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May 27
Friday

Stenhouse Jr. to Start Ninth in Sprint Cup Debut

2011 NSCS No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion - Photo Credit: Getty Images for NASCAR Faced with having to “go or go home” in his first time out in a Sprint Cup car, young Ricky Stenhouse Jr. came through like an old pro and qualified ninth for Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. “I’m relieved to get this thing in,” Stenhouse said after running a lap at 190.752 miles per hour. “I knew the car had the speed. Our Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion was fast in practice. Whether I could put it all together was a different story and we were able to, which was good. “I left a little bit out there because we just had to get in.” Stenhouse, filling in for the recuperating Trevor Bayne, also had praise ... FULL STORY »

Dodge Motorsports, 2011 NSCS Coca-Cola 600 Post-Qualifying Recaps

Brad Keselowski celebrates his Coors Light Pole Award for the Coca-Cola 600, his second career pole in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. - Photo Credit: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images BRAD KESELOWSKI (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger) Qualified 1st “This car was awesome man. Awesome! Fast cars go fast and this is a team is making a lot of progress. We made some awesome gains ... FULL STORY »

Ford Racing, 2011 NSCS Coca-Cola 600 Post-Qualifying Recaps

Ford Racing DAVID RAGAN – No. 6 UPS Ford Fusion – “We’re prepared. We know what’s in front of us. Qualifying here tonight is just the beginning. It’s obviously a good tone-setter for the rest ... FULL STORY »

Toyota Motorsports, 2011 NSCS Coca-Cola 600 Post-Qualifying Recaps

Toyota Motorsports Logo Thumbnail DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Express Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Starting Position: 4th How important is qualifying for your team? "We're by no means a qualifying race team, so that's a good sign for us and this weekend. I'm looking ... FULL STORY »

Team Chevy, 2011 NSCS Coca-Cola 600 Post-Qualifying Recaps

Team Chevy Logo CONCORD, N.C. (May 26, 2011) - Jeff Burton, No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet, qualified fifth to be the fastest of the 17 Team Chevy drivers set to start Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Five-time defending ... FULL STORY »

2011 NSCS Coca-Cola 600 Starting Lineup

2011 Brad Keselowski Thumbnail Brad Keselowski, with a qualifying lap speed of 192.089 mph, captured the NSCS Coca-Cola 600 Coors Light Pole Award at Charlotte Motor Speedway. This was Keselowski's first series pole of the 2011 season, his second series career pole and his first ... FULL STORY »

2011 NSCS Coca-Cola 600 Q & A with Team Chevy Driver, Jeff Gordon

Jeff Gordon high fives fans - Photo Credit: Todd Warshaw/Getty Images for NASCAR JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET met with media and discussed racing in Kansas next week, the length of the Coca-Cola 600, Memorial Day memories, his foundation and pediatric cancer, and more. Q. ... FULL STORY »



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2011 NSCS Coca-Cola 600 Q & A with Ford Racing Driver, Carl Edwards
Posted 05.26.11
Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion, held a Q&A session in the Charlotte Motor Speedway infield media center after Thursday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice session. CARL EDWARDS – No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion – “It’s been a great week. That was a huge win for ...FULL STORY »
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2011 NSCS Coca-Cola 600 Q & A with Ford Racing Driver, Greg Biffle
Posted 05.26.11
Greg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 3M Ford Fusion, held a Q&A session in the Charlotte Motor Speedway infield media center after Thursday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice session. GREG BIFFLE – No. 16 3M Ford Fusion – “I’m really excited. We ran extremely well in the All-Star Race ...FULL STORY »
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Robby Gordon, 2011 NSCS Coca-Cola 600 Race Preview
Posted 05.26.11
Charlotte, NC (May 26, 2011) – After taking on the legendary short course of Glen Helen Raceway in the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series last weekend, Robby Gordon returns to the helm of the No. 7 SPEED Energy Dodge Charger this weekend for the Charlotte 600 ...FULL STORY »
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2011 NSCS Coca-Cola 600 Q & A with Team Chevy Driver, Tony Stewart
Posted 05.26.11
TONY STEWART, NO. 14 OFFICE DEPOT/MOBIL 1 CHEVROLET met with media and discussed practice, the workload of being in Charlotte for nearly 2 weeks, and more. ARE YOU GOING TO BE AT SPEED STREET TOMORROW NIGHT? “Yes.” WHAT’S PLAYING? WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO BE DOING? “I have no ...FULL STORY »
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2011 NSCS Coca-Cola 600 Q & A with Team Chevy Driver, Ryan Newman
Posted 05.26.11
RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 39 U.S. ARMY CHEVROLET met with media at Charlotte Motor Speedway and discussed the US Army and Memorial Day, his foundation and animals affected in the recent tornados, the Kyle Busch situation and other topics. ON WORKING IN CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE U.S. ...FULL STORY »
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2011 NSCS Coca-Cola 600 First Practice Session Speeds
Posted 05.26.11
Jeff Burton, with a lap speed of 188.580 mph, was the fastest during the first NSCS Coca-Cola 600 practice session at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Carl Edwards was second fastest with a lap speed of 188.029 mph, and was followed by Jimmie Johnson (188.009) who was third fastest, Denny Hamlin (187.970) fourth ...FULL STORY »
2011 NSCS No. 48 Lowe's/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet Impala (driven by Jimmie Johnson) - Photo Credit: Getty Images for NASCAR
2011 NSCS Coca-Cola 600 Q & A with Team Chevy Driver, Jimmie Johson
Posted 05.26.11
JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S/SUMMER SALUTE CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Charlotte Motor Speedway and discussed his special patriotic paint scheme this weekend, how the new car has evolved since being introduced, the importance of having the Coca-Cola 600 and much more. ...FULL STORY »
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2011 NSCS Coca-Cola 600 Q & A with Team Chevy Driver, Mark Martin
Posted 05.26.11
MARK MARTIN, NO. 5 CARQUEST/GODADDY.COM CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Charlotte Motor Speedway and discussed racing in the Coca-Cola 600, his future plans, Trevor Bayne and other topics. TALK ABOUT RACING HERE AT CHARLOTTE IN THE COCA-COLA 600: “Coming in here today to ...FULL STORY »
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Lally and TRG Motorsports Ready for Coke 600
Posted 05.26.11
Mooresville, NC, (May 26, 2011) - Andy Lally is ready for this weekend's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 in the TRG Motorsports No. 71 Ford Fusion to be run at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 29. The team used last weekend's Sprint All Star race to ...FULL STORY »


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