The Earnhardt Ganassi Racing driver managed a third place at Sunday's Talladega race and, according to him, only top-five finishes may still give him a shot at the Chase.
"I think I have led five or six out of the seven races. It is crazy," Montoya said according to Autosport. "We've had three finishes, two top fives and a top 10 with cars that a bad weekend was a top 10. Yes, we have the cars to do it, but, you have to have the luck to be able to get the results. It is kind of frustrating."
"I kind of understand what Kyle Busch went through last year. He won I don't know how many races and didn't make the Chase. I don't think it is over yet. We just have to keep working on it and see what happens."
The plan laid out by crew chief Brian Pattie, which called for a top 12 spot prior to the chase, has been scrapped due to the poor results. According to Montoya, Pattie is currently not even looking at the numbers.
"After last week, I asked 'where are we?', he said 'I don't know, I don't care, let's just go out and try to win some races'. If we want to try to make the Chase, we need top fives and wins. That is only way we are going to make the Chase."
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