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| Race start heading into turn 1 |
First things first. Following a crash that saw Dani Pedrosa highsided at Turn 1 on Saturday morning, he was cleared by the doctors to race on Sunday, however, he choose not to since he felt unwell. Not to be outdone, World Champion Jorge Lorenzo was also sidelined, as the Yamaha Factory racing rider bent the titanium plate in his shoulder. So Superman does have his limits!
At the start of the eni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland, Valentino Rossi took the lead after a short battle with local favourite Bradl. However, he later was hauled in and passed by eventual race winner Marc Marquez, who had had a poor start and dropped initially to fourth. The 20-year-old rookie knew he had the opportunity to snatch back the advantage in the title race with a win and made sure he kept out in front.
Cal Crutchlow started from second and had to battle pain from injuries sustained after two large accidents on Friday. Even so, the Moster Yamaha Tech 3 rider quickly dispatched of Alvaro Bautsta and Bradl before stealing second away from the doctor, who would eventually finish third.
I think this was one of Crutchlow's finest rides yet, taking into consideration the pain he was in.
The top ten race results:
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| Marquez wins at takes points lead |
1. Marc Marquez (SPA), 2. Cal Crutchlow (GBR), 3. Valentino Rossi (ITA), 4. Stefan Bradl (GER), 5. Alvaro Bautista (SPA), 6. Bradley Smith (GBR), 7. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA), 8. Aleix Espargaro (SPA), 9. Nicky Haiden (USA), 10. Michele Pirro (ITA)
MotoGP World standings:
1. Marc Marquez Honda 138 points, 2. Dani Pedrosa Honda 136 points, 3. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 127 points, 4. Cal Crutchlow Yamaha 107 points, 5. Valentino Rossi Yamaha 101 points.
The next race will be the Red Bull US GP, at Laguna Seca, on July 21st. For more info, click here.
The next race will be the Red Bull US GP, at Laguna Seca, on July 21st. For more info, click here.
NASCAR at Louden, New Hampshire:
No one thought that part-time racer Brian Vickers would ever win again. He might have had his own doubts, I am sure, but this all changed Sunday afternoon, after he held off a couple for green-white-checkered-flag finishes, which are becoming far too a familiar sight at the end of raceday!
At the beginning of the race, one of the TV commentators announced that the winner of the race would have to be a racer who could sit on a hot stove and still pee ice cold. That said, after the race, Vickers said: "Its was difficult not to think about that, those 50 laps or 30 laps or whatever it was. I just tried to live in the moment as much as possible, turn by turn and not think about the past or the future or what could or couldn't happen."
Tony Stewart was leading in the closing stages of the race, but contact between Paul Menard and Jeff Gordon caused NASCAR to wave the 11th caution of the race. On the race restart, Stewart held off Kyle Busch but a surging Vickers passed both a couple of laps later to take the lead, until the yellow flew again on lap 297 of 301.
"We didn't have a chance," said Kyle Busch. "Vickers taking the outside (lane for restart) was going to be the car to beat, and Tony obviously running out of gas --almost wrecked with him. Just wish the race was two laps longer maybe and Vickers would have run out and maybe we would have been able to win the thing."
Other notable incident was a wreck involving Danica Patrick and Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Race results:
1. Brian Vickers, 2. Kyle Busch. 3. Jeff Burton, 4. Brad Keselowski, 5. Aric Almirola, 6. Jimmie Johnson, 7. Kevin Harvick, 8. Carl Edwards, 9. Matt Kenseth, 10. Jeff Gordon.
Sprint Cup standings:
1. Jimmie Johnson, 696 points, 2. Clint Bowyer 640 points, 3. Car Edwards 623 points, 4. Kevin Harvick 622 points, 5. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 578 points.
Next race: Crown Royal presents The Samual Deeds 400 at The Brickyard powered by Bigmachinerecords.com. Seriously NASCAR?? One hell of a long name, don't you think? Anyway, it will take place on July 28 at 1:00 pm et. For more info, click here.
No one thought that part-time racer Brian Vickers would ever win again. He might have had his own doubts, I am sure, but this all changed Sunday afternoon, after he held off a couple for green-white-checkered-flag finishes, which are becoming far too a familiar sight at the end of raceday!
Tony Stewart was leading in the closing stages of the race, but contact between Paul Menard and Jeff Gordon caused NASCAR to wave the 11th caution of the race. On the race restart, Stewart held off Kyle Busch but a surging Vickers passed both a couple of laps later to take the lead, until the yellow flew again on lap 297 of 301.
"We didn't have a chance," said Kyle Busch. "Vickers taking the outside (lane for restart) was going to be the car to beat, and Tony obviously running out of gas --almost wrecked with him. Just wish the race was two laps longer maybe and Vickers would have run out and maybe we would have been able to win the thing."
Other notable incident was a wreck involving Danica Patrick and Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Race results:
1. Brian Vickers, 2. Kyle Busch. 3. Jeff Burton, 4. Brad Keselowski, 5. Aric Almirola, 6. Jimmie Johnson, 7. Kevin Harvick, 8. Carl Edwards, 9. Matt Kenseth, 10. Jeff Gordon.
Sprint Cup standings:
1. Jimmie Johnson, 696 points, 2. Clint Bowyer 640 points, 3. Car Edwards 623 points, 4. Kevin Harvick 622 points, 5. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 578 points.
Next race: Crown Royal presents The Samual Deeds 400 at The Brickyard powered by Bigmachinerecords.com. Seriously NASCAR?? One hell of a long name, don't you think? Anyway, it will take place on July 28 at 1:00 pm et. For more info, click here.
Thanks for reading.
Source: MotoGP, NASCAR.
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