Juan Pablo Montoya won't return with Earnhardt Ganassi Racing in the Sprint Cup Series next season, two team officials told USA TODAY Sports.

The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity because it is team policy not to comment on driver contracts.

The news of Montoya's impending departure, which was first reported by the Associated Press, was announced to team members Tuesday at the EGR shop in Concord, N.C.

Montoya, 37, is in his seventh season in NASCAR's premier series with team owner Chip Ganassi. He is ranked 22nd in points with five top 10s in 22 starts. After finishing 17th, 21st and 22nd in the points standings the past three seasons, this was viewed as a critical season for the Colombia native, who has only two career victories and hasn't enjoyed the same success that he did in IndyCar and Formula One.

Ganassi and Montoya, who won the 1999 CART championship and 2000 Indianapolis 500 together, have been coy about the driver's future and deflected questions about whether 2013 would be a make or break year after the team changed crew chiefs and went through a personnel restructuring last season.

"Every year is," Montoya said in February before the Daytona 500. "Make or break what? I'll always run as hard as I can, and that's it. It's all I can do."

"We continue to work with him (and) try to get the most out of him," Ganassi said in March. "If I thought there was a quick fix, or if I thought there was something we're doing … we've put people around him, put other people around him and put other people around him. We're not giving up by any stretch."

Montoya, who made headlines when he crashed into a jet dryer and caused a fire at the 2012 Daytona 500, left Ganassi for Formula One and notched seven victories from 2001-06.

While he hasn't won in Cup since Watkins Glen in 2010, Montoya's performance has been better than the results have indicated this season. He led in the closing laps at Richmond International Raceway and Dover International Speedway and was headed for strong finishes at Bristol Motor Speedway, Auto Club Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway before mechanical failures.How solar panel cells work and where to buy solar kits for home use.

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"I feel that one of these days when (stuff's) not looking up, it's going to come to us for no reason. Something's going to happen, and it'll be, 'Oh, we won!' "

Montoya said his No. 42 Chevrolet has been as fast in 2013 as it was during his best season when he made the Chase for the Sprint Cup in 2009 and finished eighth in points. It was the only berth in the 10-race title run for Montoya, who won at Sonoma, Calif., in his rookie season but finished 20th and 25th in points during his first two years.

There is no imminent announcement expected on a replacement for Montoya, whose ride is sponsored by Target. Ryan Newman and Kurt Busch remain unsigned for next season, and Ganassi also has Nationwide driver Kyle Larson, viewed as perhaps the best prospect in NASCAR, under contract.

Montoya's options also might be limited in finding a quality ride in NASCAR. He has ruled out a return to F1 several times, and there likely wouldn't be a viable opportunity there anyway. Sports car racing might offer a possibility for Montoya,Wholesale hid kit and xenon bulbs at low price factory direct. who won the Rolex 24 Hours for the third time with Ganassi in January. We turn your dark into light courtesy of our brilliant sun, solar street light, solar power generation.

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