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Ryan Newman Rides the High Line to Coca-Cola 600 Pole

CONCORD, N.C. -- Ryan Newman kept his No. 39 U.S. Army Chevrolet just a couple of feet from the outside wall through turns three and four during Thursday's time trials at Charlotte Motor Speedway and rode that high line to the pole position for the Coca-Cola 600. It was Newman's ninth career pole at Charlotte. Newman...

Humpy and IndyCar? It Could Happen

The rumor that wouldn't stop after the shuffling of Indianapolis Motor Speedway CEO Tony George's job duties finally has some teeth.Humpy Wheeler -- the longtime and now ex-President and General Manager of Lowe's Motor Speedway -- told the Indianapols Star this week that he and his company are in talks with IndyCar...

Prelude Substitute: Reutimann the Owner

Since rain ruled over racing again on Wednesday to postpone Tony Stewart's Prelude to the Dream (no, really, I love four-hour road trips for nothing!) I figured a nice little story from my chat with David Reutimann last week would be something to tide over your dirt track racing cravings.By now, you've probably heard of...

Sprint Cup N's & Q's: Coca-Cola 600

Welcome back to another edition of Sprint Cup Notes & Quotes, where even Noah couldn't keep his boat afloat after the non-stop rain at Lowe's Motor Speedway.Are you one of those lonely souls mad that David Reutimann snookered 'em -- yep, that's the first recorded use of that word on FH -- to win his first career race...

Honorary Stop Great Move by NASCAR

For once, NASCAR as a sanctioning body completely deserves a heaping of praise.Nope, there won't be rubbing, questioning or accusing in this post because its actions Monday afternoon concerning the true spirit of Memorial Day in the States is something a lot of fans won't soon forget. And should they, on any level --...

Coca Cola 600 News From the Web

05/24/12 MCREYNOLDS: NASCAR Small Teams Face A Long Sunday Source: Speed TV We know we are asking 100 more miles out of everything â our car, our driver and our pit crew.
05/24/12 Exergen Teams Up With AdLarge Media to Reach NASCAR... Source: PrimeZone Media Network WATERTOWN, Mass., May 24, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With the Indianapolis 500 and The Coca Cola 600 fast approaching, Exergen® Corporation announced its sponsorship of "Fast and Accurate," the company's latest collaboration with INDYCAR and NASCAR Nationwide Series and Sprint Cup races.
05/27/11 Q and A with Sprint Showdown winner David Ragan Source: Gaston Gazette - Gastonia NC Roush Fenway Racing's David Ragan won his first Sprint Showdown last Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway and finished eighth in the All-Star Race. He will start eighth in Sunday's Coca Cola 600.
05/25/11 Jimmie Johnson on Coca Cola 600: "We Need to Prepare... Source: Bleacher Report - NASCAR On Tuesday afternoon, five-time defending Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson took a few minutes out of his Coca Cola 600 preparations to address the media.
05/25/11 Fantasy NASCAR Preview: Charlotte - Coca Cola 600 Source: Bench Racing with Steve and Charlie The schedule this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway is finally back to normalâin my mind at least.

Background on Coca Cola 600

The Coca-Cola 600 is an annual 600-mile (965.606 km) NASCAR Sprint Cup points race held at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina during Memorial Day weekend.

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