Indycar ok, A1 GP prima, desnoods DTM maar NASCAR???? Please zeg.....Ganassi tabs Montoya to drive No. 42 in '07
JOLIET, Ill. -- In one of the most surprising driver announcements in recent memory, Chip Ganassi on Sunday named Formula One driver Juan Pablo Montoya to drive his No. 42 Dodge in 2007.
Montoya, 30, has no NASCAR experience.
Ganassi signed up Montoya to a multi-year deal, making Montoya the first F1 regular to make the move to the Nextel Cup Series.
The No. 42 Dodge was considered by some in the Cup garage to be the best available car for 2007. Casey Mears announced last month that he was leaving Ganassi to drive the No. 25 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports.
Not long after Mears' defection, Montoya called Ganassi and asked for the job, and Ganassi gave it to him.
"It took us an hour to go through everything," said Montoya. "It was that simple. It is hard to turn it down."
Montoya is in the midst of the F1 season, which does not end until Oct. 22. After its conclusion, Montoya will immediately begin testing for next season.
Because Montoya has no stock car experience, he will have to undergo a rigid program designed to get him approved for the 2007 Daytona 500.
Ik wist niet dat hij zo gedemotiveerd was geraakt door de snelheid van zijn teamgenootje.

Keep turning left Juan....