When conserving fuel in each opportunity at the 40 final returns in green flag, Juan Pablo Montoya was first in crossing the line of goal in Toyota/Knows Mart 350 of Sunday in the Infineon Raceway.
It was the first victory in Glass NEXTEL of NASCAR for so promoted the inexperienced one of the Formula One, that was united to Mario Andretti and to They give Gurney like the unique pilots in winning in the F1, IndyCars and the most important series of NASCAR.
To its no. 42 Ganassi Racing Dodge, Montoya also determined the first triumph of the Car the Morning for a car that not outside a Chevrolet. He is first the nonAmerican in gaining a race in the most outstanding series of NASCAR since the Canadian Earl Ross prevailed in Martinsville in 1974.
The trio of Richard Childress Racing made up of Kevin Harvick, Jeff Burton and Clint Bowyer saved fuel in its millaje to demand positions two to the four. Harvick crossed the line 4,097 seconds behind Montoya.
Greg Biffle was fifth, followed of Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch, Boris Said and Denny Hamlin.
Montoya, that gained the race of permanent circuit of the Busch Series of NASCAR in the City of Mexico in March, fought against polesitter Jamie McMurray in the final returns of the agreed to race to 110 returns and finally it took the leadership in curve 2 in return 104. McMurray remained without fuel in return 109, it went to pits and it fell to 37º place in the end.
It was a dangerous bullfight for Gordon, the leader in the points, that 41º took after which NASCAR did not allow Friday to the no. 24 Chevrolet - along with the no. 48 Chevy of the coequipero of Gordon in the Hendrick Motorsports, Jimmie Johnson - by modifications in the body that were outside the tolerances of the sanctioning body.
Gordon and Johnson, that took 41º and 42º respectively, were not allowed them to practice or to describe Friday but was allowed them to run after which their cars were repaired. Johnson finalized 17º.
The victory of Montoya was first for Ganassi Racing since McMurray won in the Motor Lowe's Speedway in its second starts in Glass NEXTEL of NASCAR in October of 2002.

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