Montoya keeping his Indy expectations on the modest end of scale

charlotte.com     Jul 26, 2008            

The Associated Press A year after finishing second to Tony Stewart in the Indy race, Juan Pablo Montoya isn't planning on puckering up to the bricks on Sunday afternoon. "This year in the big tracks, we've struggled," he said. "If you look at the bigger picture, there is nothing to say we're going to go out here and win." Montoya's inconsistent second season in the series has been plagued by a revolving door at crew chief and symptomatic of the struggles of Chip Ganassi Racing, which shuttered Dario Franchitti's No. 40 team due to sponsorship problems. "I think being realistic, our main goal is get ourselves better," said Montoya, who is 20th in the points race. "The whole Ganassi organization right now is in a little bit of a hole and we know that but I think we've started to understand what we need to do and where we need... [read full story]                    

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