Winning car owner Richard Petty got his first taste of victory lane in ten years, and he savoured it, right down to the red wine.
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Kasey Kahne took his second victory in as many weeks at the 1.5-mile Lowe's Motor Speedway on Sunday night as he won NASCAR's longest race, the Coca Cola 600, for the second time in his career.
Qualifying times: Ford 400, Homestead Miami Speedway, 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series round 36 of 36.
Ryan Newman shattered the track record at Lowe's Motor Speedway on Thursday night to win pole position for the UAW-GM Quality 500, his ALLTEL Dodge putting in a lap at 188.877mph. Now he needs to win Saturday night's race to revive his challenge for the Nextel Cup.
Brian Vickers outshone his more high profile Hendrick Motorsport team-mates to qualify his CMAC Financial Chevrolet on pole position for Sunday's Pop Secret 500 at California Speedway. Championship leader Jeff Gordon could only manage eighth, the third Hendrick car of Jimmie Johnson 16th.
Qualifying times - Carolina Dodge Dealers 400, Darlington Raceway, North Carolina, round 5 of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series.
NASCAR Busch Series drivers Casey Atwood, Kasey Kahne, Tim Fedewa and two-time series champion Randy LaJoie are the first drivers confirmed for the new SPEED Channel reality series NBS 24/7 , set to debut with back-to-back half-hours on February 16.