Juan Pablo Montoya will be looking to visit Victory Lane at an oval track for the first time in his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career this Sunday in the Pep Boys 500 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway.

"I don't know why we always run good there," said Montoya. "Last time, we were there we weren't as good as we wanted - we just ran okay. Overall, as bad as a place like Michigan has been to me, Atlanta has been good to me. It's pretty exciting to go there. It's always a lot of fun there. You run right up against the fence."

Montoya's preferred line at Atlanta may take him to victory on Sunday. The high lane at the fast 1.5 mile track has been a favorite of many drivers as a fast line to the finish. With the driver using the high lane able to carry more momentum out of turn four, many exciting finishes have taken place at Atlanta.

"You couldn't put a piece of paper between Juan Pablo's car and the wall," said Ed Clark, Atlanta Motor Speedway's president and general manager. "He runs up high the entire race and he has been real quick here. I wouldn't be surprised at all to see him finish in Victory Lane."

Currently ranked ninth in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings, a win at Atlanta would secure Monyoya's spot in the Chase.

"We'll see [if it's possible to win the Chase without a race win]," said Montoya. "We still have a few races before the Chase starts and once the Chase starts ... We'll see where we stand, how the car is performing. I think you can start taking some more risks and see what happens."

The Ganassi-Earnhrdt driver is looking forward to the first race under the lights at Atlanta.

"It will be interesting to see during a different time of year how the track behaves," said Montoya. "It should be much better. I always like running in the dark. It will be a lot faster, but it's the same for everyone. I think Goodyear had a good tire test there and we should come back with a good tire."

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