Montoya supports decision to close team

Published: Wednesday, July 9, 2008 12:06 a.m. MDT
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Juan Pablo Montoya supported owner Chip Ganassi's decision to shutter Dario Franchitti's race team, believing it was for the betterment of the organization.

"I think the big picture people need to understand is we did this to make ourselves better," Montoya said. "Short term, people might think the team is crazy. But if we didn't do this, we were never going to get any better."

Ganassi pulled the plug on the No. 40 team last week because he'd been unable to secure sponsorship for Franchitti, who was struggling through his first season in NASCAR. The 2007 Indianapolis 500 winner and IndyCar Series champion missed five races with a broken ankle, failed to qualify for two others and was 41st in the standings when Ganassi pulled the plug.

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