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Trkom Coca-Cola 600 nastavljena je NASCAR sezona.

Na najdužoj trci u sezoni slavio je Kasey Kahne, vozač #5 Chevroleta za Hendrick Motorsports, kome je ovo prva pobeda u sezoni i prva pobeda od kada je prešao u Chevrolet na početku sezone.

Kahne je tako zabeležio 13 pobedu u 300 trka i zadržao šanse da se plasira u Chase for the Cup. Sama trka nije donela mnogo iznenađenja i uzbudljivosti sve do samog finiša kada je počela da pada noć, čime su se promenili i uslovi na stazi. Kroz veći deo trke se izdvojio lider u generalnom plasmanu, Greg Biffle, koji je vodio 202 od 400 krugova, ali u samom finišu njegov Ford nije mogao da parira Chevroletima i Toyotima pa se tako vozač Roush Fenway Racinga morao zadovoljiti sa četvrtim mestom. Sve do 319 kruga Biffle i Kahne su se smenjivali u vođstvu i činilo se da ćemo videti uzdudljiv finiš. Međutim, tada dolazi do žute zastave što najbolje koristi Denny Hamlin i stiže do vrha tako što nije otišao u pit stop. Posle restarta, Kahneu je bilo potrebno samo osam krugova da ponovo izbije na lidersku poziciju, dok Biffle nije bio iste sreće. Do kraja finiša Kahne je rutinski čuvao prednost i pobedio sa oko četiri sekunde prednosti.

Miljenica publike, Danica Patrick, je vozila još jednu trku i završila tek na 30. poziciji sa pet krugova zaostatka, ali je zato drugi miljenik publike, Dale Earnhardt Jr., završio na solidnoj šestoj poziciji. Spomenućemo da je Kahne čak deveti različiti pobednik u ovogodišnjih 12 trka.

Sezona se nastavlja sledeće nedelje trkom na Doveru, jednoj od najtežih NASCAR staza.

Coca-Cola 600

Maj 27, 2012

Charlotte Motor Speedway

Concord, North Carolina

Konačan plasman:

1. Kasey Kahne (#5 Chevrolet Impala – Hendrick Motorsports) 47

2. Denny Hamlin (#11 Toyota Camry – Joe Gibbs Racing) 43

3. Kyle Busch (#18 Toyota Camry – Joe Gibbs Racing) 42

4. Greg Biffle (#16 Ford Fusion – Roush Fenway Racing) 42

5. Brad Keselowski (#2 Dodge Charger – Penske Racing) 40

6. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (#88 Chevrolet Impala – Hendrick Motorsports) 38

