Juan Pablo Montoya wins Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
ST. PETERSBURG —
There was never a doubt that Team Penske would win the IndyCar Series opener.
After the four Penske drivers led every on-track session through the streets of St. Petersburg and qualified 1-2-3-4, the only question was which Penske driver would end the weekend celebrating in victory lane.
Juan Pablo Montoya wasn’t anyone’s first pick.
Yet the Colombian pulled it off Sunday, when he grabbed the lead from teammate Will Power during green-flag pit stops, then slammed the door closed on Power’s lone attempt to get back to the front.
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GIBSONTON — At East Bay Raceway on Saturday night, feature winners on the 1/3-mile clay oval were Tim Gay in the Q Auto & Injury Attorneys Street Stocks, Doug Horton in the Late Models, John Moore in the Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers and Dorsey Strickland in the Micro Sprints.
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Eldora Speedway founder Earl Baltes died Monday morning, the track confirmed via its website. He was 93.
GIBSONTON — At East Bay Raceway on Saturday night, feature winners on the 1/3-mile clay oval were Raymond Vann for the V8 Warriors, Danny Martin, Jr. for the Eagle Jet Top Gun Sprints, Brandon Yates won the Foster’s Auto Truck Outlaw Fours, Travis Varnadore for the Gagel’s Open Wheel Modifieds and Jamie Frankland won the Florida Old Time Modifieds.