NASCAR Podcast
Oct. 11, 2013
By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service
CONCORD, N.C.—Status quo.
Kyle Busch won from the Coors Light pole—as he almost always does—and the race for the NASCAR Nationwide Series championship remained excruciating tight. Continue reading “Late Pass Gives Kyle Busch NASCAR Nationwide Series Victory From The Pole At Charlotte”
It’s been 15 races since the last non-Chase qualifier won a race in NASCAR’s postseason – Kasey Kahne at Phoenix in 2011. Jamie McMurray is the only “outsider” to score a victory in Charlotte’s Chase race, in 2010. McMurray is the highest ranked driver outside the Chase, leading reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Brad Keselowski by 20 points. McMurray’s most recent five starts include two top-five finishes.
1 24 Jeff Gordon Axalta Chevrolet 27.791 194.308
2 29 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s Chevrolet 27.806 194.203
3 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 27.841 193.959
4 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Dover White Chevrolet 27.865 193.791
5 5 Kasey Kahne Quaker State Chevrolet 27.879 193.694
6 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Time Warner Cable Chevrolet 27.902 193.535
7 39 Ryan Newman Quicken Loans Chevrolet 27.913 193.458
8 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevrolet 27.919 193.417
9 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota 27.921 193.403
10 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Chevrolet 27.963 193.112 Continue reading “2013 NASCAR Cup Series Charlotte Starting Lineup – Jeff Gordon On Pole”
No driver needs a bounce-back performance this week more than Kyle Busch, whose championship hopes took a hit with a 34th-place finish in Kansas – the track’s third consecutive race in which Busch was felled by accident. Busch dropped from third to fifth in the standings, 35 points behind Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Matt Kenseth. Busch has yet to win at Charlotte and finished 38th in May’s Coca-Cola 600.
Each Of Top Four Chasers Count Multiple Charlotte Wins
Past performances favor Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick and Jeff Gordon maintaining momentum as the Chase hits its mid-point. Each of the top-four ranked Chasers counts multiple Charlotte victories – a combined total of 15. Johnson and NASCAR Hall of Famers Bobby Allison and Darrell Waltrip are the all-time Charlotte winners with six victories. Gordon has won five times.
The Final Lap Weekly 