| At last Sundays season finale at
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| | the competitors raced Montoya the same as
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| Homestead-Miami Speedway, Formula One
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| | any other Nextel Cup driver, but it is
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| defector qualified for his first Nextel
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| | likely the Colombian will get some
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| Cup race, placing himself on NASCAR's
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| | additional attention in the early stages
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| biggest stage of the race.
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| | of his stock-car development.
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| After competing in two ARCA races and
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| | Montoya, who was formally a F1 driver
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| four Busch Series contests, Montoya made
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| | decided to make the NASCAR jump, despite
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| his Nextel Cup debut and was running
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| | of his high paychecks and international
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| steadily in mid-pack. The Colombian
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| | exposure. Montoya declared that he walked
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| native was as high as 13th on lap 220 and
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| | away from a lucrative deal with McLaren
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| was battling for 20th position when he
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| | due to his thirst of new challenges and
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| ran into the back of Newman's Dodger
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| | was tired of the stiff-upper-lip
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| Charger, sending it spinning through the
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| | open-wheel circuit.
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| grass on lap 248.
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| | Montoya has built a reputation as a hasty
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| Steve Boyer served as Montoya's crew
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| | and aggressive driver, but both he and
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| chief Sunday and was impressed with the
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| | Ganassi said they'd steer clear of points
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| quick transition his driver made before
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| | leaders still chasing the championship
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| his car became a fiery heap. Boyer said
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| | Sunday to avoid making enemies.
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