Hendrick Motorsports<\/a> in 2003 shared more details about the swap Gordon and Montoya did.<\/p>\nAdvertisement<\/p>\n
Both drivers took to the road course on the inside of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which had a lap of 1:10.399 set by Rubens Barrichello in 2004 in a Ferrari F1 car.<\/p>\n
Formula 1 used to race at Indianapolis until the disastrous 2005 Grand Prix, which saw only six cars take the start due to a Michelin tyre issue.<\/p>\n
The report suggests that Gordon was turning in laps approximately 20 seconds quicker in the F1 car compared to his No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet.<\/p>\n
He said about the experience: \u201cI think that we should do that every year, but not right before we race at Sears Point.<\/p>\n
\u201cI probably won\u2019t know what hit me when I get into the car on Friday.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI\u2019m thankful for the opportunity, and I learned a lot. One of the biggest differences was the braking. In an F1 car, you drive deeper into the corner, stand on the brake, downshift and turn all at the same time.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn a stock car, it\u2019s brake, wait a little bit, downshift, downshift, OK, now it\u2019s time to turn.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s an experience that I\u2019ll take with me forever, but this DuPont team and I have already returned our focus to winning a fifth NASCAR Winston Cup championship.\u201d<\/p>\n
How Juan Pablo Montoya fared in NASCAR after quitting Formula 1<\/p>\n
After starring in CART and winning seven Formula 1 races, Montoya quit the McLaren team halfway through the 2006 season to begin racing in NASCAR.<\/p>\n
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The Colombian replaced Casey Mears from the start of the 2007 season, although he took part in several races at the end of 2006.<\/p>\n
Montoya won the 24 Hours of Daytona on his first attempt and retained his title in 2008, before completing his hat-trick in 2013.<\/p>\n
Gordon finished as runner-up during Montoya\u2019s first full NASCAR season, with the Colombian\u2019s first win coming at the Toyota\/Save Mart 350 on his way to 20th in the standings, where he finished as the highest-ranked rookie.<\/p>\n
Although Montoya was a Daytona expert, he could never match the achievements of Gordon across a NASCAR season.<\/p>\n
However, they both proved how quick they were during that F1 run in Indianapolis before Montoya\u2019s dramatic career change.<\/p>\n
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