After exceptionally exciting finishes in the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix and the Indianapolis 500 earlier in the day, all signs pointed to a stellar finish in one of NASCAR’s biggest races of the season.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. came within one straightaway of rediscovering Victory Lane for the first time since he used pit strategy to win one at Michigan in June, 2008.
The Georgia driver, who has struggled to be a contender since his rookie season where he finished 13th in points, won’t be cut loose from the company anytime soon.
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.
Dan Wheldon took advantage of a mistake by rookie JR Hildebrand, who hit the wall coming out of the final turn while leading, to win the 100th annual Indianapolis 500 on Sunday.
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.
Hendrick Motorsports enters this weekend's NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway as the facility's all-time leader in top fives (72), top 10s (127) and laps led (7,382).
In 195 NASCAR Cup Series starts at Bristol Motor Speedway, drivers in Richard Childress Racing-prepared Chevrolets have earned nine wins, 35 top-five and 72 top-10 finishes, completed 93.6% of the laps contested (90,718 of 96,887) and led 3,685 laps.
Drivers, teams, fans and others in the industry can’t wait to see what the new product will look like as 40 cars battle around the high-banks at legendary Bristol Motor Speedway.
