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Former NASCAR driver, Juan Pablo Montoya completed his fourth day of testing in a Team Penske Dallara-Chevrolet IndyCar Monday, December 16 at Sonoma Raceway in preparation for his return to open-wheel racing in 2014.
The Formula One and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series veteran, who will compete in the IndyCar Series full time next season in the No. 2 Team Penske IndyCar, is familiar with the 1.99-mile stock car configuration of the road course. He took his maiden laps on the 2.38-mile configuration used by the IndyCar Series.
“It's hard to go to the places where I've been in a stock car because my mind is not right,” said Montoya, who won his first NASCAR road-course race in 2007 at Sonoma Raceway.
“My mind says one thing and my foot says another. They don't agree. You go wide open through the Esses and my mind is saying ‘You can do it' and my foot is saying ‘No, I'm coming out.' I just need a little more confidence in the car and seeing what the car can do. You really got to try to build it up.”
The Columbian completed about 50 laps, with an emphasis on hitting his marks on the track. The team went through three sets of tires and practiced pit stops.
Montoya's next on-track action will be in mid-January at Sebring along with his Penske teammates, Helio Castroneves and Will Power.
Former NASCAR driver, Juan Pablo Montoya completed his fourth day of testing in a Team Penske Dallara-Chevrolet IndyCar Monday, December 16 at Sonoma Raceway in preparation for his return to open-wheel racing in 2014.
The Formula One and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series veteran, who will compete in the IndyCar Series full time next season in the No. 2 Team Penske IndyCar, is familiar with the 1.99-mile stock car configuration of the road course. He took his maiden laps on the 2.38-mile configuration used by the IndyCar Series.
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| Juan-Pablo Montoya, Team Penske. (Photo: Mike Finnegan) |
“It's hard to go to the places where I've been in a stock car because my mind is not right,” said Montoya, who won his first NASCAR road-course race in 2007 at Sonoma Raceway.
“My mind says one thing and my foot says another. They don't agree. You go wide open through the Esses and my mind is saying ‘You can do it' and my foot is saying ‘No, I'm coming out.' I just need a little more confidence in the car and seeing what the car can do. You really got to try to build it up.”
The Columbian completed about 50 laps, with an emphasis on hitting his marks on the track. The team went through three sets of tires and practiced pit stops.
Montoya's next on-track action will be in mid-January at Sebring along with his Penske teammates, Helio Castroneves and Will Power.