NASCAR Cup Series

Just when it appeared that Ryan Newman was going to make one of his patented late-race charges, the U.S. Army driver found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time as he was a victim of a three-car accident.

Kevin Harvick took his No. 29 Budweiser/Armed Forces Chevrolet to victory lane in a wild finish of the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Toyota driver Joey Logano (third) had the highest finishing Camry in Sunday night's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE'S SUMMER SALUTE CHEVROLET - SIDELINED ON LAP 395 WITH ENGINE FAILURE - FINISHED 28th "What I'm taking from this week is that we had a fast car. Unfortunately four laps from the end we lost an engine, which never happens."

Perseverance, patience and the right pit strategy lifted Regan Smith from being two laps down to an eighth-place finish in Sunday night's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

The diehard racing fans were treated well on Sunday with two, dramatic final lap passes. And when I say final lap, I actually mean passes coming out of the final turn.

The Coca-Cola 600 is a race where sometimes the strangest things can happen. That's what the great races in any series are. And it is no different in NASCAR's longest race.

KURT BUSCH (No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger) Finished Fourth “It’s amazing that we can race 600 miles and it comes down to a green-white-checkered finish and fuel mileage. "

DAVID STARR – No. 95 Jordan Truck Sales.com Ford Fusion – “This was a great weekend. I’m just honored and blessed to be driving this Ford Fusion. It was awesome out there."

Kevin Harvick led the last 500 feet of the Coca Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway after leader Dale Earnhardt Jr. ran out of fuel. Earnhardt Jr. just came up a little short of snapping his nearly three-year losing streak.