2010 DAKAR RALLY // SAINZ LEADS - MILLER COLLECTS STAGE WIN

Two different American drivers have collected stage wins at the 2010 Dakar Rally in as many days. Yesterday, Robby Gordon and Team HUMMER took the win in stage four, beating Stephane Peterhansel by a mere second. Today, Mark Miller collected his first stage win at Dakar, outrunning Volkswagen teammate, Carlos Sainz, by more than two minutes.

Millers stage win now has him sitting comfortably in third place overall, some 59 minutes ahead of fellow American, Robby Gordon, and only nine minutes off the pace of overall leader, Carlos Sainz.

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Stage Five Results // Car Class :
1. Mark Miller (VW) 5h06:15
2. Carlos Sainz (VW) +0h02:10
3. Nasser Al-Attiyah (VW) +0h04:27
4. Robby Gordon (Hummer) +0h04:48
5. Mauricio Neves (VW) +0h09:21

Overall Results // Car Class:
1. Carlos Sainz VW 16h10m51s
2. Nasser Al-Attiyah VW + 4m37s
3. Mark Miller VW + 9m39s
4. Robby Gordon Hummer + 59m55s
5. Carlos Sousa Mitsubishi + 1h13m22s
6. Krzysztof Holowczyc Nissan + 1h16m18s
7. Mauricio Neves VW + 1h20m10s
8. Guerlain Chicherit BMW + 1h27m41s
9. Guilherme Spinelli Mitsubishi + 1h37m48s
10. Stephane Peterhansel BMW + 2h04m49s