Coke 600 Recap

It is fantastic to finally see Kasey Kahne showing some success on the track. Since his season began with Hendrick Motorsports, there has been very little to celebrate for the #5 Farmers Insurances Chevy until his win on Sunday night. The win also marks Rick Hendrick's 201st win following Jimmie Johnson's victory two weeks ago at Darlington. Kahne also controlled the race at the end finishing over five seconds ahead of Denny Hamlin in second. Kyle Busch was third and Series points leader, Greg Biffle, finished fourth.

Speaking of Johnson, he had a rough race. Johnson was hurt by a pit road penalty where his jack-man dropped the jack early. This caused Johnson to leave his pit box with the fuel tank (and the pit crew member) attached to the car. For those not familiar with pit cues, it is customary for a dropped jack to signal to the driver that it is good to leave. It seems that there was a mix up regarding the number of tires to take. All in all, it was not the worse race for Johnson as he battled back to finish 11th. This races had all four Hendrick drivers within the top 11 with Dale Earnhardt Jr and Jeff Gordon sixth and seventh, respectively.

Of Note:
- Danica Patrick, who started the race 40th, finished the race in 30th place down five laps. This marks the best showing for Patrick this year. Her next Cup race will be August 25th at Bristol.

- Brad Keselowski and Tony Stewart tangled on pit road as Keselowski tried to pull out of his box. He tagged stewart and send the #14 around on pit road almost taking out Stewart's crew and that of Aric Almirola as well as Almirola himself and Carl Edwards. Keselowski frantically called to his spotter to apologize to Stewart.

Results:
1. Kasey Kahne #5 Farmers Insurance Chevrolet
2. Denny Hamlin #11 Fed Ex Toyota
3. Kyle Busch #18 M&M's Toyota
4. Greg Biffle #16 Fastenal Ford
5. Brad Keselowski #2 Miller Light Dodge
6. Dale Earnhardt Jr #88 National Guard Chevrolet
7. Jeff Gordon #24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet
8. Kevin Harvick #29 Budweiser Chevrolet
9. Carl Edwards #99 Fastenal Ford
10. Matt Kenseth #17 Fastenal Ford

Standings:
1. Greg Biffle 453
2. Matt Kenseth -10
3. Denny Hamlin -16
4. Dale Earnhardt Jr -18
5. Jimmie Johnson -48