Enjoy two thrilling finishes from the weekend’s Stateside racing

Great action from Nascar this weekend, when Jimmie Johnson held off Tony Stewart to win the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 by less than a second. Johnson’s win secured him third seeding in the Chase for the Sprint Cup, behind leader Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards.

Sunday’s IndyCar event saw an even closer finish, and a new champion for 2008. Watch it after the jump…

Scott Dixon lost out to Helio Castroneves in the Peak Indy 300 but the Kiwi’s second-place finish was more than enough to see him crowned as IndyCar champion for 2008. The finish was so close - 0.0033 seconds separated the first two drivers - that the electronic scoring system initially had Dixon as the winner.

Greta action from across the pond.