Juan Pablo wins on the road course at Sonoma. In and of itself that doesn't seem like much of a story. How he won is the story. No one ever accused Montoya of being patient or laid back. But he was able to nurse his #42 Havoline Dodge to victory lane by saving fuel and out strategizing Kevin Harvick to the win. Finally a Dodge goes to victory lane. Now when will we see a Toyota there? Could PJ Jones take the #00 to the win in Watkins Glen? Who can Mikey get to drive the #44 for Dale Jarrett when they next visit a road course? 
DJ looked lost and overwhelmed by the CoT/road course combination. Also lost was Matt Kenseth. Maybe Roush can find one of his old road racers to fill in for Matty at the Glen--someone who won't be embarrassing to the team.
The Buzz ON PIT ROW is:
Should Chad Knaus And Steve Letarte be commended for being creative or are they cheaters and what, if any, penalties should they incur?
The Fast Lap this week asks:
1) Is Juan Pablo Montoya's win at Infineon a surprise?
2) With so much past road racing experience at Roush Racing, why can't they win a road course race?
3) Did TNT really think their "in car reporter" was going to work better than it did?
4) Was the decision to replace Aric Amorola with Denny Hamlin in the middle of the Busch Race the correct one?
Let us know how you feel about these questions or anything else that happened while going left and right at Infineon. If we like your comments we could use them on the air during Tuesday's show. Leave us a comment on the blog or call the show--toll free at 1-877-502-8255 between 5-7pm edt on Tuesdays.
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Knauss and Letarte are the genious's of NASCAR Crew Chiefs. Without "creative engineering throughout the years, NASCAR would not be the sport, nor have gained the advancements that is has. When did creative engineering become cheating? I do not believe they should be penalized at all. I think they should each be given a big $$ bonus.
Posted by: Clance' McClannahan | June 25, 2007 at 10:19 PM
Hello Clance'. As I am not permitted to post my answers to these topics until after I have voiced them ON PIT ROW Tuesday night (plug, I think that I will just sit back and let the smoke clear from the actual rulings. This shapes up to being a pretty debateful week. Can't wait.
Posted by: Charlie | June 25, 2007 at 10:48 PM