By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher
There were doubts that Juan Pablo Montoya could make the switch back to open-wheel racing when he left NASCAR late last year. Early on, those doubters were right, as he was still adjusting to the sport.
Montoya has put those doubts to rest today as he won the Pocono IndyCar 500 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. This is his first win since 2000 at the Emerson Indy 250 at Gateway International Speedway in Madison, Illinois.
The 2000 win was the final CART Series race before the series became known as the Indy Racing League in 2001.
“Thank you,” Montoya said on his radio to his team after the win. “I really appreciate it.”
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This is Montoya’s 15th career open-wheel win, spanning his Champ Car and IndyCar days. It is also his 3rd 500-mile win of his open-wheel career.
He is also the first pole sitter to win this year.
“It’s a great day for Juan,” Owner Roger Penske said. “What a great day. Congratulations to Juan Montoya.”
Montoya suffered a damaged right wing late in the race, as he was passing a fellow car. The NBC Sports Network announcers thought the wing would hurt Montoya as the race neared the closing.
Yet, the wing did not hurt Montoya at all.
Helio Castroneves finished second and was 2.3403 seconds behind Montoya. Castroneves, who started seventh, is now tied with Will Power in a tie for points.
Rookie Carlos Munoz finished in third place. He was the only Honda in the top five.
This is Munoz’s third third-place finish of the season.
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Ryan Briscoe finished in fourth, while Scott Dixon finished in fifth place. Briscoe, who started 10th, was 3.8431 seconds behind Montoya as they crossed the finish line. Dixon, who started 15th, finished 4.6933 behind Montoya.
Four out of the top five cars were Chevys. Munoz was the lone Honda.
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