Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 DuPont/NationalGuard.com Chevrolet, bumps and races Juan Pablo Montoya, driver of the #42 Target Chevrolet, during the TUMS Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville on Oct. 25. (Photo: Getty Images)

 

This one, as it turns, has some staying power. Montoya finished third, Gordon fifth, but the two bumped each other several times, and each had harsh words for the other in radio communications. "I never really had a big problem with him, but he’s always so hard to race against," said Montoya of Gordon. "But he probably says the same thing against me, because he never gave me any room, why am I going to give him any? It’s a vicious circle."

My take: At Martinsville, what might seem harsh at other tracks is a necessary ingredient of the racing, particularly for those who run up front.

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