Monday, 30 July 2012

Johnson dominant at Indy, wins 4th Brickyard 400 (The Associated Press)

Actor/director Ron Howard drives the pace car on a lap before the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Brickyard 400 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, July 29, 2012. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Startled awake by an earsplitting fireworks blast at 6 a.m., then annoyed by an early morning sound check session by the band that was playing the prerace show, Jimmie Johnson's day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway didn't exactly get off to a winning start.