Juan Pablo Montoya Returns To NASCAR But Is Well Past His Prime
3 weeks agoJuan Pablo Montoya makes his return to the NASCAR Cup Series for the first time in a decade at Watkins Glen, which brought a lot of renewed attention to his career and legacy. Although many ignorant fans reduced his career to little more than crashing into a jet dryer in the 2012 Daytona 500, it's clear that in his heyday, he was pretty good but not great in NASCAR, but that was a decade ago. Montoya is three days younger than Jimmie Johnson, and like Johnson, he is now washed up. In his IMSA starts in 2022 and 2023, he was not very competitive despite competing in the very shallow LMP2 class and it's clear he no longer has the speed he once did, as evidenced by his 34th-place starting position. Despite his great performances many years ago and long odds, don't be tempted to bet on him today.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference