CART: Montoya, Vasser qualify fifth, sixth at Marlboro 500
29 October 2000
Posted By Terry
Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel
- Juan Montoya qualified fifth today, followed closely by teammate Jimmy
Vasser in sixth. Montoya's lap of 237.688 mph is the fastest ever run by
a
Toyota-powered race car.
- Montoya's only other non-front row starting spot on an oval this year came at Michigan, where he went on to win from the seventh starting spot.
- Montoya has qualified in the top-five 15 times this year and in the top-10 in 19 of 20 events - the highest total in the series this season.
- Jimmy Vasser's sixth in qualifying today marks his fourth consecutive top-six start after placing fifth at Australia, third at Houston and second at St. Louis.
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