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MIAMI — The media and fans couldn’t get enough of Juan Pablo Montoya on Thursday night as he and his wife made their way up the red carpet for their annual fundraiser gala. It was the same way earlier in the day at a news conference in nearby Coral Gables. The circus around him was just as big Friday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, the scene of Sunday’s Sprint Cup finale. The weekend might belong to Jimmie Johnson, who’s on the verge of an unprecedented fourth straight championship. The city belongs to Montoya. “Well, it’s actually a nightmare,” the driver of the No. 42 for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing said with a smile. “It is. It’s so many people. Everybody wants tickets. Everybody needs this. Everybody is your best friend. “But in the same token, it’s good to have that support and people paying attention.” NASCAR’s first Colombian star has an iconic following here like nowhere outside of his native country. That he makes this his home, living on three floors of a luxurious high-rise near the Viceroy Icon at Brickell Miami where he held the gala, is a factor.

The 2nd race at Texas that season… Uploaded on request Series: Nascar Sprint Cup Series Track: Texas Year: 2009 Brodcasted by: ABC HD

www.tinyurl.com Jimmie and Sam Hornish crash after David Reutimann bumps Sam into Jimmie, who hits the inside wall hard.

Camping World Truck race at Lowes Motor Speedway in Charlotte, NC

Race number 6 in 2009 is at Watkins Glen International on Memorial Day weekend. Qualifying was rained out giving Jeff Gordon his 2nd pole in 2009. 4 Caution flags. The 1st for Reed Sorenson in turn 10. There was a competition caution on lap 25 that was not included in the number of cautions. Line Up: 1. #24 Jeff Gordon 2. #88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 3. #9 Kasey Kahne 4. #48 Jimmie Johnson 5. #96 Bobby Labonte 6. #59 JJ Yeley 7. #43 Reed Sorenson 8. #26 Jamie McMurray 9. #14 Tony Stewart 10. #20 Joey Logano* 11. #11 Denny Hamlin 12. #18 Kyle Busch 13. #7 Danica Patrick* Watch to see who wins. Visit my site: www.drivefor5in2009.webs.com Thanks to NASCAR.com for the Unofficial results photo art.

pinurl.com – © 2001-2009 NASCAR | Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Multicar wreck brings out the caution Scott Lagasse Jr. and Eric McClure make contact and collect Justin Allgaier at Richmond. (May 01, 2009)

This is an onboard lap I recorded with my new custom skin: “I lover New York”. Track: Infineon Raceway Nascar Sprint Cup Series Playstation 3

By JENNA FRYER (AP) RICHMOND, Va. — Denny Hamlin finally grabbed a coveted win at his home track in a bittersweet night for Joe Gibbs Racing. As he celebrated in Victory Lane, teammate Kyle Busch was shut out of the Chase for the championship. It was a compelling night of Saturday night racing at Richmond International Raceway, where 11 drivers vied for the final eight available spots in NASCAR’s title-deciding Chase. On the bubble was Daytona 500 winner Matt Kenseth, who started the race in the 12th and final qualifying spot, with hard-charging Brian Vickers and Busch, owner of four wins this season, right on his bumper. Kenseth struggled from the drop of the green flag and quickly fell out of contention. But Busch and Vickers swapped the final spot multiple times over the 400 laps, setting up a final 14-lap sprint to the finish. Busch used a flawless final pit stop to beat Vickers off of pit road, but he restarted the race sixth and could only gain one spot on the track. He finished fifth. Vickers, meanwhile, finished a career-high seventh at Richmond to grab the final Chase spot by eight points — the tightest margin since the format began in 2004. “We’ll live to see another day, we’ll go on and race the rest of the year,” Busch said. “It’s not just one night. It’s a slew of bad races.” Busch and Vickers, one-time teammates who feuded last month, showed no ill-will toward each other after the frantic finish. Busch extended a handshake and said, “Good job,” as Vickers …

LUKE MEREDITH (AP) NEWTON, Iowa — The inaugural Nationwide Series race at Iowa Speedway came down to a two-man battle between points leader Kyle Busch and top series regular Brad Keselowski. In a twist that’s becoming all too common for Busch, he was forced settle for yet another second-place finish. This time, it was Keselowski who pulled off the victory with a gutsy move down the stretch. Keselowski passed Busch with eight laps left and held on to win Saturday for his fourth career NNS win. Keselowski stayed on the track during a caution flag late in the race, a risk that paid off with his second victory of the year. Keselowski also won at Dover on May 30, in addition to a Sprint Cup Series victory at Talladega in April. “I couldn’t have asked for a better finish,” Keselowski said. “It’s lot more fun to say I beat Kyle heads-up. That means a lot to me.” Busch, who started at the back after spending the morning in Pennsylvania practicing for the Sprint Cup race Sunday at Pocono, lead for 84 laps. He has nine consecutive top-two finishes, tying the series record set by Jack Ingram in 1983. Busch wasn’t all that thrilled about such a distinction. It was the fourth time in five Nationwide races that Busch finished second, though he still has a 207-point edge over Carl Edwards in the season points race. “Apparently, I don’t know what I need in my race cars in order to win these races at the end of them,” Busch said. “It’s a frustrating day.” Jason Leffler was third, followed …

CONCORD, NC (AP) — Tony Stewart won his first race as a team owner Saturday night, breaking through for a million payday with a victory in the annual All-Star race. Stewart passed Matt Kenseth with two laps to go of a thrilling final 10-lap shootout to win his first All-Star event in 11 previous starts. It was the first victory since he left Joe Gibbs Racing at the end of last year, after two championships and 10 successful seasons, to become co-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing. In just six months, Smoke has turned his new toy into a championship contender. It was the first win for the organization, which was known as Haas CNC Racing for its first seven seasons. The win at Lowe’s Motor Speedway was in front of co-owner Gene Haas, who was at the track for the first time since the completion of a 16-month federal prison term for tax fraud. “Man, he’s not going to miss a week now,” Stewart said. “He gets here and we win a race.” Stewart became the second driver/owner to win the All-Star race, joining Geoff Bodine, who won in 1994. His crew urged him to the climb the fence in celebration — a tradition he started several years ago — but the driver who turns 38 next week declined. His crew climbed for him. Kenseth finished second and was followed by Kurt Busch, Denny Hamlin and Carl Edwards. The format of the Sprint-sponsored event was once again changed, this time to cut the 100-lap race into four segments that culminated with a 10-lap sprint to the finish. It was a nod to …