Pablo Montoya from ARCA to NASCAR at Talladega

October 10, 2006

, who retired from before the 2006 French Grand Prix, drove his first laps in a  stockcar yesterday owned by  whom he is to race for in the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup season.

The test occurred at the where on Saturday he competed in an  race in which he finished third.

The Monday test also allowed NASCAR to test the COT ("Car of Tomorrow") which will be raced next year in select events.

Montoya was the 1999 FedEx Championship Series champion. In 2000 he won the as a  driving for the same Chip Ganassi Team.