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SHOW #179 – We discuss the Charlotte Chase Race #5, RIP Dan Wheldon, Jimmie Johnson’s wreck, have a chat with Bobby Labonte and AJ Allmendinger. Plus we get you set up for Talladega Superspeedway. Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Paul Northrop
(About 65 mins)

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RACE RECAP | CHARLOTTE
Race #5 in The Chase
10 Ryan Newman
9 Denny Hamlin
8 Tony Stewart
7 AJ Allmendinger
6 Kevin Harvick second in points
5 Marcos Ambrose 3rd straight top 10, 5th top 5 this season
4 Kasey Kahne
3 Carl Edwards is the points leader by 5
2 Kyle Busch started dead last led the most laps, and moved to 4th in points

VICTORY LANE

1 Matt Kenseth takes home his 3rd win of the season, second career at Charlotte and moves to 3rd in the point standings

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FYI WIRZ: NASCAR’s Carl Edwards, Kevin Harvick and Jimmie Johnson talk Charlotte

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) presents race 31 of 36, the Bank of America 500, at Charlotte Motor Speedway this Saturday night. The 334 lap event on the 1.5-mile 24 degree quad-oval in Concord, N.C, will be televised on ABC at 7:30 p.m.

Author: Dwight Drum racetake.com

The Charlotte area is home to most NASCAR teams, but not many will be looking for a home field advantage. Six-time CMS winner Jimmie Johnson shared his thoughts on that.

“If there is any advantage for being home, it’s probably the same for everybody,” Johnson said. “There’s something about sleeping in your own bed, seeing your family, being close to home, there’s just a comfort that comes with that, so I don’t see it really playing any way, shape or form there.”

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