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Ryan Newman - D - Stewart Haas Racing-39

Ryan Newman has nine poles, four top-five finishes and eight top-10s in 22 starts at Charlotte.

Newman’s first career pole came at Charlotte on May 27, 2001, in only his third Sprint Cup start. Although he doesn’t have a points-paying Sprint Cup win at Charlotte, he does have three victories at the home track for most of NASCAR’s teams – an ARCA win (October 2000), a win in the NASCAR All-Star Race (May 2002) and a win in the NASCAR Nationwide Series (October 2005).-True Speed Communication
May 25 - 9:15 PM
Michael Annett - D - Richard Petty Motorsports-43-NNS

Michael Annett has six NASCAR Nationwide Series starts at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

His best finish (13th) came in 2009 and his best start (17th) came in 2010 at the 1.5-mile track. Annett heads into this weekend in sixth position in the NASCAR Nationwide Series driver point standings. The Iowa native has completed 897 of 1,173 laps attempted at the track, leading one of them. His average start is 24.0 and his average finish is 22.2.-Richard Petty Motorsports
May 25 - 9:10 PM
Denny Hamlin - D - Joe Gibbs Racing-11

Denny Hamlin is making his 14th-career points race start at Charlotte on Sunday, and seventh start in the Coke 600.

He owns six top-10 finishes in 13 starts at the 1.5-mile oval, including three-straight dating back to the fall 2010 Charlotte event -- a fourth-place result during his runner-up Chase campaign. In last year’s Coke 600, Hamlin nearly took the checkered flag first after starting third for the final ‘green-white-checkered’ restart, but ran out of fuel at the end of the back straightaway and had to coast to a 10th place finish. Hamlin finished eighth in his first-career race at Charlotte in the fall 2005 event, and has led a total of 110 laps at the track.-FedEx Racing
May 25 - 9:06 PM
Dale Earnhardt Jr. - D - Hendrick Motorsports-88

Dale Earnhardt Jr. (DIRECTV Channel 798) will make his 26th NSCS start at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Has one pole (May 2000) and 10 top-10 finishes in 25 starts at Charlotte. The 37-year-old Kannapolis, N.C. native has won 18 races and has 170 top-10 finishes in 446 Sprint Cup starts. Won 1998 and 1999 NASCAR Nationwide Series championships. 2012 marks Earnhardt’s 13th full year in Sprint Cup with a career-best points finish of third in 2003. Started 24th and finished 17th two weeks ago at Darlington. Ranks third in NSCS points with eight top-10 finishes.-True Speed Communication
May 25 - 9:01 PM
Jimmie Johnson - D - Rick Hendrick/Jeff Gordon-48

Jimmie Johnson (DIRECTV Channel 797) will make his 22nd NSCS start at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Has six wins (May 2003, May 2004, October 2004, May 2005, October 2005 and October 2009), three poles (May 2002, May 2004 and October 2009) and 14 top-10 finishes in 21 starts at Charlotte. The 36-year-old El Cajon, Calif., native has 56 wins and 232 top-10 finishes in 374 Sprint Cup starts. 2012 marks Johnson’s 11th full year in Sprint Cup and he has five championships (2006-2010). Started second and finished first two weeks ago at Darlington. Ranks fifth in NSCS points with one win and eight top-10 finishes.-True Speed Communication
May 25 - 8:59 PM
Greg Biffle - D - Roush Fenway Racing-16

Greg Biffle (DIRECTV Channel 796) will make his 19th NSCS start at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Has six top-10 finishes in 18 starts at Charlotte. The 42-year-old Vancouver, Wash., native has 17 wins and 130 top-10 finishes in 341 Sprint Cup starts. 2012 marks Biffle’s 10th full year in Sprint Cup with a career-best point finish of second in 2005. Won 2000 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series title and 2002 NASCAR Nationwide Series championship. Started first and finished 12th two weeks ago at Darlington. Ranks first in NSCS points with one win and seven top-10 finishes.-True Speed Communication
May 25 - 8:57 PM
Tony Stewart - D - Stewart Haas Racing-14

Tony Stewart (DIRECTV Channel 795) will make his 27th NSCS start at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Has one win (October 2003), one pole (October 2011) and 12 top-10 finishes in 26 starts at Charlotte. The 40-year-old Columbus, Ind., native has won 46 races and has 271 top-10 finishes in 475 Sprint Cup starts. 2012 marks Stewart’s 14th full year in Sprint Cup and he won the points championship in 2002, 2005 and 2011. Started 17th and finished third two weeks ago at Darlington. Ranks seventh in NSCS points with two wins and five top-10 finishes.-True Speed Communication
May 25 - 8:55 PM
Kasey Kahne - D - Hendrick Motorsports-5

Kasey Kahne is set to make his 300th start in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series when he lines up for Sunday’s race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Nearly every statistical category at Charlotte ranks as a personal best for Kahne, who has competed in 16 Cup events at the 1.5-mile oval. Kahne’s three wins are a personal best, while his six top-five finishes are tied for first with Atlanta and Michigan. Kahne has completed 96.5 percent of laps he has attempted at Charlotte and has led a personal best 711 laps at the track. His 13.4 average finish at Charlotte is his best among tracks where Kahne has run multiple events.
Source: Hendrick Motorsports
May 24 - 9:11 PM
Mike Bliss - D - TriStar Motorsports-44-NNS

