Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009
SANTIAGO, Chile - Leader Carlos Sainz of Spain tightened his grip on the Dakar Rally on Sunday by winning the 8th stage between the central Chilean port city of Valparaiso and La Serena.
Sainz covered the 294 kilometers (182 miles) in 3 hours 47 minutes, 19 seconds, leading home a clean sweep of the top three stage places f0r Volkswagen drivers.
Dieter Depping of Germany was second, 4 minutes, 2 seconds behind the Spaniard. Mark Miller of the United States was third at 4:12, followed by Spain’s Nani Roma, driving a Mitsubishi, at 4:15, and Giniel De Villiers of South Africa, another Volkswagen driver, at 10:48.
Sainz is followed by De Villiers, Miller, Roma and American NASCAR driver Robby Gordon in a Hummer in the overall standings of the race, which is being staged for the first time in South America.
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I’ve been meaning to look this up all day and just never got around to it. Been too busy doing nothing. :)
I predicted this last year......
A NASCAR team source told ESPN’s Kelly Naqi that Dale Earnhardt Inc. president of global operations Max Siegel is close to leaving the team.
Siegel said he’s talking to DEI chief executive officer Teresa Earnhardt about his future plans with the team, which was part of a merger and has been renamed Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates.
When contacted, Siegel said, “This has been a great opportunity and I have always been committed to doing what’s in the best interests of the sport and the company. I am currently in discussions with Teresa about how I can have the most positive impact on the future of DEI.”