Montoya's Indy 500 win garners reaction from NASCAR stars

Published May. 24, 2015 7:17 p.m. ET

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In seven full seasons as a Sprint Cup Series driver, Juan Pablo Montoya won just two races.

He won the respect of a lot more members of the NASCAR community, however.

That much was obvious from the positive reaction that Montoya, now a fulltime Verizon IndyCar Series driver, received on Twitter Sunday afternoon within minutes of capturing his second victory in the prestigious Indianapolis 500.

During his time in @NASCAR, @jpmontoya was always really cool to me. I looked up to him as a true wheelman. So good to see him win today.
— Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) May 24, 2015

Congrats @jpmontoya, massive effort!!! #Indianapolis500
— Jimmie Johnson (@JimmieJohnson) May 24, 2015

Congrats @Team_Penske @jpmontoya on the #Indy500 win!! Really happy for RP and @TimCindric
— Ryan Blaney (@Blaney) May 24, 2015

HELL YEAH! Great job my friend. Proud of my buddy Juan Pablo Montoya today at the #Indy500
— Tony Stewart (@TonyStewart) May 24, 2015

Hell yeah @jpmontoya. Awesome. Indy 500 & Daytona 500 to RP. That was awesome. Congrats @12WillPower in the runner up too.
— Joey Logano (@joeylogano) May 24, 2015

Ole @jpmontoya was on it there at the end definitely was wheeling that thing more than any of them #Indianapolis500
— Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (@StenhouseJr) May 24, 2015

Big congrats to @jpmontoya on the #Indy500 win!!!! ?
— Clint Bowyer (@ClintBowyer) May 24, 2015

Congratulations to @jpmontoya that was a hell of a drive. ?
— Mark Martin (@markmartin) May 24, 2015

Congrats @jpmontoya and @conniemontoya!
— DeLana Harvick (@DeLanaHarvick) May 24, 2015

What a great job done by @jpmontoya to win the #INDY500 !
— Brian Scott (@bscottracing) May 24, 2015

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