Jamie McMurray captures NASCAR's Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Auto racing

INDIANAPOLIS — Jamie McMurray followed teammate Juan Pablo Montoya around historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway, almost resigned to settling for a second-place finish.

McMurray had already won one major race this year and, as a firm believer in fate, he figured Sunday's Brickyard 400 was Montoya's chance to celebrate.

Only it didn't play out that way in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event.

Montoya suffered a heartbreaking defeat for the second consecutive year at Indy, opening the door for McMurray to become the third driver in NASCAR history to win the Brickyard 400 and Daytona 500 in the same year.

Chip Ganassi became the first team owner to win the Daytona 500, Indianapolis 500 and Brickyard 400 in the same season.

It was pit strategy that sunk Montoya, who started from the pole, led 86 of 160 laps and finished 32nd.

A late caution for debris sent the field to pit road with Montoya as the leader, and crew chief Brian Pattie called for a four-tire stop. McMurray crew chief Kevin "Bono" Manion settled for two tires.

Kevin Harvick placed second.

Greg Biffle of Vancouver, Wash., finished third. Kasey Kahne of Enumclaw was 13th.

Other races

• New Zealand driver Scott Dixon won a bizarre Honda Edmonton Indy in Canada after rival Helio Castroneves crossed the finish line first. Castroneves was penalized for blocking a teammate, Will Power.

An enraged Castroneves, who was pushed down to 10th, stormed from his Dallara Honda after the race to shout at IndyCar officials. He then grabbed the IndyCar security chief by the collar and shook him before others moved in to restrain him.

• Fernando Alonso won the German Grand Prix in Hockenheim for Ferrari, but the team was fined $100,000 afterward for orchestrating his pass of teammate Felipe Massa.

Race stewards didn't overturn Ferrari's 1-2 finish, choosing to send the case to the sport's governing body, which could impose more sanctions. Team orders that affect the result of a race are forbidden under Formula One rules.

Alonso had more points in the title race and the team apparently felt it would be better served if he collected the 25 points that go to the winner rather than Massa.

• Robert Hight defeated father-in-law John Force to win the Funny Car classification of the NHRA Mile-High Nationals in Morrison, Colo. Other winners were Doug Kalitta (Top Fuel), Allen Johnson (Pro Stock) and Andrew Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle).