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Stewart Battles Ill-Handling Car to Finish 15th in Series’ Longest Race
Charlotte – That extra 100 hundred miles in the Coca-Cola 600 – the longest race on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule – is always felt, but it’s even more so when the racecar you’re piloting is sliding around at speeds nearing 200 mph. Such was the case for Tony Stewart, who knew exactly when the race felt like it should’ve been over at its 500-mile mark, but knew he had another 66 laps to go before the checkered flag dropped on the 400-lap affair. … Read entire article »
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Newman on the pole for Coca-Cola 600
CONCORD, N.C.—There’s a special simpatico between Ryan Newman and Charlotte Motor Speedway. “I love this racetrack,” said Newman, who proved it Thursday with a lap at 187.546 mph (28.793 seconds), barely edging Kurt Busch (187.292 mph) for the Coors Light Pole Award for Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR Sprint Cup race. “I like the speed. I like the banking. When I first came here with Buddy Baker, we drove around in a rental car, and after one lap, … Read entire article »
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For Tony Stewart: Coke Is It!
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – For Indiana native Tony Stewart, one event on Memorial Day weekend used to trump all others – the Indianapolis 500. But after 30 years of racing competitively – 12 of which have been spent in the elite NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – the Greatest Spectacle in Racing has, believe it or not, taken a backseat to the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway. Memorial Day weekend provides a motorsports mosaic, from stock cars in Charlotte to sports cars in Lime Rock, Conn., to the cornerstone of the weekend – the Indianapolis 500. Stewart pays attention to all of it, and for the better part of his career, Indy reigned supreme. And why not? … Read entire article »
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Newman Busting with Army Pride for Memorial Day Weekend Race
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – As Ryan Newman inches closer to a position in the Chase, the U.S. Army driver is looking to make a strong statement in this weekend’s Sprint Cup race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 event, a Memorial Day weekend tradition, will carry even more Army pride for the No. 39 team out of the Stewart-Haas Racing stable. … Read entire article »
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Ryan Newman Post Race Interview
An interview with Ryan Newman, 2nd place finisher in the Coca-Cola 600. KERRY THARP: We’ll roll into our post race press conference for the Coca Cola 600. Our race runner up is Ryan Newman. Ryan, certainly an unusual turn of events out there today. We battled rain all day long. You got a second place finish. Your thoughts? … Read entire article »
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Pit Strategy Lifts Newman to 2nd-Place Finish in Coca-Cola 600
CONCORD, N.C. – To pit or not to pit. That was the question facing the U.S. Army/Haas Automation team as more rain was headed towards Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Monday’s 50th running of the Coca-Cola 600. … Read entire article »
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Stewart finishes 19th in rain soaked Coca-Cola 600
Persistent rain watered down the 50th running of the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway near Charlotte, N.C., forcing the race to be postponed to Monday. Those same rains delayed the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series’ longest race, and then interrupted it three times before finally cutting it 173 laps short of its scheduled 400-lap distance. … Read entire article »
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