In spite of setbacks, Juan Pablo Montoya says he saw improvement in 2010

After a breakout year in 2009 that saw him qualify for the Chase For The Sprint Cup and finish eighth in the standings, one might think Juan Pablo Montoya would look back on 2010 as the year he'd just as soon forget. Pegged in the preseason as a likely Chase contender, Montoya instead suffered an astounding eight DNFs, finished 17th in the points and was left on the outside when the Chase field was set.

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