Montoya to run two Nationwide races

Chip Ganassi Racing has announced that NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Juan Pablo Montoya will compete for the team in two of the season’s remaining four Nationwide Series races.

Montoya will drive the Ganassi-owned No. 40 Dodge in the Nationwide events at Texas Motor Speedway on Nov. 1 and Homestead-Miami Speedway on Nov. 15.

Montoya will be the sixth driver to run at least one race in the car this season. Texas will mark Montoya’s first Nationwide start since August 2007 at Watkins Glen International.

“I’m really looking forward to getting back behind the wheel of a Nationwide car," Montoya said. “I haven’t driven one in awhile, so it will be fun. I’m driving the No. 40 Fastenal Dodge in Texas, and I love the fast mile-and-a-half tracks. … Hopefully we can run up front in both races and contend for wins."