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2007 season
Before the start of the NASCAR season 06/07 , Montoya won the 24 Hours of Daytona sports car race with teammates Scott Pruett and Salvador Duran.
Montoya, who is eligible for the Rookie of the Year title in 2007, finished 19th at the first race of the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup, the Daytona 500, complaining of handling problems with the car.[8]
On March 4, 2007, Montoya won the NASCAR Busch Series Telcel-Motorola 200 in Mexico City. It was his first Busch Series win in only seven starts. He came from 19th position in the final 24 laps to win the event. He had held the lead earlier in the race until an issue with the fuel overflow caused him to have to make an additional pitstop. There was controversy when Montoya tried to make a pass on the inside of his teammate, Scott Pruett. The move resulted in Pruett spinning out and dropping to 17th position. Pruett recovered and finished 5th in the race, but was livid, believing that Montoya had spun him out to win his first race.
On April 24, 2007, Montoya was fined $10,000 by NASCAR and placed on probation for the rest of the season for an "inappropriate gesture" he made during a Busch Series practice session at Phoenix International Raceway the previous weekend. The gesture was captured on live television by the Speed Channel during their coverage of the practice session. Montoya apparently didn't know the camera was being used for live tv, and apologized, saying that it was only meant as a joke to one of his friends.[9]
On June 24, 2007, Montoya won his first NASCAR Nextel Cup race at the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma, becoming the first foreign born driver to win a Cup race since Canadian Earl Ross in 1974. Montoya joined Mario Andretti as the only drivers to win the Indianapolis 500, a Formula One race, and a NASCAR Nextel Cup race.
Montoya made a triumphant return to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Allstate 400. On Saturday July 28th, during qualifying, Montoya qualified in 2nd spot, with his teammate Reed Sorenson taking the pole position. During the race, he stayed in the top ten the entire time, finishing second behind race winner Tony Stewart.
