Nascar too

[madz330]

That's the Montoya we know and loved. Too little of that during his last days in F1,