Senior Auto Sports Writer
With the checkered flag waiving, Jamie McMurray's #1 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet crossed the yard of bricks at the 2010 Brickyard 400 to take the win and to mark a significant moment in auto sports history. At that very moment Chip Ganassi became the only team owner in auto sports to win the Daytona 500, Indianapolis 500, and the Brickyard 400 in a single season. A feat that he's sure to enjoy for a long time to come.
It didn't come without a twist, though. Chip Ganassi also owns the #42 car driven by Juan Montoya which was heavily favored to win Sunday's Brickyard 400. But, with only a handful of laps to go (15 to be exact) Montoya hit both the wall and Dale Earnhardt Jr's #88 Chevrolet within a matter of seconds bringing an abrupt end to what was supposed to be his day at the Brickyard. However, it was not meant to be. Instead it was Jamie McMurray who kissed the bricks and was showered in champagne in victory lane with team owner Chip Ganassi.
Many of the drivers commented on Ganassi's success this year. "To win all those in one year is remarkable," Said Kevin Harvick. "It will probably never happen again.'' In a post race interview Tony Stewart, owner of the #14 and #39 Stewart-Haas Chevrolets, added; "Can I appreciate what he's done here? Oh yeah.''
2 comments:
Pretty cool... also cool for Jamie, only the third driver to win Daytona and The Brickyard in the same year. It'd be cool if he came on strong and made the chase... hard to say if he'd run near the front, but one never knows...
McMurray is only 106 points from the Chase now. He's got a really good chance to make it. The #5 car is having weekly trouble and cannot seem to right their sinking ship. Bowyer is hanging in there and will be tough to knock off. Newman is also hanging around only 103 points out of the Chase. It's going to be interesting. My money says that the chase picture is going to be as it is right now - barring any unforeseen accidents caused by Joey Logano's lack of experience and child-like mentality. If the #33 car encounters that kind of bad luck then my money is on the #39 car to make up big numbers and clinch the final spot.
Who knows.. Kurt Busch could blow up one more time in the next 3 races and fall right out of the top 12 and move 2 drivers up into his place. :)
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