Juan Pablo Montoya (42), of Colombia, makes contact with Tony Stewart (14) during the NASCAR Ford 400 Sprint Cup...

14 August, 2009: Juan Pablo Montoya makes a call before practice at Michigan International Speedway for the running of the Carfax 400...

Juan Pablo Montoya smiles before practice at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth...

Jeff Gordon (24) skids while trying to avoid cars after Juan Pablo Montoya (42), of Colombia, tapped Carl Edwards (99), sending Edwards against the wall, during the NASCAR Sprint...

...Sept. 20, 2009. Lost in the dramatics of the late-race showdown between Mark Martin and Juan Pablo Montoya was another very strong run for Jimmie Johnson. With little fanfare, the three-time defending Sprint...

...Juan Pablo Montoya (42), of Colombia, and Kevin Harvick (29) draft behind Dale Earnhardt Jr. during the AMP Energy...

CAPTION: Oct. 3, 2009; Kansas City, KS, USA; Nascar Sprint Cup Series driver Juan Pablo Montoya during practice for the Price Chopper 400 at Kansas Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-US...

Oct. 17, 2009; Concord, NC, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Juan Pablo Montoya (42) spins during the NASCAR Banking 500 at Lowes Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit

Juan Pablo Montoya (42) spins in front of Marcos Ambrose in turn four during the NASCAR Banking 500 auto...

Juan Pablo Montoya, right, talks with Mark Martin, left, during practice at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, N...

Juan Pablo Montoya speaks during a news conference at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Thursday, Oct...

Driver Juan Pablo Montoya, of Colombia, prepares for practice for the NASCAR Pepsi 500 auto race at Auto Club Speedway...

NASCAR driver Juan Pablo Montoya (42) and Tony Stewart (14) vie for the lead during the first race of the 10...

Drivers Mark Martin, left, and Juan Pablo Montoya, of Colombia, chat in the garage during practice for the NASCAR LifeLock.com 400 auto race...

...top row Tony Stewart, Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle, Mark Martin, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Bottom row, Juan Pablo Montoya, Ryan Newman, Kasey Kahne, Kurt Busch, Denny Hamlin and Brian Vickers