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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — His first season was considered a success, but his car owner wants even more.

Juan Pablo Montoya heads into his second season in NASCAR with a "Chase or bust" edict that will challenge the former Formula One star to turn it up a notch.

Car owner Chip Ganassi has made it clear he wants the Colombian racing for the Sprint Cup title this season. If he's feeling any pressure from it, Montoya is not letting on.

In fact, he argues his inclusion in the Chase for the championship field has as much to do with Ganassi as it will Montoya.

"When he says that, I think he means that as a team we need to really step it up," Montoya said. "I think we've got the right tools. I think we have everything in the right place to deliver. And with the experience we had last year, we should be able to put ourselves in a position to get there.

"But it's all going to be relative to how we perform as a team."

Montoya won races on the road courses in Sonoma and Mexico City last year, and finished second at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for his best showing on an oval. He was 20th in the final season standings, winning rookie of the year honors.

He won't talk specific goals or expectations for 2008, but knows the only way he'll challenge for a title is if the Ganassi team can find a consistency it lacked last year.

"We need to give ourselves more chances to do well," Montoya said. "Let's say we gave ourselves four, five, six races (last season) where we genuinely had a chance to win a race. But the guys at Hendrick (Motorsports), they give themselves 20 to 25 chances a year to win."

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — It began with crunched fenders, harsh words and maybe even a punch in the face. But the final result was just a slap on the wrist from NASCAR: a six-race probation for Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch.

Heading into Sunday's Daytona 500, it's beginning to look like NASCAR officials were serious when they said they will cut drivers some slack on their bad behavior this year.

"We're still working into letting the drivers develop and vent in proper ways, but we're giving them some more latitude," NASCAR vice president of competition Robin Pemberton said Tuesday. "We said in the off-season we would do that, and I think this is another step to letting you know what we mean."

The punishments to Stewart and Busch stem from a confrontation between the two former series champions, who wrecked in practice last week and then carried it into the NASCAR officials' trailer.

INDIANAPOLIS — Derrick Walker is not buying Champ Car's company line.

He's parked his car, withdrawn from testing and focused his attention on running in the rival Indy Racing League this year, even though Champ Car officials say they will race this season.

Walker, a Champ Car owner who has also competed in the IRL, told The Associated Press on Tuesday he believes Champ Car is finished.

"It has all the makings of the end of Champ Car," he said. "How it's going to be done, I don't know. But I think Champ Car is going to shut down."