Ganassi bosses not mad at Montoya

With seven laps remaining, Montoya drove on the inside of Pruett into Turn 1 of the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez while fighting for the lead.

The American turned right to take his normal line through the corner and the two cars made contact. As Pruett spun, Montoya went on to take his first NASCAR victory.

Speaking to autosport.com, team owner Chip Ganassi said what happened on Sunday was simply a racing incident.

"It's just one of those things that happen in racing. Unfortunately it happened with a teammate," Ganassi said.

"I think Juan thought the door was open to pass and I think Scott probably thought he left it open. Unfortunately that's not the way it happened. It's unfortunate but those things happen. It all came out in the end."

Speaking Sunday after the race, team co-owner Felix Sabates shrugged off any effect on the team's morale arising from the incident between the two teammates.

"When they board the plane at night everybody will be over it, tomorrow is a new day," Sabates said.

"Scott finished fifth anyway. He did a very good job for the team again, so we're very happy. The result makes us very happy."

The team had not won a NASCAR race since July last year when Casey Mears won a Busch Series event at Chicagoland, one day before Juan Pablo Montoya was announced as his replacement in the No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge.

Montoya had not finished in his first two starts in the Busch Series this year having an engine failure in Daytona and crashing out at Fontana.

"Obviously [the victory] picks everybody up," Ganassi said. "You can't buy with enough money what it does for the team. It's a feeling that you can never describe and you always want more of it."