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That all changed, as Menard recorded his first ever Sprint Cup Series win last season, as he conserved enough fuel and held off a hard-charging Jeff Gordon in the closing laps to win one of the most prestigious events of the season.
With the win, Menard became the first driver to win his maiden Sprint Cup race at Indianapolis. While stretching his fuel during the late-stages of the race, Menard passed Jamie McMurray, the defending race winner, with four laps remaining. He finished 0.725 seconds ahead of Gordon for his first victory in his 167th NASCAR big league car fox lax rental start.
McMurray made racing history for team owner Chip Ganassi in 2010 by winning the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. McMurray gave Ganassi the "triple crown" of American oval racing, as Ganassi became the only owner to win the Daytona 500, Indianapolis 500 and Brickyard car fox lax rental 400 in the same season.
After the final restart car fox lax rental with 11 laps remaining, McMurray passed Kevin Harvick and took the lead for good. He finished 1.4 seconds ahead of Harvick to become the third driver to win the Daytona 500 and the Brickyard 400 in the same season. Dale Jarrett first accomplished the feat in 1996, followed by Jimmie car fox lax rental Johnson in 2006.
Johnson led the final 24 laps to defeat pole sitter Mark Martin by less than a second in 2009. Juan Pablo Montoya had the car to beat at Indy, as he led 116 of 160 laps. But Montoya was caught speeding on pit road and had to serve a pass-through penalty. That allowed Martin, the pole sitter, to reclaim the lead. A caution for Dale Earnhardt Jr's blown engine set up a double-file restart with 24 laps to go. Just after the restart, Johnson moved around Martin to take the lead for the first time. Johnson beat Martin car fox lax rental to the finish line by four-tenths of a second for his third victory in the last four races at Indy.
Johnson became just the second pole sitter to capture this race in 2008, as he defeated Carl Edwards by less than a second for his 35th career Sprint Cup title. Johnson, who now totals 57 wins, led eight times for a race-high 71 laps.
Mark Martin seeks his first win at IMS. Martin, who sat on the pole in 2009, will race for the 19th time at "The Brickyard." Martin has recorded 11 top-10s, but has led just 67 laps in his 18 appearances there. His best finish was second in 1998 and 2009. This is one of five current tracks that Martin has never won on. Pocono, Homestead, Indianapolis, Kentucky and Daytona.
Tony Stewart returned to Victory Lane at IMS in 2007, as he posted a 2.982- second victory over Juan Pablo Montoya for his 31st career Sprint Cup title. Stewart, who now totals 47 career wins, led seven times for a race- high 65 laps. Pole sitter Reed Sorenson led the first 16 laps and placed fifth. The race was a see-saw battle among six drivers, but it was Stewart who reclaimed the lead on the 151st lap from Kevin Harvick to secure the win. Harvick finished seventh.
In 2006, Johnson completed a rare double with his win in both the Daytona 500 and the Brickyard 400. The No.48 Hendrick Motorsports car fox lax rental Chevrolet took the checkered flag ahead of Matt Kenseth as a caution flag flew. Johnson also won the prestigious Daytona 500 in February of 2006, a feat which had only been done once before - by Dale Jarrett in 1996. Pole sitter Jeff Burton led six times for a race-high 87 laps, but finished 15th.
Stewart crossed the finish line 0.794 of a second ahead of Kasey Kahne in 2005 for his 23rd Sprint Cup win. Stewart, who won five times in 2005, started from the 22nd position and took the lead for the first time on lap 100. Stewart traded Scott Wimmer and Kahne for the lead until lap 150, where he took over for good. Stewart led for a total of 44 laps, while pole sitter Elliott Sadler led for 39 laps, but finished 32nd.
Eight of the 18 winners of this race have come from a top-four car fox lax rental starting position. Three of the last nine have been won from the front row: Bill Elliott (second in 2002), Kevin Harvick (pole in 2003) and Johnson (pole in 2008). car fox lax rental Overall, the race has been won from a top-10 starting position 10 of the 18 races. The furthest car fox lax rental back a race winner has started car fox lax rental was 27th by Jeff Gordon in 2001. Chevrolet has won this race 13 times, including nine straight, Ford three, Pontiac once and Dodge once.
Gordon is a four-time winner of this race. In fact, in his 18 appearances, Gordon has 14 top-10 finishes, has led 476 laps and has an average finish of 9.056. Gordon is a three-time pole sitter, but has not started first since 1999. Since it began in 1994, only four drivers have run in all 18 Brickyard 400s, Gordon, Bobby Labonte, Martin and Jeff Burton.
The winner of the Indianapolis race has won the championship in the same year eight times in the 18 years the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series has raced there: 2009: Jimmie Johnson; 2008: Jimmie Johnson; 2006: Jimmie Johnson; 2005: Tony Stewart; 2001: Jeff Gordon; 2000: Bobby Labonte; 1999: Dale Jarrett; 1998: Jeff Gordon.
14 of the 18 races have been won by a past, reigning or future NASCAR car fox lax rental Sprint Cup champion. The only four that were not: Ricky Rudd in 1997, Kevin Harvick in 2003, McMurray in 2010 and 2011 winner Paul Menard.