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kevin-harvick-victory-lane-coca-coca-600-nascarMay 26, 2013
By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

CONCORD, N.C.–After 389 laps in NASCAR’s motorsports marathon, the 54th running of the Sunday night’s Coca-Cola 600 Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway came down to an 11-lap shootout–and Kevin Harvick won it.

Harvick pulled away during an 11-lap green-flag run to the finish to beat Kasey Kahne to the finish line by 1.491 seconds. The victory was Harvick’s second of the season, his second at Charlotte and the 21st of his career.

Kurt Busch ran third, followed by polesitter Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano. Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, Clint Bowyer, Martin Truex Jr. and Marcos Ambrose completed the top 10.

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CMS ContainerSTATEMENT: 10 fans were injured when a nylon rope fell over the grandstands in Turn 4 on lap 121 of tonight’s race, 7 fans were treated for minor cuts and scrapes at on-site care centers and released. 3 people were transported to area hospital, or further evaluation. The rope was a guide for the network TV Camera overhead camera system. — Charlotte Motor Speedway

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kyle-busch-victory-lane-nascar-history-300-2013-practiceMay 25, 2013

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

CONCORD, N.C.–Another race. Another record.

Kyle Busch held off Kasey Kahne during a closing, 13-lap green-flag run to win Saturday’s History 300 Nationwide Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway and continue his wholesale revision of NASCAR’s record books.

Busch beat Kahne to the finish line by .939 seconds to claim a record seventh NNS victory at Charlotte, breaking a tie with Mark Martin for supremacy at the speedway. In winning for the sixth time in nine starts this season, Busch extended his record for all-time NNS wins to 57.

Continue reading “NNS Results: Kyle Busch Leads 186 Laps En Route To Record Win At Charlotte”

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denny-hamlin-coors-light-pole-memorial-day-car-coca-cola-coke-600-nascar-charlotte-1-2013-sprint-cup-series1 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota 27.604 195.624
2 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row Racing / Sealy Chevrolet 27.661 195.221
3 20 Matt Kenseth Home Depot / Husky Toyota 27.679 195.094
4 55 Mark Martin Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 27.750 194.595
5 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota 27.763 194.503
6 5 Kasey Kahne Time Warner Cable Chevrolet 27.785 194.349

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7 16 Greg Biffle Fastenal Ford 27.801 194.238
8 18 Kyle Busch M&M’sRed-White-BlueM-ProveAmer. Toyota 27.842 193.952
9 1 Jamie McMurray Bad Boy Buggies Chevrolet 27.879 193.694
10 39 Ryan Newman Quicken Loans Chevrolet 27.887 193.639
11 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard Chevrolet 27.915 193.444
12 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Patriotic Chevrolet 27.937 193.292

Continue reading “2013 NASCAR Cup Series Charlotte Coca-Cola 600 Starting Lineup – Denny Hamlin On Pole”