Montoya Disqualified From Pole Run

Juan Pablo Montoya Disqualified

Juan Pablo Montoya appeared to have his first career NASCAR pole today at Kansas Speedway — only to have his time disallowed die to a rules violation.

NASCAR spokesman Ramsey Poston said the No. 42 Dodge had excesive gas pressure in the car’s rear shocks.

Montoya posted a qualifying lap of 31.368 seconds at 172.150 mph in qualifying.

NASCAR allows teams to run a maximum pressure of 75 lbs. in the rear shocks, and Montoya’s car was found to exceed that.

It may seem like a trivial deal, but the higher pressures would have kept the rear wing in the air, creating more downforce and contributing to the fast run.

The 42 car will now start 42nd thanks to a provisional based on car owner’s points.