The question on everyone's mind is "How well will a 'pointy-car' driver adjust to the heavy NEXTEL Cup cars?"
Montoya is clearly one of the most talented drivers in the world. Driving a NEXTEL Cup monster is a completely different ballgame though. Everyone is watching to see just how quickly Montoya will pick up his NEXTEL Cup skills.
1999 - CART Rookie of the Year
1999 - CART Series Champion
2000 - Won Indianapolis 500
2001 - Joined Formula One
2001 - First Formula One Win (Italy)
2002 - Finished third in Driver's Championship
2003 - Finished third in Driver's Championship
2007 - NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Rookie
We will have to see how he adapts to NASCAR before we can judge Montoya's NASCAR driving style.
He was Kart Junior World Champion, CART Series Champion, winner of the Indianapolis 500 and has won races in Formula One. No one questions that Juan Pablo Montoya can drive race cars. The only question is whether or not he can drive the heavier NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race cars.
Formula One claims to have the the best drivers in the world. This is the first time that the motorsports world will get to see how a top caliber Formula One driver would fare in NASCAR.
The world is watching.

