NSCS Recap: Reutimann Wins Rain-Delayed, Rain-Shortened Coca-Cola 600

David Reutimann celebrates winning the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, his first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. (Photo credit: CIA STOCK)
By Reid Spencer
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service

CONCORD, N.C.–He’ll take it!

David Reutimann was the big winner in NASCAR’s losing battle against Mother Nature in Monday’s rain-shortened 24 Hours of the Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.

Nearly 25 hours after the 50th edition of the race was supposed to start, and with menacing storm cells dotting the radar, NASCAR called the event after 227 of a scheduled 400 laps. That made a first-time winner of Reutimann, who parlayed a strategic call by crew chief Rodney Childers into the unlikely victory.

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RACE RECAP | COKE 600
10 Matt Kenseth
9 Joey Logano
8 Juan Pablo Montoya
7 Kasey Kahne
6 Kyle Busch led the most laps
5 Brian Vickers
4 Carl Edwards
3 Robby Gordon
2 Ryan Newman

VICTORY LANE
1 In his 75th career Cup start, David Reutimann visits victory lane after his crew chief Rodney Childers made the call to stay out before the rains came.  It’s the first win for Toyota outside Joe Gibbs Racing and David is the 6th driver to score his first Cup Series win at this race. (Photo: CIA Stock)

OTHER STORIES ON THE DAY

-Rain plagued this race from Sunday through Monday becoming a marathon race.  Even still it only lasted 227 of the 400 laps

-Kevin Harvick’s bad luck continues, pounding the wall early on and then a flat tire ripped apart his fender.

-This is supposed to be the longest race on the schedule, instead it was the shortest Coke 600 on record

-Another tough day for the #88 as Dale Earnhardt Jr. had his hands full with a bad handling race car. He finished 38th

-Kurt Busch had his blue deuce running up front, but had to pit for a vibration and never recovered.

-Mark Martin had a rocketship #5 car, but a tire got away from his pit box, and he ends up 17th

-Jeff Gordon continues to lead the points by 44 over Tony Stewart

NNS Recap: Bliss Stretches Fuel, Wins Rain-Shortened Race

Bliss celebrates winning the Carquest Auto Parts 300 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. The victory was the second in Bliss’ NASCAR Nationwide Series career. (Photo credit: CIA Stock)
By Reid Spencer
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service

(May 23, 2009)

CONCORD, N.C. — Superior fuel mileage got Mike Bliss out front late in Saturday night’s Carquest Auto Parts 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.

Rain did the rest. Three laps after Bliss took the lead from runner-up Brendan Gaughan on Lap 167, NASCAR red-flagged the race because of rain and made Bliss’ win official by calling the event 30 laps short of its scheduled distance of 200 laps.

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1 10 1 Mike Bliss
2 15 62 Brendan Gaughan #
3 2 18 Kyle Busch
4 5 32 Brian Vickers
5 12 20 Joey Logano
6 28 38 Jason Leffler
7 4 6 David Ragan
8 40 88 Brad Keselowski
9 9 29 Jeff Burton
10 1 60 Carl Edwards
11 14 99 Scott Speed
12 3 16 Greg Biffle
13 13 5 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
14 38 12 Justin Allgaier #
15 7 42 David Gilliland
16 22 27 Jason Keller
17 17 66 Steve Wallace
18 27 28 Kenny Wallace
19 29 24 Eric McClure
20 6 47 Michael McDowell #

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