Nationwide Series regular (No. 44) Mike Bliss failed to make the field for the Sprint Cup Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

One of the ‘go-or-go-homers’ required to qualify on speed, he ran a 41st fastest lap in the No. 19 Toyota. This was not good enough to make the cut for the event.
May 24 - 9:05 PM
David Reutimann - D - BK Racing-73

David Reutimann will miss the Sprint Cup Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

The No. 73 team is outside the top 35 in owners points and not guaranteed a start in this weekend’s Cup race. His qualifying speed was 42nd fastest, which was not good enough to make the cut for the event.
May 24 - 9:03 PM
J.J. Yeley - D - Robinson-Blakeney Racing-49

J.J. Yeley failed to make the field for the Sprint Cup Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

He ran a 45th fastest lap in the No. 49 Toyota. As one of the ‘go-or-go-homers’ required to qualify on speed this was not good enough to make the 43-car field.
May 24 - 9:00 PM
Scott Riggs - D - R3 Motorsports-23

Scott Riggs’ qualifying speed was not good enough to make the field for the Sprint Cup Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

He ran a lap of 183.630 mph in the No. 23 Chevrolet. It was 46th quickest. Since the team is outside the top 35 in owners points and required to qualify on speed, he did not make the cut.
May 24 - 8:59 PM
Trevor Bayne - - Wood Brothers Racing-21

Trevor Bayne runs quickest qualifying lap of drivers required to make the field on time for the Sprint Cup Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Of the teams outside of the top 35 in owner’s points (and not eligible for a former champion’s provisional), his lap of 190.268 mph in the No. 21 was the fastest. His qualifying speed puts him 13th in the lineup for the event.
May 24 - 8:56 PM
Joe Nemechek - D - NEMCO Motorsports-87

Joe Nemechek secures the last qualifying slot open to teams outside of the top 35 in owners points for the Sprint Cup race.

His lap of 185.784 mph in the No. 87 was 40th fastest in qualifying for the Sprint Cup Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. He will line up in 43rd at the green flag.
May 24 - 8:54 PM
Aric Almirola - D - Richard Petty Motorsports-43

Aric Almirola won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Coca-Cola 600 with a lap of 27.988 seconds, 192.940 mph.

This is the No. 43 Ford driver's first pole in 47 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. It is his third top-10 start in 2012. This is also Almirola's first points-paying Sprint Cup start at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
May 24 - 8:44 PM
Brad Keselowski - D - Penske Racing-2

Brad Keselowski (Sprint Cup No. 2) has the best 10-lap consecutive average speed in the Happy Hour practice for the Nationwide Series History 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

His average of 176.286 mph in the No. 22 was best of 5 cars that ran 10 consecutive laps on the track for this session. No. 33 Kevin Harvick, No. 99 Travis Pastrana, No. 24 Casey Roderick and No. 00 Angela Cope were the rest on this list.
May 24 - 7:50 PM
Cole Whitt - D - JR Motorsports-88-NNS

Cole Whitt tops the speed chart in the Happy Hour practice session for the Nationwide Series History 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

He ran a fast lap of 181.080 in the No. 88 Chevrolet. No. 54 Kyle Busch, No. 3 Austin Dillon, No. 21 Joey Coulter and No. 20 Joey Logano rounded out the top five of the 43 cars out on the track. The No. 23, driven by Robert Richardson Jr., was the slowest in the final practice session.
May 24 - 7:48 PM
Marcos Ambrose - D - Richard Petty Motorsports-9

Marcos Ambrose leads the first practice for the Sprint Cup Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

His lap of 189.215 mph in the No. 9 Ford was the quickest of the 47 cars out on the track for the first practice session. No. 83 Landon Cassill, No. 22 AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Greg Biffle and No. 15 Clint Bowyer were the rest of the top five on the speed chart. No. 23 Scott Riggs was the slowest.
May 24 - 5:34 PM
Joey Coulter - D - Richard Childress Racing-21-NNS

Joey Coulter had the best 10-lap consecutive average speed in the first practice for the Nationwide Series History 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

His average of 174.558 mph in the No. 21 was best of the 3 cars that ran 10 consecutive laps on the track for this session. No. 3 Austin Dillon (173.355 mph) and No. 41 Timmy Hill (172.135 mph) were the other drivers on this list.
May 24 - 4:58 PM
Brad Keselowski - D - Penske Racing-2

Brad Keselowski (Sprint Cup No. 2) leads the first practice session for the Nationwide Series History 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

His lap of 179.635 mph in the No. 22 was quickest of the 42 cars out on the track for this session. No. 33 Kevin Harvick, No. 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 88 Cole Whitt and No. 20 Joey Logano were the rest of the top 5 on the speed chart. Angela Cope in the No. 00 was the slowest.
May 24 - 4:56 PM

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