I just read this article – Montoya is such a whining crybaby. He must have no memory at all of taking out his own team mate intentionally to win a race! I think I’m going to start a “Whiner of the week” Crew and Montoya will be my first winner!
Montoya critical of Ambrose
By Diego Mejia
Juan Pablo Montoya criticized Australian Marcos Ambrose for the move that put the Colombian out of contention for victory when the Cup rookie ran into him while trying to pass Jamie McMurray.
Ambrose, who was making his Sprint Cup series debut, was running fourth after completing his last pit stop but made an optimistic dive on the inside of McMurray while trying to pass him for third place into the last corner.
The former Australian V8 Supercar champion went too deep under braking and hit the right rear corner of Montoya’s car, which was running second at the time and was already turning into the final hairpin before the front stretch.
“Well it’s hard because the guy’s got a lot of talent but you don’t do things like that,” Montoya said of Ambrose’s move.
“It’s a last-lap move. You know, you don’t do that so early, you’ve got to learn to pass one by one and you don’t try to get three cars in one braking area because you’re going to punt somebody off.
“They told me ‘he’s coming, he’s coming’ and I moved out, I gave room for a car-length but he was coming in so fast that he stopped against me. So, It’s pretty stupid, but what can you say.”
Montoya said Ambrose’s lack of experience at Cup level probably made him run more aggressive than he should have and lamented falling victim of the Aussie’s eagerness to prove his worth.
“A guy like that, because he never runs here, doesn’t understand the give-and-take as much, and he just wants to prove himself he can race here and I was at the bad end of that deal,” Montoya added.
The Ganassi driver was philosophical about his sixth-place finish after his strategy had worked to plan until lap 75, when the incident with Ambrose dashed his hopes of scoring his first victory of the season.
“We could have maybe won the race or finished second easily or we could’ve been in one of those big wrecks where everybody else was,” Montoya said. “So that’s one of those deals where you could be lucky or you could be very unlucky.”
While Montoya scored his second top ten of the season, Ambrose didn’t finish the race after Elliott Sadler crashed into him at turn seven in a similar incident to the Australian’s with the defending race winner.
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8 Comments
fanoftheman8
Jun 23 2008 18:19
well...
As far as I know I did… but not gonna go as far as to say noone else beat me to it.. I just didn’t see it though! LOL!
JVWORLD
Jun 23 2008 16:28
Fan
That was a good one…..did you think of that one ‘whine country’
lmbo
fanoftheman8
Jun 23 2008 16:23
Whine Pablo Montoya...
JPM was in the far outside line, Ambrose was on the inside line. JPM cut clear down to the inside and got into Marcus… plain and simple. JPM wrecked his own team mate on purpose last year to win a race… we already know what kinda driver he is. I bet JPM felt at home in “Whine” country!
SMABUILDER
Jun 23 2008 15:50
Wall Pablo Montoya
Yes let us not forget him taking out Borris Said in Mexico city to get the win. Juan was taking that turn like an F-1 driver and not a NASCAR driver, he took it wide enough for a semi truck to make it. As for a one race wonder taking out a cup driver well you must first be in contention of the point standings to be considered a cup challenger. At 19th in the point standings he has not been doing so well this year anyways and the 2 road courses a year will not elevate him into contention. I would love to join a whiner of the week crew by the way.
JVWORLD
Jun 23 2008 13:29
Ambrose
Had alot to prove and over did it, plain and simple. As for JPM being a whinner, always has been and always will be. Why do you think he left F1? He was tired of the same old same old so rather than just get herked around he left, BAM, just like that.
...Ambrose said it was driving which means he did not want to take the entire blame just in case he has another chance. He was an animal out there and in the end, of his or not’s fault, he did not finish.
As JPM said in another article, you have to learn to give and take so that you might get back a favor a little later….Karma’s a B.
AmbroseChick
Jun 23 2008 12:23
I think...
Montoya stirs up enough trouble on his own
I am thrilled that MA is going to be back on the track next week in the #21. I think he’ll run well – not as well as this week but I’m hoping for a solid finish!
triplH
Jun 23 2008 11:58
and
you forgot to mention he will be back in the 21 car at New Hampshire
triplH
Jun 23 2008 11:56
i haven't heard/read Juan's comments
but it looked like Ambrose was trying to give Juan the room he needed but couldn’t slow up in time. my guess is it sounds like another reporter stirring up trouble.