I am not a Montoya fan. But I think it is interesting to comment on his transition, and his first qualifying result on an oval track with stock cars. Food for thought.
2006-10-05 14:21:34 · 10 answers · asked by carpediem602004 4 in Sports ➔ Auto Racing
i browsed through an article in the USA today about him today. it said he looks like a natural behind the wheel in his ARCA testing so far. the article noted that he got off to an extremely fast start in both champ car series and F1, winning races in his first year in both. i assume the plan is still for him to drive the full cup schedule in '07 in the 42 car, right? i can't wait to see how he does, it'll be one of the most intriging storylines in NASCAR next year
2006-10-05 14:50:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
ARCA is a good place to start for any racing driver that don't got any expertise in a stock car and what to race in Nextel Cup. Both cars a very similar just that ARCA has different rules the Cup does. Also from what I heard, Montoya is also going to enter the ARCA race at Iowa next week and then (this next part is not official yet) will drive in the Busch race at Memphis, Texas and Phoenix. And if he does well in those races, he could be in the Cup race at Homestead. After all that, he should be cleared by NASCAR to race in the Daytona 500 next year.
2006-10-07 18:42:05 · answer #2 · answered by crashman_dot_2 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've been a race fan for many years now. JP is a great driver BUT, holding your foot to the floor and steering around Talladega is not that hard if the car is set up properly
2006-10-05 15:05:34 · answer #3 · answered by Matt 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I dont think he can have success in NASCAR... his style is more suited for winding tracks. So, he still belongs in a more F1 type of circuit, but being not so good these days, maybe something in Formula 3000 or A1 Grand Prix.
2006-10-05 19:13:49 · answer #4 · answered by mochabara 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The issue may be he may not be eligible next season to race at Daytona unless ARCA races count towards clearing him to race on SuperSpeedways. Because NASCAR usually makes a driver race on a two-mile track and prove themselves to be clean before they race at a plate race.
2006-10-05 15:40:02 · answer #5 · answered by Kaotik29 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very good qualifing run.This is ARCA not CUP.Yes the cars are old Cup cars but the drivers are coing the driving and he needs to polish a little.But all the congats for his 2ND place qualifing.
2006-10-05 16:07:10 · answer #6 · answered by blakree 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Qualifying is not racing, but definitely nice job.
2006-10-05 16:41:55 · answer #7 · answered by michinoku2001 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know....... Paul Tracy tried it at Daytona this year in a Bush car and bombed:(
actually he tried in several and bombed in all of them
2006-10-05 17:19:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well....one thing is running by your self, and another is in a pack. also...arca is nowhere near nextel cup....is a good start dou.
2006-10-06 03:39:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow it would look good on his resume later on in his career
2006-10-05 15:06:29 · answer #10 · answered by dave_56_2001 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