Montoya has it in for Sorenson and Gordon

Juan Montoya – Paybacks are a bitch

South Florida-resident Juan Pablo Montoya captured his first pole of the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season Friday at New Hampshire in looking to make up ground in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship standings. But it was not to be, as NASCAR journeyman Reed Sorenson slid into Montoya late in the race as the two were racing side-by-side in Turn 3. The contact sent the pole-sitting No. 42 hard into the wall and out of the race.

Said Montoya: “I don’t know, they told me [Sorenson] turned right. I don’t know….It is a shame because everybody is a lap down. I am running around the outside. I’m not bumping, I’m not making it tight, and he turns right before he braked. It was just one of deals where I’m not surprised; coming from Reed I wasn’t surprised, to be honest."

Montoya also had contact on multiple occasions with Jeff Gordon, who will be seeking his fifth Sprint Cup Championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway this fall. “The guy that really messed me up was the No. 24," Montoya added. “…It was the end of the race, and nobody gives you any room and that is what happens….He just didn’t give me any room, he never does. He has it coming one day."