How was Juan Pablo Montoya robbed?
By Kerry Murphey
Rather than having a long drawn out article about this, how about we discuss this topic down below in our comments section.  Ever since the Brickyard 400 wrapped up, Twitter has exploded with back and forth comments on Juan Pablo Montoya’s penalty on pit road for speeding.  Calling it a conspiracy theory and much more. After leading the most laps (116) in the Brickyard 400, Juan Pablo Montoya came in for the final pit cycle of the race.  Montoya sped not once, but twice on pit road and simply made a racing mistake.  This is an electronically scored part of NASCAR racing, where there is no gray area.  The following are Tweets from NASCAR’S Official Twitter account, (@nascarsays)

-“He sped in two zones on pit road (60.06 and 60.11 mphs). Limit was 55 with 4.99 mph tolerance.”

-“Montoya was speeding in two different zones on pit road. Team has access to print out to confirm speeds.”

-“42 crew chief pattie also said that the electronic pit road timing is a good system and is not faulty. #nascar will show him print out.”

-“Sorry to kill the conspiracy theories, but pit road speeds are computerized. Not a judgement call. #NASCAR“

-“Don’t know why fans think we wouldn’t want Montoya to win. Would be a great story. #NASCAR“

WHAT DO YOU THINK? COMMENT HERE

RACE RECAP | BRICKYARD 400
10 Matt Kenseth
9 Jeff Gordon
8 David Reutimann
7 Kasey Kahne
6 Kevin Harvick
5 Brian Vickers
4 Greg Biffle
3 Tony Stewart
2 Mark Martin

VICTORY LANE

Three Time Cup Series Champion becomes a 3 time Indy winner and the first driver to win it back to back…of course I’m talking about Jimmie Johnson.  It’s also the 7th Brickyard win for Hendrick Motorsports

OTHER STORIES ON THE DAY

-Robby Gordon spun on lap 1, Elliott Sadler was black flagged for smoke

-Denny Hamlin said “the shifter came off the transmission!” Hamlin finished 34th

-Kyle Busch blew a right front tire and pounded the wall on lap 58, and is now outside the top 12 in points ending up 38th in this race

-Sam Hornish Jr. blew a right front tire and slapped the wall

-Juan Pablo Montoya dominated this race, leading the most laps and was caught speeding on the last pit cycle in two different segments, and finishes 11th

FROM @NASCARSAYS ON TWITTER (OFFICIAL NASCAR ACCOUNT)
—Don’t know why fans think we wouldn’t want Montoya to win. Would be a great story. #NASCAR

—Sorry to kill the conspiracy theories, but pit road speeds are computerized. Not a judgement call. #NASCAR

—He sped in two zones on pit road (60.06 and 60.11 mphs). Limit was 55 with 4.99 mph tolerance.

The #88 of Dale Earnhardt Jr. blew an engine and blames himself, saying he shifted wrong coming out of pit road, Dale Jr. finshed 36th

NNS Recap: Edwards Muscles Past Busch For NASCAR Nationwide Win
Special to the Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service

(July 25, 2009)

INDIANAPOLIS—Carl Edwards passed Kyle Busch with 22 laps to go Saturday night at O’Reilly Raceway Park and went on to win the NASCAR Nationwide Series Kroger 200.

Edwards had the dominant car after starting from the rear of the field because he missed qualifying to participate in a practice session for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at nearby Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Edwards led twice for 72 of the race’s 200 laps but lost the lead with 30 laps to go under caution. Edwards’ No. 60 Ford was pinned behind Scott Wimmer’s Chevrolet in the pits, and Edwards mistakenly put his car in the wrong gear.

Busch led coming to the green flag on Lap 174, but Edwards battled him hard and finally made the pass for the lead on Lap 179.

Continue reading “Carl Edwards wins NNS race at ORP”

1 5 Mark Martin
2 42 Juan Pablo Montoya
3 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4 21 Bill Elliott
5 00 David Reutimann
6 83 Brian Vickers
7 14 Tony Stewart
8 9 Kasey Kahne
9 43 Reed Sorenson
10 33 Clint Bowyer
11 47 Marcos Ambrose
12 16 Greg Biffle
13 1 Martin Truex Jr.
14 11 Denny Hamlin
15 77 Sam Hornish Jr.
16 48 Jimmie Johnson
17 39 Ryan Newman
18 20 Joey Logano #
19 29 Kevin Harvick
20 18 Kyle Busch

Continue reading “Mark Martin sits on first Brickyard 400 pole”

Special to the Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service

(July 24, 2009)

INDIANAPOLIS–Ron Hornaday Jr. set a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series record by winning his fourth consecutive race, holding off longtime nemesis Mike Skinner in Friday night’s AAA Insurance 200 at O’Reilly Raceway Park.

Skinner pitted later than Hornaday for tires and charged through the top 10 to challenge for the lead. Skinner passed Colin Braun for second with nine laps to go and chased down Hornaday four laps later.

Hornaday used the preferred outside lane and held off repeated inside moves by Skinner to win his 44th NASCAR Camping World Truck race.

Skinner finished second, with Aric Almirola coming from a lap down to finish third. Dennis Setzer was fourth, with Braun fifth.

Rookies James Buescher and Tayler Malsam, followed by Stacy Compton, David Starr and Kyle Busch completed the top 10.

Hornaday had taken the lead from Todd Bodine on the outside in Turn 3 on Lap 169 of 200. Bodine then tried to squeeze Braun two laps later off Turn 4 but wasn’t clear and spun, eliminating himself from contention.

Bodine had fought for more than 20 laps to get around Busch, finally getting the lead from the NASCAR Sprint Cup and NASCAR Nationwide Series regular on Lap 147.

Continue reading “Hornaday wins 4th Truck Race in a row”