5-Hour Energy 500 at Pocono Raceway
*Jeff Gordon, driver of the No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet scored his 84th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win by capturing the checkered flag at the 5-Hour Energy 500 today at Pocono Raceway.
*Gordon led 39 laps throughout the entire race.
*Gordon is the fourth driver this season to have multiple wins.
*Pole-sitter Kurt Busch finished second in today’s 500-mile event.
*This was Kurt Busch’s best finish of the 2011 season.
*The top-10 finishers; Jeff Gordon, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Juan Pablo Montoya, Matt Kenseth, Ryan Newman and Martin Truex Jr.
*The top-10 in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings; Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth, Clint Bowyer, Tony Stewart and Ryan Newman.
*The next NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race is scheduled for Sunday, June 19, at Michigan International Speedway beginning at 1 p.m.
IZOD IndyCar Twin 275s at Texas Motor Speedway
*Dario Franchitti, driver of the No. 10 Target Chip Ganassi Honda held off teammate Scott Dixon by 0.0527 of a second to win the first of the Firestone Twin 275s at Texas Motor Speedway.
*Franchitti finished seventh in the second Twin 275.
*Will Power, driver of the No. 12 Verizon Honda grabbed the checkered flag in the second Firestone Twin 275s.
*Power finished third in the first race.
*Top-10 finishing positions; Will Power, Scott Dixon, Ryan Briscoe, Helio Castroneves, Tony Kanaan, Marco Andretti, Dario Franchitti, Danica Patrick, Ryan Hunter-Reay and EJ Viso
*Top-10 in the IZOD IndyCar Series point standings; Will Power, Dario Franchitti, Scott Dixon, Oriol Servia, Tony Kanaan, Ryan Briscoe, Graham Rahal, Alex Tagliani, JR Hildebrand and Takuma Sato
*The next IZOD IndyCar race is scheduled for Sunday, June 19, at The Milwaukee Mile beginning at 3:30 p.m.