Montoya surprises a fan
Carl Overhiser of Savona (about 90 miles south of Rochester) has been to Orchard Park to see the Buffalo Bills play several times but has never had the opportunity to have one of them come pay him a visit just three hours before game time.
On Sunday morning, Overhiser received a major surprise when he received a visit at his campsite from one of his NASCAR heroes, Juan Pablo Montoya. Overhiser was randomly selected for the visit by Wrigley’s, the sponsor of Montoya's No. 42 Big Red Dodge.
"I think this is really cool," said Overhiser. "I’m a fan of everybody but I used to be a Terry Labonte fan until he retired. I was a Harry Gant fan but he retired. Now I like Juan."
Montoya spent about 10 minutes talking with fans and signing autographs at the campsite, in the track infield where the Esses roll into the backstretch.
"I like coming to see the fans and talk to them," said Montoya. "I think it’s good to show them appreciation because if they were not here, we would not be here."
Helping to coordinate the promotion was Heather Kincel, who is the public relations person for Montoya. Kincel is a native of Chatham (about 30 miles southeast of Albany) who attended both the University at Buffalo and Buffalo State.
---Larry Ott
