Christian Fitti. wasn't "fulltime" but what about guys like Mario Andretti & Dan Gurney?
Maybe it's that "fulltime" part again?
Montoya qualifies front row in NASCAR debut
06 October 2006
Juan Pablo Montoya has qualified himself in second position for his stock-car debut race at the Talladega Superspeedway (US). Montoya is the first Formula 1 driver to join NASCAR fulltime next season.
"Qualifying here makes your life easy," the former McLaren driver said. "It makes you look really good, because you were flat (out) the whole time. They told me come out of the pits and just floor it and run as high as you can. And when you've got to start the second lap, just aim at the apron and stay low. That's all you've got to do."
Montoya will be racing for NASCAR team owner Chip Ganassi next season. The Colombian said about his adventure so far: "When I came here and tested, I had a really good car and the guys back in the shop did an amazing job. I think I've got a good, competitive car for tomorrow. The main goal is to prepare myself for next year."
"I'm probably going to get caught out a couple of times making the wrong moves, but that's part of the learning curve."
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