Montoya wants to take a step forward

Third in the Pepsi 500 at Fontana last weekend, Juan Pablo Montoya once again finished at the front. Consistent since the start of the chase, he is the only driver to have managed to get into the top 5 during the first four races of the chase. “ We are close to our first victory ", says Montoya, currently third in the general classification. “ We know it's going to happen. For the moment I think that's why we feel behind in the chase. »

« Did you think we would be so competitive when we started the ?chase? ? No. We just wanted to participate in the ?chase? and we used our strategy to climb into the top 12 », continues the Colombian.

With six races remaining in the season and 58 points behind three-time defending champion Jimmie Johnson, Juan Pablo Montoya is making the most of every moment. “ We are doing our best. We have fun and we fight in the race. We have good racing cars you know. On Sunday there were four or five Hendrick team cars up front with us. What we are capable of achieving is enormous »

The next event will take place Saturday evening in Charlotte.