Montoya not happy
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 by Kyle Ocker
In NASCAR, communication between the driver and the crew chief is key. And after Jimmy Eledge, Montoya’s second crew chief of this season was “relieved” of his duties, Montoya is needless to say, irked.
After just 3 weeks, Juan Pablo Montoya will have the third voice of the season on the pit box. Intern crew chief Brian Patti, and since Brian is just an intern, it is likely Juan will end up with 4 different crew chiefs, and the season is just nearing the halfway point.
“I wasn’t really part of it, so, I am pretty frustrated,” Montoya said. “They told me “We are thinking of getting rid of Jimmy’ and I said “Don’t do it.’ Next thing I knew, they did. That’s what happened. You are going to have to ask somebody else about it, because I wasn’t involved in this.”
“I don’t think frustration is the word for how I feel. I think it’s more — there’s a lot of effort put into it, and a lot of people working their butt off and we’re not getting better. It’s annoying.”
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Tim Zaegel
Yeah, I really don’t see this as being a positive sign for the no. 42 team. Not sure I understand the logic in trying to keep tweaking a team that’s trying to make a bid for the Chase.