Indiana native Tony Stewart won The Brickyard 400 for the second time with a dominant performance in his Joe Gibbs Chevy Monte Carlo. Stewart led the most laps and ran up front for most of the race, a race that saw some heavy crashes, fire burning cars and a few ticked off drivers. But in the end Stewart was able to pick off Kevin Harvick as the handle went away on his RCR Chevy. Juan Pablo Montoya had his best qualifying and finishing position, both second places as his displayed consistency throughout the race. Dale Earnhardt Jr. had a good car at the start, good enough to lead several laps and stay with Stewart, but some bad pit work and decisions put him back in the pack. He made his way up to the front again only to blow an engine late in the race and finish well back in the pack.
As most of the season has gone, it was a Chevy dominated race with only the two Gannasi Dodges finishing in the top ten. With wonder boy Jeff Gordon finishing third and teammate Kyle Busch fourth it was another strong showing for Hendrick Motor Sports. Jimmie Johnson had a scary crash when he cut a tire at 200 plus and hit the wall a ton, causing a big fire and his quick departure out of the burning wreck. Luckily he was able to walk away uninjured and ready to race next week in Pocono. For some reason Kevin Harvick had a beef with Tony after the finish as he went up to his car and rubbed fenders in an unsportsman type manner. He was called to the Nascar trailer for s talking to by the officials, but I didn't see anything wrong with the way Stewart raced him at the end. I am generally a Harvick fan ever since he took over the car from my favorite drive Dale Earnhardt, but he can be a big cry baby sometimes. So come on Kevin, stop crying, you got beat by a faster car, so take it like a true racer and go on to the next race. Congrats to Tony Stewart for a well deserved victory at the most famous racetrack in the world, a racetrack that once again hosts the most popular race in the US, The Brickyard 400!
As most of the season has gone, it was a Chevy dominated race with only the two Gannasi Dodges finishing in the top ten. With wonder boy Jeff Gordon finishing third and teammate Kyle Busch fourth it was another strong showing for Hendrick Motor Sports. Jimmie Johnson had a scary crash when he cut a tire at 200 plus and hit the wall a ton, causing a big fire and his quick departure out of the burning wreck. Luckily he was able to walk away uninjured and ready to race next week in Pocono. For some reason Kevin Harvick had a beef with Tony after the finish as he went up to his car and rubbed fenders in an unsportsman type manner. He was called to the Nascar trailer for s talking to by the officials, but I didn't see anything wrong with the way Stewart raced him at the end. I am generally a Harvick fan ever since he took over the car from my favorite drive Dale Earnhardt, but he can be a big cry baby sometimes. So come on Kevin, stop crying, you got beat by a faster car, so take it like a true racer and go on to the next race. Congrats to Tony Stewart for a well deserved victory at the most famous racetrack in the world, a racetrack that once again hosts the most popular race in the US, The Brickyard 400!
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