Montoya says feud is over

[Blue_Tires]

FLORENCE, S.C. --
Juan Pablo Montoya says his issues with Ryan Newman were settled on the track at Richmond last week.

Montoya and Newman were involved in two separate on-track incidents at Richmond International Raceway, and Newman talked of payback after the race. The two had no confrontation, however.

"For me, I think everything was settled on the race track," Montoya said Thursday.

Montoya was playing in a golf tournament honoring late NASCAR executive and former Darlington Raceway President Jim Hunter.

Montoya, the pole-sitter at Richmond International Raceway, brushed the wall the first time he tangled with Newman and lost three laps in the pits as the damage was fixed.

Montoya said Newman could've lifted off the throttle and avoided contact. Newman wouldn't have lost much time, plus Montoya said he was "letting everybody by because my car wasn't that great at the time. I felt (it was) totally unnecessary what he did."

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