Montoya believes in his chances

While the chase is in full swing, Juan Pablo Montoya is more than ever in the race to win the 2009 title. Third in the ranking behind Mark Martin and Jimmie Johnson, the Colombian does not want to give up.

Published on 29/09/2009 à 11:52

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By finishing in third and fourth place in the last two races at Loudon and Dover, Juan Pablo Montoya moved up to third place overall in the Sprint Cup Series. After two contested races in the ?chase?, the Colombian is only 65 points behind Martin and 55 behind Johnson. Enough to whet your appetite before the race in Kansas this weekend.

« It?s huge to finish twice in the top 5 in two races counting towards the ?chase? “, he declared on autosport. “ I wasn?t sure of our performance level coming here, so it was a nice surprise to run well »

With eight races remaining before the end of the season, Montoya admits that it will be complicated against Johnson but does not admit defeat. “ The next three or four races will suit number 48 [Johnson] well. But if we can control or even take points back from him, that would be huge He continued.

« We have been performing well on the fast tracks ahead and I think we have a very good car for next weekend. So we'll see what happens », concluded the Colombian.