Kasey Kahne Wins First Of The Season

[media-credit id=38 align=”alignright” width=”225″][/media-credit]Charlotte, NC- Sunday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Kasey Kahne picked up his first win with Hendrick Motorsports by winning his 3rd Coca-Cola 600 in his 300th career start becoming only the second driver to do so.

On lap 333, Kahne took the lead from Denny Hamlin and was able to hold him to take the checkered by nearly 5 seconds in the fastest Coca-Cola 600 ever. In winning his first with Hendrick and of the 2012 season, it has turned his season around completely. After the first six races Kahne, 32, has had an average finish of 28th. Looking at the last six races, Kahne hasn’t finished outside the top ten.

“I never really doubted myself. I was upset at some of the things that may have happened. It feels good to get a win for Hendrick Motorsports. It’s something I’ve been looking forward to, for a year and a half, to drive for Hendrick Motorsports.” Kahne said.

With his win on Sunday, Kahne has moved up one spot in the points to 15th, seven points out of 131th. Greg Biffle still leads the points followed by Kenseth, Hamlin, Earnhardt Jr, and Johnson.

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