NASCAR and Indy team owners Chip Ganassi and Felix Sabates became the first team owners in history to sweep the three top races in American motor sports. In February, NASCAR driver Jamie McMurray took the checkered flag at the Daytona 500 followed by Scottish driver Dario Franchitti 's win in the Indy open wheel series at the Indianapolis 500 in May. Jamie McMurray helped make it a clean sweep when over the weekend he again took the top spot (and his second win of the season) by winning the Brickyard 400, also held at the Indianapolis Motor speedway . Pole sitter Juan Pablo Montoya led the majority of Sunday's race, but in a late pit stop, he and his crew chief Brian Pattie conservatively changed four tires while teammate and rival McMurray changed only two. As a result, the Colombian born driver fell back in the field, and eventually crashed out of the race. This marks the second time Montoya has dominated this race only to fall short at the end. NASCAR Sprint Cup points leader Kevin Harvick finished in second place, followed by Greg Biffle, Clint Bowyer and Tony Stewart . Also in North American motorsport on Sunday, Spanish rider Jorge Lorenzo took the checkered flag in the United States Grand Prix at California's Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca . Lorenzo's victory on a Fiat Yamaha bike, over Casey Stoner (second) and Valentino Rossi (third), strengthened his points lead in the MotoGP championship. The next race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will be held on Sunday at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, where Denny Hamlin is the defending race champion.
NASCAR and Indy team owners and became the first team owners in history to sweep the three top races in American motor sports. In February, NASCAR driver took the checkered flag at the followed by Scottish driver 's win in the Indy open wheel series at the in May. Jamie McMurray helped make it a clean sweep when over the weekend he again took the top spot (and his second win of the season) by winning the Brickyard 400, also held at the . Pole sitter led the majority of Sunday's race, but in a late pit stop, he and his crew chief Brian Pattie conservatively changed four tires while teammate and rival McMurray changed only two. As a result, the Colombian born driver fell back in the field, and eventually crashed out of the race. This marks the second time Montoya has dominated this race only to fall short at the end. NASCAR Sprint Cup points leader finished in second place, followed by , and . Also in North American motorsport on Sunday, Spanish rider took the checkered flag in the United States Grand Prix at California's . Lorenzo's victory on a Fiat Yamaha bike, over Casey Stoner (second) and Valentino Rossi (third), strengthened his points lead in the championship. The next race in the NASCAR will be held on Sunday at in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, where is the defending race champion.
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Chip Ganassi and Felix Sabates
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Jamie McMurray
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Daytona 500
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Dario Franchitti
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Indianapolis 500
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Indianapolis Motor speedway
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Juan Pablo Montoya
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Kevin Harvick
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Greg Biffle, Clint Bowyer and Tony Stewart
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Jorge Lorenzo
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Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
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MotoGP
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Sprint Cup Series
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Pocono Raceway
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Denny Hamlin