Fraley: Pair of 'old goats' set to take over Texas Motor Speedway this weekend - Dallas Morning News
Formula One driver Juan Pablo Montoya, who won the Indy 500 this past weekend, arrives at Joe T. Garcias restaurant in Fort Worth, accompanied by Rojo the longhorn and wrangler Matt Rolston. Montoya was at the restaurant to promote the Verizon Indy Car Series upcoming June race at Texas Motor Speedway and to meet race fans Wednesday, May 27, 2015. (Robert W. Hart/Special Contributor) 05282015xSPORTS. The track will stage events in two major series: the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series WinStar World Casino 400 on Friday night and the Verizon IndyCar Firestone 600 on Saturday night. Juan Pablo Montoya, 39, holds a 21-point lead in the IndyCar standings. “Look at me and Helio [Castroneves] and Montoya,” said Tony Kanaan, at age 40 the oldest full-time IndyCar racer, in a telephone conversation Monday. Montoya never expected to be racing at this advanced age. He anticipated retiring at about age 35, after a successful run in Formula One racing. Montoya won seven Formula One events in 94 races but did not stop there. He jumped to a full-time ride in NASCAR Sprint Cup competition with Chip Ganassi Racing in 2007 and struggled for seven seasons. Montoya had two wins in 252 Cup starts with Ganassi. The return to IndyCar last season, in the Chevrolet-powered No. 2 of Team Penske Chevrolet, brought Montoya back to life. Source: www.dallasnews.com
