When Juan Pablo Montoya competes in his first Indianapolis 500 since 2017, it will be a McLaren reunion in 2021. Montoya returned to the NTT INDYCAR SERIES when he joined Team Penske from 2014-17. “It’s pretty exciting, to be honest,” Montoya said. They are still working there, running the cars and running the team. Montoya finished fifth in his second Indy 500 and drove Team Penske’s Verizon Chevrolet to the 2015 Indianapolis 500 win to give him a remarkable two wins and a fifth-place finish in his first three attempts. Montoya finished last in the 33-car field in the 100th Indianapolis 500 in 2016 when he crashed after 63 laps and finished sixth the last time he was in the Indy 500, in 2017. “Qualifying is a part of it but you need to make sure you can race well,” Montoya said. I’m going to ask a lot out of him and a lot of what I want out of the car.

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