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SANTIAGO, Chile -- American Mark Miller has captured his first stage win in the Dakar Rally, winning the fifth leg to lead a Volkswagen sweep that gave Carlos Sainz the overall lead.
NASCAR driver Robby Gordon finished fourth in a Hummer, 4 minutes, 48 seconds off Miller's pace.
GordonMiller won Wednesday's grueling 300-mile run across the Atacama Desert from Copiapo north to Antofagasta, finishing in 5:6:15. Sainz was 2:10 behind and Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah was third, 4:27 back.
Sainz leads Al-Attiyah by 4:37 overall, and Miller is 9:39 off the pace in third.
Gordon's effort in Stage 4 resulted in a leap to fourth place overall. He is 59:55 behind Sainz.
In motorbikes, Chilean Contardo Lopez won the stage and Cyril Despres was 1:30 behind, allowing the Frenchman to extend his overall lead to 37:37 on Lopez.
Versus will provide coverage throughout the United States. A 30-minute daily program featuring highlights from that day's racing will be aired 3:30 p.m. ET daily. The show is set to air Jan. 3-18. An hour-long recap featuring all 14 stages will air at 3 p.m. ET on Jan. 24.
Robbygordon.com, planetrobby.com, Twitter and NASCAR.COM also will have updates on the teams' performance including a daily recap, photos and videos.
SANTIAGO, Chile -- American Mark Miller has captured his first stage win in the Dakar Rally, winning the fifth leg to lead a Volkswagen sweep that gave Carlos Sainz the overall lead.
NASCAR driver Robby Gordon finished fourth in a Hummer, 4 minutes, 48 seconds off Miller's pace.
GordonMiller won Wednesday's grueling 300-mile run across the Atacama Desert from Copiapo north to Antofagasta, finishing in 5:6:15. Sainz was 2:10 behind and Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah was third, 4:27 back.
Sainz leads Al-Attiyah by 4:37 overall, and Miller is 9:39 off the pace in third.
Gordon's effort in Stage 4 resulted in a leap to fourth place overall. He is 59:55 behind Sainz.
In motorbikes, Chilean Contardo Lopez won the stage and Cyril Despres was 1:30 behind, allowing the Frenchman to extend his overall lead to 37:37 on Lopez.
Versus will provide coverage throughout the United States. A 30-minute daily program featuring highlights from that day's racing will be aired 3:30 p.m. ET daily. The show is set to air Jan. 3-18. An hour-long recap featuring all 14 stages will air at 3 p.m. ET on Jan. 24.
Robbygordon.com, planetrobby.com, Twitter and NASCAR.COM also will have updates on the teams' performance including a daily recap, photos and videos.