BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Giniel De Villiers of South Africa won the Dakar Rally on Saturday, holding off Mark Miller of the United States and NASCAR driver Robby Gordon.
De Villiers finished in 48 hours, 10 minutes, 57 seconds after driving more than 5,600 miles through Argentina, over the Andes and into Chile.
He won the 14th and final stage from Cordoba to Buenos Aires in 1 hour, 35 minutes, 43 seconds in his Volkswagen. De Villiers defeated Miller, his Volkswagen teammate, by 8:59. Gordon drove a Hummer and finished 1:46:15 off the lead.
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