Bowyer Unhappy with Montoya

By Reggie's Take on September 7, 2011

Juan Montoya on lap 240 during the Atlanta race on Tuesday tapped the back of Clint Bowyer’s car sending it into the wall. The accident most likely ruined any chances of Bowyer making the chase for 2011. Bowyer was running in 11th position at the time of the altercation.

After the race Bowyer went on a rant concerning Juan Montoya’s particular style of racing and did not hold back.

“You can’t race around the jackass, you never can. Anybody in this sport knows what you’re up against when the No. 42 comes up. He dive-bombs the starts and bullies his way up in there, and before you know it, he’s in the way and wrecking with somebody, and unfortunately I was the victim this week. It’s just a shame. We’re out here racing for a spot in the Chase. He’s out here racing for nothing. I’m tired of it. Everybody in the garage area fights him. He’s just an idiot.”

“He races everybody that way. That is why he sucks, you can’t race that way in this sport, plain and simple, and I’ll call him out for it. I think that is how about everybody in the garage knows what they are up against anytime that 42 is around. He is like a pinball out there because he is a bully. There has got to be some give and take. . . . It is just frustrating. I knew what I was up against . . . racing against him. It doesn’t help my situation.”

Bowyer finished 36th and fell to 14th in the points standings with just one race remaining before the chase.

Montoya, later tweeted: “We made some real progress with car. I heard that Bowyer wasn’t too happy. I guess next time he’ll give me a little room.”