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>> he's a magnificent champion and a great example of a great athlete and role model for many kids, so, i respect your career and everything you have done, and thank you for letting me win today. >> novak djokovic speaking to roger federer there after beating him for the wimbledon title. djokovic won in five sets to claim his second wimbledon title and seventh grand slam of his career and now ranked number one in the world. to the daytona for the coke 400 there. a few rain delays. look at those clouds, just coming down. and then this. lap 97, and what do you get? a major car pileup. in fact,...

Your 2014 indy 500 champion, brian hunter ray. >> here comes -- he won't get there. hunter-reay wins the indianapolis 500. >> he is the first american to take on the the checkered flag since 2006. after the race he says the big win is still sinking in. >> a dream has comes true today. i'm a proud american boy, that's for sure. >> that's great. we want to hear more from him live right here on "fox & friends." that's coming up at 7:30. fantastic to see him rockin' the flag like that. >> coming up here on the show amid the v.a. scandal, a new plan will let vets seek private health but will it wor...

>> yeah. it was a pretty intense battle with helio coming down to the checkered flag. as a driver when you're in a position to win the greatest race in the world, you put it all on the line. it was all instinct. i relied a lot on my experience, but i went for it. helio had a great battle and hats off to him. it was great, clean racing. it was typical verizon indy car racing. >> the fans love to see a close race like that. only in 1992 was there a closer race in the entire history of this. but also helio won it three different times. is there something when you're doing this thinking, that guy ...

>> final lamp of the indianapolis 500. ryan on the right. florida's ryan hunter ray wins the indianapolis 500. >> hunter ray is the first american to take on the checkered flag since 2006. it came right down to the wire. the second closest finish in the indy 500. hunter ray trying to take it all in with the milk. >> this is everything i have wanted since i was 5 or 6 years old. everything became a reality. it is amazing. >> proud of him. what a great photo. i love that. >> an american on memorial day. >> this is great. 11 minutes after the hour the team hits a red light and he takes off. he ...

And georgia coast. and showers taper off in the northeast. >> 60s in boston to new orleans. mostly 50s across the u.s. 70s in the rockies. sizzling 95 degrees in phoenix. my goodness. rain in texas delayed a nascar race that was supposed to run sunday. when they finally got to racing, dale earnhardt, jr. clipped the infield grass before his car slammed into the wall and burst into flames. he escaped without being injured. officially he finished in last place. joey logano took the checkered flag. his first victory of the young season. nearby arlington, texas, the uconn huskies went wire to ...