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As it turned out, the final two miles out of a total of 1,100 were the ones that really counted Sunday.

Both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 were decided in the final mile, each a featuring a jolting finish that left drivers, team members and fans alike numb in victory and defeat.

While our NASCAR stock car readers will probably argue the point, the finish at Indy was way more dramatic than the one at Charlotte. Seeing Dale Earnhardt, Jr. win NASCAR’s longest race – after an even longer personal victory drought – would have been the climax to a great day. But as climactic as Indy? No way. With his competition all sucking air with dry fuel cells, there was a reasonable expectation that Earnhardt would run out of gas too. - Full Story by John Close at CloseFinishes.com