Spanish rider Dani Pedrosa, of Repsol Honda, won the Indianapolis MotoGP last night to record his third victory of the season and 11th overall.
American Ben Spies, who started on the pole, was second and Spain’s Jorge Lorenzo, who leads the championship series, was third.
Thanks to his success last night, Pedrosa narrowed the gap on Lorenzo to 68 points with seven rounds of the 2010 season remaining. Starting from the second row Pedrosa was on the pace early on, overtook Spies on the start/finish straight and never relinquished the lead, crossing the line 3.575 seconds clear of the Yamaha rider.
A complicated weekend for Valentino Rossi (Fiat Yamaha) ended with the reigning champion placing fourth in the race, as he won the battle of the Italians with Honda rider Andrea Dovizioso who took fifth. Nicky Hayden was sixth.