Archive for July 26th, 2009

Jimmie Johnson won at Indy, but was it because Juan Pablo Montoya got hosed? We don’t know, and that’s wrong, Lee Spencer says.

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John Carter said before Sunday’s race he bought a hauler and six race cars from suspended driver Jeremy Mayfield, who was down to inventory only in his role as a team owner.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. felt fit enough to drive 400 miles Sunday.

It was the engine that broke down.

After battling a stomach virus the previous three days, Earnhardt looked and sounded more like himself - including the latest explanation for another run of bad luck. The popular driver ran in the top 10 most of the day until a blown engine with 33 laps to go dropped him to 36th, a mishap Junior blamed on himself.

“We haven’t had engine problems, so I assume it was driver error,” he said.

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Jimmie Johnson became the first driver to win back-to-back races at The Brickyard when a speeding penalty knocked Juan Pablo Montoya out of contention.

Montoya led 116 laps at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and had a five-second lead over the competition when NASCAR flagged him for speeding as he entered pit road with 35 laps left in Sunday’s race.

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Juan Pablo Montoya had the best car at Indianapolis, but a late race penalty let Jimmie Johnson kiss the bricks a third time.

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Mark Martin is on pole, but all eyes are on Indianapolis native Tony Stewart. Will he thrill the crowd today? Follow the action LIVE.

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Carl Edwards came from the back of the pack to win the Nationwide Series race at O’Reilly Raceway Park.

Edwards started in 42nd out of 43 drivers because he spent the day at the Brickyard 400 qualifying. He got into Saturday’s race because of owner points. He moved up 15 spots by the end of the fourth lap, and took the lead for good in lap 179.

Kyle Busch finished second. The series points leader won the event in 2004 and 2008.

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