Juan Pablo Montoya drove the fastest car in the circuit this last weekend to win the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Watkins Glen, the twenty second event in this season’s Sprint Cup Series. This is Juan Pablo Montoya’s second professional win in the Sprint Cup. His first time on top of the podium came back in 2007 during the Toyota/Save Mart 350 race. After 113 races without winning a professional race, Montoya finally managed to leave all the obstacles behind and take his first win of the running season. He has been fighting for this for very long, so it is a well-deserved accomplishment for the Colombian. This has been a very complicated season for Juan Pablo Montoya. The Colombian has managed to miss many distinct races by a very small margin or because of other circumstances that might have happened in the race. Montoya is well aware that in order to keep on with his winning streak, he has to be able to get over those previous issues and the frustration that they might carry. Montoya also recognizes that he has many things yet to learn. For the pilot of the Earnhardt Ganassi Racing team, one of the most important factors to advance in his career, is to concentrate a little more and avoid making so many mistakes that lead to defeat. After so long, the frustration of not winning has seriously affected Montoya. This frustration, coupled with bad strategies from team manager, Brian Pattie, has kept the Colombian from winning the previous two contests. Montoya and Pattie have acknowledged that there is a strong difference of opinion between them. Chip Ganassi, owner of the team, has had to step in to control some of the damage that has been made. In Watkins Glen, Montoya started third on the grid. The pilot of the # 42 Chevrolet Impala remained focused driving his car with authority and talent. Montoya did a great job from the moment the start. He remained very close to Carl Edwards (pole-sitter) and Jamie McMurray, who were leading the challenge. Montoya beat Edwards and McMurray and took the lead early on. The skill with which Montoya drove seemed impossible to overcome. In spite of all the effort his closest pursuers could not pass him. The good performance of the Colombian driver allowed Montoya to stay ahead of the competition for 74 of the 90 scheduled laps. Lap after lap, Montoya showed he was willing to do whatever it took to finally make it into the top of the podium. The race was affected by several yellow and green flag indications. Montoya skillfully overcame every one of the drawbacks without losing his precious 1st place. During an extended period, Marcos Ambrose was Montoya’s closest rival. But Montoya resisted the pressure without letting it pass. After a pass through the area of pits under green flag indication, during 60th lap, Montoya returned to the track first, followed by Ambrose, who struggled but was unable to overcome the Colombian. After that there were two indications of caution, but Montoya managed to recover without missing a beat. For the last 16 laps in length, Montoya had created a wide gap of nearly five seconds over his pursuers until crossing the finish line first. Kurt Busch entered second after passing Ambrose in the final stretch. These two racers completed the podium.
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