In the NASCAR hate list, Kyle Busch is unquestionably #1 right now, and right behind him is Juan Pablo Montoya. For the most part, this is due to their overly aggressive driving styles and less than winning personalities (and in the case of JPM, possibly his nationality). This all came to a head with JPM got mad at Busch about something, and responded the way reasonable men do, by wrecking Busch.
Normally, the offending driver talks about it was "unfortunate," thanks his sponsors, and talks about getting ready for next week. Did Montoya? Nope, he admitted it was intentional.
"We always give each other lots of room," Montoya said of Busch. "But he went wide like I wasn't there. Then I got beside him and he started banging me like he was trying to wreck me. I looked at him like, 'What are you doing?' " Montoya had no problem admitting he deliberately ran into Busch's car. "Yeah. I did what he did to me," Montoya said. "I don't appreciate people who race me like that. There's a fine line and he crossed it."
While I'm sure many are happy this happened to Kyle Busch, it's obvious you can't do what Montoya did, using your car as a weapon like that. He was rightfully assessed a 2 lap penalty during this race, and if NASCAR decided to park him for a race or two, I wouldn't argue.
That might be the safest thing for JPM and the rest of the field, since next week is Daytona, a bad place for someone to get revenge.
New Hampshire notes: Montoya penalized for fracas [ESPN.com]
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