7. Jeff Gordon (#24 Chevrolet Impala – Hendrick Motorsports) 38

8. Kevin Harvick (#29 Chevrolet Impala – Richard Childress Racing) 37

9. Carl Edwards (#99 Ford Fusion – Roush Fenway Racing) 35

10. Matt Kenseth (#17 Ford Fusion – Roush Fenway Racing) 34

11. Jimmie Johnson (#48 Chevrolet Impala – Hendrick Motorsports) 33

12. Martin Truex Jr. (#56 Toyota Camry – Michael Waltrip Racing) 32

13. Clint Bowyer (#15 Toyota Camry – Michael Waltrip Racing) 31

14. Ryan Newman (#39 Chevrolet Impala – Stewart Haas Racing) 30

15. Paul Menard (#27 Chevrolet Impala – Richard Childress Racing) 29

16. Aric Almirola (#43 Ford Fusion – Richard Petty Motorsports) 29

17. Regan Smith (#78 Chevrolet Impala – Furniture Row Racing) 27

18. Landon Cassill (#83 Toyota Camry – BK Racing) 27

19. Jeff Burton (#31 Chevrolet Impala – Richard Childress Racing) 25

20. Juan Montoya (#42 Chevrolet Impala – Earnhardt Ganassi Racing) 24

21. Jamie McMurray (#1 Chevrolet Impala – Earnhardt Ganassi Racing) 23

22. Casey Mears (#13 Ford Fusion – Germain Racing) 22

23. Joey Logano (#20 Toyota Camry – Joe Gibbs Racing) 21

24. Trevor Bayne (#21 Ford Fusion – Wood Brothers Racing) 0

25. Tony Stewart (#14 Chevrolet Impala – Stewart Haas Racing) 19

26. David Gilliland (#38 Ford Fusion – Front Row Motorsports) 18

27. Kurt Busch (#51 Chevrolet Impala – Phoenix Racing) 17

28. Bobby Labonte (#47 Toyota Camry – JTG Daugherty Racing) 16

29. Travis Kvapil (#93 Toyota Camry – BK Racing) 15

30. Danica Patrick (#10 Chevrolet Impala – Stewart Haas Racing) 0

31. T.J. Bell (#32 Ford Fusion – FAS Lane Racing) 0

32. Marcos Ambrose (#9 Ford Fusion – Richard Petty Motorsports) 13

33. A.J. Allmendinger (#22 Dodge Charger – Penske Racing) 11

34. Michael Waltrip (#55 Toyota Camry – Michael Waltrip Racing) 10

35. David Ragan (#34 Ford Fusion – Front Row Motorsports) 10

36. Michael McDowell (#98 Ford Fusion – Phil Parsons Racing) 8

37. Scott Speed (#95 Ford Fusion – Leavine Family Racing) 7

38. David Stremme (#30 Toyota Camry – Inception Motorsports) 6

39. Stephen Leicht (#33 Chevrolet Impala – Circle Sport Racing) 5

40. Dave Blaney (#36 Chevrolet Impala – Tommy Baldwin Racing) 4

41. Joe Nemechek (#87 Toyota Camry – NEMCO Motorsports) 0

42. Cole Whitt (#74 Chevrolet Impala – Turn One Racing) 0

43. Josh Wise (#26 Ford Fusion – Front Row Motorsports) 1

Generalni plasman (prvih 20):

1. Greg Biffle (#16 Ford Fusion – Roush Fenway Racing) 452

2. Matt Kenseth (#17 Ford Fusion – Roush Fenway Racing) -10

3. Denny Hamlin (#11 Toyota Camry – Joe Gibbs Racing) -16

4. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (#88 Chevrolet Impala – Hendrick Motorsports) -18

5. Jimmie Johnson (#48 Chevrolet Impala – Hendrick Motorsports) -48

6. Martin Truex Jr. (#56 Toyota Camry – Michael Waltrip Racing) -49

7. Kevin Harvick (#29 Chevrolet Impala – Richard Childress Racing) -55

8. Kyle Busch (#18 Toyota Camry – Joe Gibbs Racing) -62

9. Tony Stewart (#14 Chevrolet Impala – Stewart Haas Racing) -65

10. Carl Edwards (#99 Ford Fusion – Roush Fenway Racing) -81

11. Brad Keselowski (#2 Dodge Charger – Penske Racing) -85

12. Clint Bowyer (#15 Toyota Camry – Michael Waltrip Racing) -87

13. Ryan Newman (#39 Chevrolet Impala – Stewart Haas Racing) -116

14. Paul Menard (#27 Chevrolet Impala – Richard Childress Racing) -116

15. Kasey Kahne (#5 Chevrolet Impala – Hendrick Motorsports) -123

16. Joey Logano (#20 Toyota Camry – Joe Gibbs Racing) -139

17. Jeff Burton (#31 Chevrolet Impala – Richard Childress Racing) -153

18. Juan Montoya (#42 Chevrolet Impala – Earnhardt Ganassi Racing) -157

19. Marcos Ambrose (#9 Ford Fusion – Richard Petty Motorsports) -162

20. Aric Almirola (#43 Ford Fusion – Richard Petty Motorsports) -166

Autor: Talladega

Slika: NASCAR