RACE RECAP | BRICKYARD 400
10 Matt Kenseth
9 Jeff Gordon
8 David Reutimann
7 Kasey Kahne
6 Kevin Harvick
5 Brian Vickers
4 Greg Biffle
3 Tony Stewart
2 Mark Martin

VICTORY LANE

Three Time Cup Series Champion becomes a 3 time Indy winner and the first driver to win it back to back…of course I’m talking about Jimmie Johnson.  It’s also the 7th Brickyard win for Hendrick Motorsports

OTHER STORIES ON THE DAY

-Robby Gordon spun on lap 1, Elliott Sadler was black flagged for smoke

-Denny Hamlin said “the shifter came off the transmission!” Hamlin finished 34th

-Kyle Busch blew a right front tire and pounded the wall on lap 58, and is now outside the top 12 in points ending up 38th in this race

-Sam Hornish Jr. blew a right front tire and slapped the wall

-Juan Pablo Montoya dominated this race, leading the most laps and was caught speeding on the last pit cycle in two different segments, and finishes 11th

FROM @NASCARSAYS ON TWITTER (OFFICIAL NASCAR ACCOUNT)
—Don’t know why fans think we wouldn’t want Montoya to win. Would be a great story. #NASCAR

—Sorry to kill the conspiracy theories, but pit road speeds are computerized. Not a judgement call. #NASCAR

—He sped in two zones on pit road (60.06 and 60.11 mphs). Limit was 55 with 4.99 mph tolerance.

The #88 of Dale Earnhardt Jr. blew an engine and blames himself, saying he shifted wrong coming out of pit road, Dale Jr. finshed 36th