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NSC 2008 Year in Preview: Juan Pablo Montoya and Michael Waltrip

by Tiffany Aller

Have you missed me? Sorry to not have a post up since the 8th - I’ve been sick as a dog! I got back from my trip and was down for six - count ‘em - days. High powered antibiotics haven’t even killed this yet…I’m still the walking dead, but at least back in action!

For our fifth YIP, we’re going to take a look at Juan Pablo Montoya and Michael Waltrip - one rising star and one flailing has-been.

Juan_Montoya1.jpgJuan Pablo Montoya
I’ll admit it…I was very skeptical of Montoya’s entry onto the NASCAR scene. Here’s this guy I’ve never heard of, races once in ‘06 and then comes to stay in ‘07…and actually gave it a great shot. Alright, I’ll grant you that finishing 20th in the season isn’t exactly fantastic - but for a newcomer, it ain’t awful.

Chip Ganassi saw a lot of potential in this former Formula One driver, and I don’t think that foresight is misguided. With one win, three top fives and six top tens as a freshman…imagine what he’ll do in year two??? I’m going to predict that Juan Pablo Montoya ends the year in the top 10 and shows NASCAR that he means business!

Michael Waltrip
Do you remember my disastrous predictions that I shared (after the fact, of course) about Waltrip in ‘07? Oy. Still haunting me. So, uh, Toyota didn’t exactly outperform the competition last year, did they? How many races did Waltrip actually qualify for? *cringe* FOURTEEN?

Let’s get something straight. I like Mikey. A lot. I think he’s adorable and I think his heart is in the right place. But every since he left DEI, it’s been nothing but downhill and disappointment. It drives me nuts, really, because I don’t see an end in sight. I would love to say that I have faith in Waltrip to come back in ‘08, perhaps with another spectacular Daytona 500 win like we say in 2001, but I’m just not that hopeful. Best guess? I’d like to see him qualify for at least 20 races this year and have an average finish of 15th in those races. Unfortunately, that’s my best hope.

Hurry back to see the next set of 2008 Year in Preview Predictions! Next up: Jeremy Mayfield and Sam Hornish, Jr.!

Until then, drive fast and turn left!


Posted in Juan Pablo Montoya, Michael Waltrip on January 16th, 2008

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