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Some memories for a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver are unforgettable, such as, their first career victory.

No. 56 NAPA AUTO PARTS driver Martin Truex Jr. returns to points racing when the longest race of the year, the Coca-Cola 600, gets underway Sunday afternoon at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

EXPRESS NOTES: All-Star Race Recap: Denny Hamlin and the FedEx Racing team finished seventh in last Saturday’s Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Kasey Kahne will make his debut in the No. 30 Rexall Chevrolet. Kahne's Turner Motorsports teammate, Reed Sorenson, has made two starts this season in the Rexall Impala with 11th and 14th-place finishes at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Auto Club Speedway, respectively.

Riding the Wave of Momentum -Reed Sorenson and the Dollar General team posted their second consecutive top-five finish over the weekend at Iowa Speedway. After leading 77 laps, the most of any driver during the event, Sorenson went on to finish fourth.

Biffle on the Coke 600: "It takes a lot of patience. It's such a long race and it requires a totally different mind set. It's kind of like two races."

Kenseth on racing at Charlotte Motor Speedway: “The challenge of 600 miles at Charlotte is that you need to be there the last 100 miles and not break or not wreck. Everybody’s stuff is more durable than it has ever been and there are more cars that finish these races than there ever used to be."

In 1984, President Ronald Reagan became the first sitting U.S. President to attend a NASCAR race.

Pastrana-Waltrip Racing adds another talented young driver to its lineup this weekend as Cole Whitt drives the No. 99 Red Bull Toyota in Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Kenseth on racing at Charlotte Motor Speedway: “The challenge of 600 miles at Charlotte is that you need to be there the last 100 miles and not break or not wreck."