Montoya out of the 42 in 2014
Juan Pablo Montoya, one of the most successful all around drivers on the planet, will not return to the 42 machine under the Chip Ganassi banner in 2014.
Photo by: Action Sports Photography
The winner of the 1999 IndyCar championship, 2000 Indy 500 and handfuls of Formula One wins will not return to Chip Ganassi Racing next season, as reported by the Associated Press.
The driver moved to stock car racing after departing Formula One in 2006, and with 239 starts and only two wins under his belt in NASCAR Ganassi president Steve Lauletta told the team this afternoon.
His first season with the team, in 2007 saw moderate success with a win at Sonoma, but the team quickly fell apart the following season when Montoya saw two different crew chiefs in the first 16 races.
No word on who will replace the driver has been given as of yet, but speculation leans towards names like Nationwide standout Kyle Larson, as well as Kurt Busch or the new free agent Ryan Newman.
With success in sports cars under the Ganassi banner, most notably this year's 24 Hours of Daytona, the Colombian could pursue a career in the United SportsCar Series or the Pirelli World Challenge as his experience makes him an incredibly valuable driver on the market.
More on this story as it becomes available.
Be part of Motorsport community
Join the conversationShare Or Save This Story
Track limits at Austin: where is the line?
Guy Martin still wants to race after huge shunt at Ulster
Beyond the limit: Experiencing the Ulster Grand Prix
The day Montoya gave F1 a shock to the system
Top 10: F1 feeder series kings who were overlooked the following year
The magic moments of modern racing's foremost all-rounder
Was Long Beach really Scott Dixon’s greatest IndyCar drive yet?
Inside the strategy that won and lost the IndyCar race at Long Beach
How Marcus Ericsson finally unlocked his potential in IndyCar
Ayrton Senna's personal Honda NSX on sale for £500,000
Erik Jones sidelined with compression fracture after Talladega crash
Alpine confident for 'good news' in Habsburg injury recovery
Taking a closer look at Corey Lajoie's wild ride at Talladega
The ex-F1 driver taking on NASCAR with a new team
The early benefits and challenges of NASCAR's Next Gen car
How Penske's rookie sensation opened NASCAR's new era in style
Six key themes to follow in the 2022 NASCAR Cup season
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
Top Comments