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47th Annual Rolex 24 At Daytona Weekend
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Montoya makes a run at it, but Rolex 24 is Porsche's
David Donohue, in the Brumos Porsche Riley, takes the checkered flag to win the Rolex 24
at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla.,
Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - With the Porsche Riley driven by David Donohue looming large in his mirrors, Juan Pablo Montoya was resigned to the inevitable.
Asked if he believed there was any way to hold off Donohue in the last hour of the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway, Montoya shrugged and replied, 'No."
He was right.
Donohue made a couple of unsuccessful tries to get past Montoya's Lexus Riley before finally making the pass 41 minutes from the end of the twice-around-the-clock event.
"I don't even remember the pass," Donohue said. "There was a lot of passing going on out there."
But the strong move, taking advantage of slower traffic that bogged the leader down, ended the hopes of the Chip Ganassi Racing team for an unprecedented fourth straight Rolex 24 victory as Montoya was unable to challenge Donohue the rest of the way.
The victory came on the 40th anniversary of a victory by Donohue's late father at Daytona.
It was the biggest career win for Donohue, who started from the pole on Saturday afternoon. He combined with former Indianapolis 500 winner Buddy Rice, Antonio Garcia and Darren Law to win by far the closest race in the history of the event.
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David Donohue, in the Brumos Porsche Riley, takes the checkered flag to win the Rolex 24
at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla.,
Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - With the Porsche Riley driven by David Donohue looming large in his mirrors, Juan Pablo Montoya was resigned to the inevitable.
Asked if he believed there was any way to hold off Donohue in the last hour of the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway, Montoya shrugged and replied, 'No."
He was right.
Donohue made a couple of unsuccessful tries to get past Montoya's Lexus Riley before finally making the pass 41 minutes from the end of the twice-around-the-clock event.
"I don't even remember the pass," Donohue said. "There was a lot of passing going on out there."
But the strong move, taking advantage of slower traffic that bogged the leader down, ended the hopes of the Chip Ganassi Racing team for an unprecedented fourth straight Rolex 24 victory as Montoya was unable to challenge Donohue the rest of the way.
The victory came on the 40th anniversary of a victory by Donohue's late father at Daytona.
It was the biggest career win for Donohue, who started from the pole on Saturday afternoon. He combined with former Indianapolis 500 winner Buddy Rice, Antonio Garcia and Darren Law to win by far the closest race in the history of the event.
ThatsRacin.com Article
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