#184 - Juan Pablo Montoya




The Life of Dad Show show

Summary: Tommy Riles and Art Eddy celebrate their first show for 2016 by talking about Art's move and his new accent. They also talk about getting their kids back into their daily schedule after vacation and their love or hate of alarm clocks. Then the guys bring on race car driver extraordinaire, Juan Pablo Montoya. Juan Pablo Montoya is well known for his fantastic resume in the world of racing. He is the only driver to win a CART Series title, the Indianapolis 500 and the 24 Hours of Daytona, all in his first attempt. He is also a former winner of one of the most prestigious races in the world: the Monaco Grand Prix. Legendary racers Mario Andretti and Dan Gurney are the only other drivers besides Montoya that can boast wins in Formula One (F1), CART/IndyCar and NASCAR. As the 38-year-old Montoya re-acclimates himself back to IndyCar racing in 2014, he has an opportunity to add to his impressive racing resume and to Team Penske's long legacy of success. Montoya was taught the art of motorsports at an early age by his father, Pablo. He quickly began to show promise as he captured four consecutive Colombian National Carting Championships from 1981-1984. After several successful seasons in the Colombia Formula Renault series, Montoya moved to Europe to pursue his dream of competing in F1. In 1997 he finished second in the Formula 3000 series and was signed to a contract as a test driver for the Williams F1 team. After capturing the Formula 3000 title in 1998, Montoya made the move to CART for the 1999 season. In a remarkable rookie season, Montoya became the youngest champion in the history of CART at the age of 24. He edged out Dario Franchitti for the title after the two racers posted the same number of championship points but Montoya had the advantage producing seven victories on the year to Franchitti's three. In addition to the CART title, he was also named series Rookie of the Year. From his start into racing to now, Juan Pablo Montoya is a fan favorite on any track. After you listen to our interview with him about fatherhood we are guessing that you will respect him even more. For more info on Juan Pablo Montoya, follow him on Twitter @jpmontoya and visit JPMontoya.com.