Juan Pablo to A Competitive Team?

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rbroyles

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No, not a rumor nor anything known to be in the works. I just got to thinking, how competitive would Montoya be in a Hendrick, Gibbs or Roush ride? I am going to say he would be winning races, not dominating by any sort, but a contender most races. He is acknowledged to have excellent car control, he is agressive, and hungry to prove his ability. It is obvious the Dodges are the least competitive brand, and Ganassi not a strong Dodge team. What do you think?
 
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I think if Tony Stewart jumps ship on Gibbs Racing, JPM should be considered.
 
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That POS should be considered for nothing more than a ride in Cart where the sport can't get any lower
 
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ummm...CART is no more. so how can somebody be considered for a ride in a series that no longer exists?
 
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rbroyles said:
Just what is your problem with JPM specifically?
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Some people hype him up as if he's as great as Gordon or Stewart are. When in reality he's a solid driver with poor equipment doing a good job. He's accomplished nothing in Nascar that should earn him accolades. He won a road course race with fuel mileage, big deal.
 
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TennesseeFan07 said:
Some people hype him up as if he's as great as Gordon or Stewart are. When in reality he's a solid driver with poor equipment doing a good job. He's accomplished nothing in Nascar that should earn him accolades. He won a road course race with fuel mileage, big deal.
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If this is your real assessment, isn't that basically what I am saying? Certainly equates to a better rating than POS wouldn't you agree. It is nonsensical rants like that which draw criticism.

To win a Sprint Cup race in todays highly competitive field of drivers/teams is a big deal IMO, no matter how it comes about. He had to pass a lot of cars through the course of the race to be in a position to win. I know many NASCAR fans are less than enamored with road course races, but there is where you find real driving talent - T. Labonte, Bill Elliott, Mark Martin, Rusty Wallace, J. Gordon, T. Stewart, J. Johnson, Ky. Busch, R. Gordon, Dale, SR, and I am surely leaving out someone.
 
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JPM's resume stands on it's own. he has earned any accolade that comes his way.

certainly more accomplished of a race car driver than 3 of the 4 hype machines in tnfan07's signature.
 
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i don't care if a guy pushes his car across the finish line in 1st.

a win is a win.
 
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Any other driver would be drawing criticisms if they didn't make the chase their first 2 seasons in Nascar, Pablo Wrecko gets a free pass. Explain that



Yes, I know he's still in it, but we'll assume he'll miss it since he will
 
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when this is your resume, critics tend to back off:

Juan Pablo Montoya (born September 20, 1975, in Bogotá, cPanel®) is a race car driver in cPanel® for Chip Ganassi Racing and a former Formula One and IndyCar driver. He has enjoyed great success, most famously in top open wheel racing series.
The highlights of his career include winning the International F3000 championship in 1998, and the CART Championship Series in 1999, as well as victories in some of the most prestigious races in the world. He is the only driver to have won the premier North American open-wheel cPanel® title, the Indianapolis 500 and the 24 Hours of Daytona, all at the first attempt. Montoya is one of two drivers to have won the CART title in his rookie year, the other driver being Nigel Mansell. He has also equalled Graham Hill's feat of being a Monaco Grand Prix and Indianapolis 500 race winner; Montoya is currently the only active driver who has won two legs of the Triple Crown of Motorsport.
Montoya has also become a crossover race winner by taking victories in Formula One, Champ Car, cPanel®, Grand-Am and NASCAR; the only other driver to accomplish such a feat is Mario Andretti. Montoya is also the only driver to have competed in all three major events at cPanel®, the Indianapolis 500, the US Grand Prix, and the Brickyard 400.
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I said he had accomplished Nascar!!!!!!!!!!! Can you not comprehend that? There's a reason he's no longer in F1 and it's not because of money. People hate him
 
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doesn't matter doozer, in TNfan07's world, none of what JPM did before NASCAR counts. Add to it the fact that JPM has only won road courses (which TNfan07 doesn't consider real races).
 
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TennesseeFan07 said:
I said he had accomplished Nascar!!!!!!!!!!! Can you not comprehend that? There's a reason he's no longer in F1 and it's not because of money. People hate him
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There have been plenty of drivers not generaly liked in F1, but as long as they won, the team managers couldn't care less. I have no doubt JPM could have stayed in F1, he was better than over half the current crop of drivers.

I don't believe anyone here is putting JPM on the level of Gordon or Stewart as to NASCAR, but I do know that when he and J. Gordon switched rides at Indy, He did better in Gordons car than Jeff did in his. I doubt there are more than 3 or 4 Nascar drivers who could be competitive in F1.
 
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in Gordon's defense though, he did drive Montoya's car at a lap speed that would have qualified him for the previous year's US Grand Prix. granted it would have towards the back.

i think the JPM/Ganassi deal happened out of a conversation they were having. apparently Chip had just jokingly said that JPM should driver for him. when JPM called him back, Chip thought JPM wanted to drive an IRL car. Montoya wanted to drive the 42.
 
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