Juan Pablo Montoya

Car: Number 42 Dodge

Team: Chip Ganassi Racing

Sponsor: Texaco/Havoline

Birthdate: September 20th, 1975

Rookie Season: Juan Pablo Montoya comes to NASCAR in 2007 as a rookie. However, he brings with him one of the most impressive resumes in the history of the sport.

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.

Career Highlights: 1998 - Won Formula 3000 Championship

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

Driving Style: We really haven't had a chance to see how Juan Pablo Montoya will react to NASCAR racing. You might assume that given his familiarity with the more fragile pointy cars that he might be a graceful, delicate kind of racer. Maybe this will be a chance for him to let his aggression out.

We will have to see how he adapts to NASCAR before we can judge Montoya's NASCAR driving style.

Juan Pablo Montoya: Rarely in the history of NASCAR has a driver been such an anticipated rookie addition to the sport. Juan Pablo Montoya has been successful at every level of motorsports in the world.

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.