Here’s a recap of the second day of the 2012 Dakar Rally.

The day’s action saw NASCAR driver Robby Gordon make a charge from behind in his Hummer to take the second spot between the Minis of Peterhansel and Holowczyc.

Day two positions:

Pos            Driver                   Car         Time/Gap
1.  Stephane Peterhansel     Mini         3h20m33s
2.  Robby Gordon              Hummer       + 2m28s
3.  Krzysztof Holowczyc         Mini           + 2m33s
4.  Giniel de Villiers              Toyota       + 3m49s
5.  Nani Roma                        Mini          + 5m32s
6.  Nasser Al-Attiyah            Hummer     + 8m47s
7.  Guilherme Spinelli          Mitsubishi   + 11m07s
8.  Leonid Novitskiy               Mini          + 11m17s
9.  Ricardo Leal dos Santos  Mini          + 14m41s
10.  Lucio Alvarez               Toyota         + 15m22s