| 2007 WINNER |
| 2006 WINNER |
| 2008 WINNER |
| 2009 WINNER |
| 2010 WINNER |
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2009
2008
2007
2006
Jamie McMurray
Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Johnson
Tony Stewart
Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Johnson
Tony Stewart
Jimmie Johnson
136.054
145.882
115.117
117.379
137.182
145.882
115.117
117.379
137.182
5 for 21 Laps
3 for 14 Laps
11 for 52 Laps
9 for 43 Laps
8 for 24 Laps
3 for 14 Laps
11 for 52 Laps
9 for 43 Laps
8 for 24 Laps
| Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing |
| Jimmie Johnson Hendricks Motorsport |
| Jimmie Johnson Hendricks Motorsport |
| Jimmie Johnson Hendricks Motorsport |
| Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing |
Rundown: Johnson had some adversity to overcome. His left
front tire failed on Lap 40, sending him to 38th place. He came
out of the pits in eighth place with 14 laps to go after replacing all
four tires. Within five laps he had the lead the same season
(Dale Jarrett in 1996 was the other).
Quote: "There was nothing of a championship on my mind
today," Johnson said. "I want this trophy over here with the brick
on it." Johnson won the first of five straight season
championships that year.
Hint of trouble: NASCAR called competition cautions twice
early in the race so crews could check tire wear. It didn't turn out
to be a problem, but the series wasn't so fortunate a couple of
years later.
front tire failed on Lap 40, sending him to 38th place. He came
out of the pits in eighth place with 14 laps to go after replacing all
four tires. Within five laps he had the lead the same season
(Dale Jarrett in 1996 was the other).
Quote: "There was nothing of a championship on my mind
today," Johnson said. "I want this trophy over here with the brick
on it." Johnson won the first of five straight season
championships that year.
Hint of trouble: NASCAR called competition cautions twice
early in the race so crews could check tire wear. It didn't turn out
to be a problem, but the series wasn't so fortunate a couple of
years later.
Rundown: While Stewart's first Brickyard win two years earlier was
filled with anxiety followed by exhaustion, this one was a fairly simple
Sunday drive. He had the dominant car, leading 65 laps. And when
Kevin Harvick made a pass for the lead on Lap 141, Stewart was hardly
fazed. He got back around Harvick 10 laps later and cruised to victory.
Quote: "Here kitty, kitty." Tony Stewart was so confident while in
second place, he joked on his team radio before slipping by Harvick.
Versatility: Juan Pablo Montoya, the 2000 Indianapolis 500 winner and
a former Formula One driver, became the first to race in all three major
series on the track. He started and finished second. Could he have
beaten Stewart? "I don't think anybody had anything for Tony today."
filled with anxiety followed by exhaustion, this one was a fairly simple
Sunday drive. He had the dominant car, leading 65 laps. And when
Kevin Harvick made a pass for the lead on Lap 141, Stewart was hardly
fazed. He got back around Harvick 10 laps later and cruised to victory.
Quote: "Here kitty, kitty." Tony Stewart was so confident while in
second place, he joked on his team radio before slipping by Harvick.
Versatility: Juan Pablo Montoya, the 2000 Indianapolis 500 winner and
a former Formula One driver, became the first to race in all three major
series on the track. He started and finished second. Could he have
beaten Stewart? "I don't think anybody had anything for Tony today."
Rundown: The phrase of the day was "competition caution."
Goodyear's tires were wearing out way too fast, prompting
NASCAR officials to require pit stops about every 12 laps.
That made the work on pit road critical, and Johnson came
out of the last stop in the lead, and he went on to pick up his
second Brickyard win. He blew out a tire during his on-track
victory celebration.
Quote: "I've never been a part of anything like this. It made for
a long, slow day." - Johnson
So what happened? Robin Pemberton, NASCAR's vice
president of competition, said everyone expected rapid tire
wear to correct itself once enough laps were run to lay down a
coat of rubber on the track. "We felt like it would come to us by
race day. It didn't happen. We'll just have to take what we
learned (Sunday) and do a better job next year."
Goodyear's tires were wearing out way too fast, prompting
NASCAR officials to require pit stops about every 12 laps.
That made the work on pit road critical, and Johnson came
out of the last stop in the lead, and he went on to pick up his
second Brickyard win. He blew out a tire during his on-track
victory celebration.
Quote: "I've never been a part of anything like this. It made for
a long, slow day." - Johnson
So what happened? Robin Pemberton, NASCAR's vice
president of competition, said everyone expected rapid tire
wear to correct itself once enough laps were run to lay down a
coat of rubber on the track. "We felt like it would come to us by
race day. It didn't happen. We'll just have to take what we
learned (Sunday) and do a better job next year."
Rundown: This race looked to be in the bag for Juan Pablo
Montoya. At one point he led 59 laps in a row. However, he
was penalized for speeding on his last pit stop. On the final
restart, Johnson passed Mark Martin and he led the final 24
laps to earn his third Brickyard win in four years.
Quote: "I feel we've got our form now," Johnson said. "It's time
to buckle down and focus on a fourth."
What about Juan? Montoya finished 11th after serving his
drive-through penalty, although he thought he obeyed the 55
mph pit road speed limit. "Once it happens, you can't change
it. It's pretty frustrating."
Montoya. At one point he led 59 laps in a row. However, he
was penalized for speeding on his last pit stop. On the final
restart, Johnson passed Mark Martin and he led the final 24
laps to earn his third Brickyard win in four years.
Quote: "I feel we've got our form now," Johnson said. "It's time
to buckle down and focus on a fourth."
What about Juan? Montoya finished 11th after serving his
drive-through penalty, although he thought he obeyed the 55
mph pit road speed limit. "Once it happens, you can't change
it. It's pretty frustrating."
much of the race before misfortune struck. A caution on Lap 138 sent most
cars into the pits. Montoya's crew changed four tires instead of two, costing
him time and track position. In his haste to move up from seventh place, he
crashed. McMurray took the lead with 11 laps to go and added a Brickyard
victory to his season-opening Daytona 500 win.
Quote: "When Juan was leading and I was second, I'm a big believer in
fate, and I thought this was how it was meant to be," McMurray said. "I
thought Juan was going to win this one."
Ganassi in the middle: Chip Ganassi owned the Cup cars driven by
McMurray and Montoya, so he was torn about the result. He also owned the
Indy car driven that year by Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti, giving
him a sweep of the three biggest races in American motor sports. "The
team wins and the team loses and today was certainly a mixed emotion day
in that respect," Ganassi said. "Is it surreal? Yes."
cars into the pits. Montoya's crew changed four tires instead of two, costing
him time and track position. In his haste to move up from seventh place, he
crashed. McMurray took the lead with 11 laps to go and added a Brickyard
victory to his season-opening Daytona 500 win.
Quote: "When Juan was leading and I was second, I'm a big believer in
fate, and I thought this was how it was meant to be," McMurray said. "I
thought Juan was going to win this one."
Ganassi in the middle: Chip Ganassi owned the Cup cars driven by
McMurray and Montoya, so he was torn about the result. He also owned the
Indy car driven that year by Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti, giving
him a sweep of the three biggest races in American motor sports. "The
team wins and the team loses and today was certainly a mixed emotion day
in that respect," Ganassi said. "Is it surreal? Yes."
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