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Trevor Bayne and the crew of the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion had a case of the long-green-flag-run blues early in Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. But as the sun went down and the lap count went up, the No. 21 Ford Fusion picked up speed and Bayne ended up driving his way back into the top half of the field and scoring a 20th-place finish.

Richard Childress Racing teammates Paul Menard, Ryan Newman and Austin Dillon finished eighth, 15th and 16th, respectively.

With just eight laps remaining in the Coca-Cola 600, six-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson moved to the front of the field for the final time in the 400-lap race at Charlotte Motor Speedway (CMS). Johnson captured his first victory of the 2014 season in his No. 48 Lowe’s Patriotic Chevrolet SS snapping a 12-race winless streak. Throughout the lengthy endurance race, Johnson led 10 times for a total of 164 laps.

Matt Kenseth (third) was the first Camry driver to the finish line in Sunday night’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

CARL EDWARDS – No. 99 Fastenal Ford Fusion – IT LOOKED LIKE YOU PLAYED THINGS PERFECTLY. “That’s Ford fuel mileage right here. You talk about Fords getting great fuel mileage and they did today. Our car finished fourth and that was probably as good as we deserved to finish, but Jimmy made that call and I thought we were gonna win it. "

Welcome Back to Victory Lane, the Long Nightmare is Over: “There are more people fretting about things than myself. I mean what 12 races? Give me a break. Obviously it’s great to win and we are very happy to win here especially in the backyard of Hendrick Motorsports, Lowe’s headquarters is just up the road as well. A huge night, all the executives from Lowe’s are here. I can’t wait to have a cold beverage with those guys."

Dylan Kwasniewski made his first-career NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) start at Charlotte Motor Speedway during Saturday afternoon's History 300 and, despite going a lap down during the middle portion of the race, the Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender drove his Rockstar Energy Drink Chevrolet to a 13th-place finish.

Roush Fenway Racing (RFR) Ryan Reed earned his fourth top-15 finish of the season on Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Team and driver patiently adjusted on the No. 16 American Diabetes Association Drive to Stop DiabetesSM presented by Lilly Diabetes Ford Mustang all afternoon.

After chasing the handling on their No. 99 Rheem Toyota Camry during the two practice sessions on Thursday, the No. 99 Rheem team did their homework and gave James Buescher a car he could contend with on Saturday afternoon.

Trevor Bayne, driver of the No. 6 AdvoCare Ford Mustang recorded his third-consecutive top-10 finish and ninth overall in the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) season on Saturday afternoon at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway, crossing the finish line for the final time in eighth position.