Three-wide with Montoya, Newman and Edwards

Three top NASCAR drivers answer three quick questions about 2009 and the new season ahead...

Q:
What was the high point of 2009 for you and your team?
Juan Pablo Montoya:
Making the Chase. With where we started a year ago with our goals, it's incredible that we actually achieved everything we wanted to.
Ryan Newman:
The high point for us was making the Chase.
Carl Edwards:
Making the Chase.𒉰 I was nervous that we weren't going to be able to make it. I was really nervous about that.

Q:
What was the low point during the year?
Juan Pablo Montoya:
There wasn't one. We kept getting better, more competitive, a little bit faster, and we saw that we could actually get the job done and be good everywhere.
Ryan Newman:
The low point was any time we pulled the truck into Talladega.
Carl Edwards:
Rolling under the chequered flag at Homestead and realising we hadn't won one race. That's tough. But I'm motivated more now ꧂than I was🧜 a year ago, so maybe there's something in that.

Q:
What's the number one item on your to-do list for 2010?
Juan Pablo Montoya:
If we could match the performance of this year, I'd say it would be a good year. Of course, we want more, but you've got to be realistic.
Ryan Newman:
Win a race. As much as I was happy to have the season over, I was disappointed because we hadn't won a race.
Carl Edwards:
The number one thing is to win a championship. We will go do whatever it takes in the first part of the season to make the Chaseღ and at the end to win the championshi🔯p. I'd do just about anything to win the thing.

by Reid Spencer/Sporting News

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