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Oct. 9, 2015
by The Frontstretch Staff
Kurt Busch Fastest in Second Practice for Bank of America 500
Kurt Busch turned in the fastest lap of Friday's first Sprint Cup Series practice (second practice overall) with a lap of 28.606 seconds (188.772 mph). Carl Edwards was second, followed by Ryan Newman, Martin Truex, Jr. and Joey Logano. Read more
Matt Kenseth Captures Bank of America 500 Pole
Kevin Harvick Unveils 2016 Busch Paint Scheme
Kevin Harvick Paces 1st Charlotte Cup Practice
NASCAR Schedules Michigan Test for New Rules Package
Kyle Busch Leads Opening XFINITY Charlotte Practice
Kasey Kahne Fastest in Final Practice for the XFINITY Drive for the Cure 300
George Brunnhoelzl, III Wins Southern Slam 150, Andy Seuss Scores Southern Modified Title
On Thursday, George Brunnhoelzl, III led flag-to-flag to claim the Southern Slam 150, the season finale for the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour. However, that was not enough to deny Andy Seuss, who finished sixth, the championship. Read more
Shannon Koch Wins Better Half Dash 2015
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Records and facts
Last year, Kevin Harvick led a race-high 162 laps, but had to hold on through a Green-White-Checker to take the win over Jeff Gordon. Jamie McMurray was third, then Joey Logano and Kyle Busch. Many of you will remember that Brad Keselowski was a bit of a wrecking ball late in the race, putting Matt Kenseth in the wall on a restart, tried to spin out Denny Hamlin on the cool down lap, then hit Kenseth again. Unsurprisingly, this led to the first series of squabbles in last year's Chase.
Jimmie Johnson is the winningest active driver at Charlotte with seven career victories. Jeff Gordon has five, while Kasey Kahne has four and Kevin Harvick has three.
Track Facts
Track / Race Length: 1.5-mile oval, 334 laps (501 miles)
Banking: 24 degrees in turns
Frontstretch: 1,980 ft., banked 5 degrees
Backstretch: 1,500 ft., banked 5 degrees
Grandstand Seating: 134,000
Pit Road Speed: 45 mph
Pace Car Speed: 55 mph
Opened: 1960
Website: http://www.charlottemotorspeedway.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/charlottemotorspeedway
Twitter: http://twitter.com/CLTMotorSpdwy
Remaining Pre-Race Schedule:
Happy Hour: Friday, October 9, 6:30 p.m. - 7:20 p.m. ET on NBCSN
Say What?!
"A good day at Charlotte for us would be a top-25 finish. Charlotte's a great racetrack, plus it's home. A lot of the crew guys have their families come. And they're the ones that make this team run, that get the cars to the racetrack week in and week out. So, it's important for us to run well at home in front of our home crowd. But it's everyone else's home track, too, so everyone else is competing just as hard. But it's a track I like. It's a tough race and a long race. The track has got some character and it's one that I enjoy racing on." - David Gilliland
"These last four weeks have been really good for us. We've finished in the Top-Five twice and Top-10 three times. Our goal was to make the Chase, and our performance these last few weeks shows we can compete at that level. It's important that we continue to remain consistent in the final seven races, but we're also going to throw all we have at getting a win. That's our goal before the season closes. I think we are getting close. We ran well at Charlotte earlier in the year but struggled with overheating which hurt us during such a long race. Hopefully, we won't have that problem this weekend and contend for another Top-Five or even a win. We've run really well at intermediate tracks this year. Our average finish on the intermediate track is 15th which is a significant improvement from a 23rd-place average last year. I'm really proud of this team and excited to close out the year with some good momentum." - Aric Almirola
"It always seems like it's a battle of trying to get your car to cut through the center of the corner and keep the forward drive in it. It seems like it's a sacrifice of one or the other, but the two ends of the track are different. It seems like you can carry a lot more speed through (turns) one and two, and (turns) three and four are a little more thread-the-needle-type corners. Sometimes there isn't a big difference between the fall and spring races at Charlotte. They're spread out so far and they're at the beginning of summer and the end of summer, so a lot of times they can be very similar." - Tony Stewart
"I like Charlotte. It's really nice for the crews because it's a home race for them. They get to sleep in their own bed and a lot of their family and friends are there. So you want to give them a good performance. It's fun for me at Charlotte because a lot of the crews have young kids, so it's fun to meet them and see them around the hauler during the race weekend. It's just a bit of a different experience than a lot of the tracks we go to." - Danica Patrick
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Q: The 2005 UAW-GM Quality 500 was slightly less of a wreckfest than the Coca-Cola 600 that year. Regardless, there were still 15 cautions and the race took over four hours. Jeff Gordon was one of the many drivers caught up in the wrecks. What happened?
Thursday's Answer:
Q: Here's an easy one. Who is the only Cup driver in the modern era (1972-present) to earn their first career win in Charlotte's 500-mile Fall race?
A: That one man was Jamie McMurray, who won the rain-delayed UAW-GM Quality 500 in 2002 in only his second career start. McMurray was driving in place of Sterling Marlin, who suffered a neck injury at Kansas Speedway.
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