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A complete soaker

The Coca-Cola 600 has been postponed due to rain that soaked Lowe's Motor Speedway for most of the day Sunday. The race will be run Monday at noon ET on FOX.

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Crew members drug tested during delay

While it rained at Lowe's, NASCAR tested 10 individuals for drugs.
NASCAR, Mayfield meet


King savors royal treatment in Indy

Petty enjoyed the pomp and circumstance that came with historic race.
Notes: Allison no fan


Bliss snags his first N'wide win since '04

Mike Bliss took the lead on a quirky caution and celebrated in the rain.
Unofficial Results



Gaughan credits LMS finish to his grandma

Some divine intervention may have played a part in his runner-up finish.
Victory Lane




Bliss is singin' in the rain when it counts

Holds off Gaughan before red flag flies to win rain-shortened race.
Caution shakes it up


Longevity of 600 adds to its difficulty

Burton says event hard to pace, hopes to race better than practice.
Happy Hour Speeds


Man behind Stewart's quick SHR success

Eleven races in, Grubb, Stewart look like they've been together for years.
Sound off: Stewart


Logano confident on eve of 19th birthday

Two top-10s in last three races show Logano is turning the corner.
Practice 2 speeds

 

finally, racing at charlotte has begun

 

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EnJoy your Day

 

it's over, i won't say who won but it was rain shortened after 228 laps, so if someone is going to watch it tonight when they get done with their plans, i will not say who won, see ya

 

darn rain!!! it's not even like they could have suspended it to try to run it later today or even tomorrow - it's supposed to rain and thunderstorm all week in charlotte. oh well. good for him, even if he didn't earn it.

fwiw, it wasn't tony

 

so does everyone know who won the race today, i hope so. it was pretty short and all i kept seeing was david reutimann and a crowd gather around him including car owner michael waltrip (goofball) but very funny guy, while the rain got heavier and the clock was running out as to how long it would take to get the track dried and the teams having to pack up, head back to their shops and prepare for dover next week? and yes david reutimann won his first career race, sorry if i spoiled it for anyone. (reminds me of sterling marlin and jeff burton) who have probably the most rain shortened race wins in their careers. see ya

 

i think a good tipoff that it was "over" before it was officially announced was when the cameras showed carl edwards, then jeff burton walking around by the haulers in their street clothes, haha. as much as it sucks that the rain wouldn't let up, the weather is a part of racing that you have to deal with. with the weather as iffy as it'd been the last 72 hours, teams have to start planning and strategizing around it. reutimann & co. were in the right position at the right time and made the right decision based on the situation. he's been running really well lately and has been denied wins so even though it was cut short and he may not have won had they run 600 miles but congratulations to him just the same. he has been on the verge.

 

Race Recap: Reutimann Gets 1st Cup Win



David Reutimann celebrates winning the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, his first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. (Photo credit: CIA STOCK)
By Reid Spencer
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
CONCORD, N.C.–He’ll take it!
David Reutimann was the big winner in NASCAR’s losing battle against Mother Nature in Monday’s rain-shortened 24 Hours of the Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.
Nearly 25 hours after the 50th edition of the race was supposed to start, and with menacing storm cells dotting the radar, NASCAR called the event after 227 of a scheduled 400 laps. That made a first-time winner of Reutimann, who parlayed a strategic call by crew chief Rodney Childers into the unlikely victory.
Continue reading Race Recap: Reutimann Gets 1st Cup Win

Rain Shortens Coke 600, Reutimann Wins


RACE RECAP | COKE 600

10 Matt Kenseth
9 Joey Logano
8 Juan Pablo Montoya
7 Kasey Kahne
6 Kyle Busch led the most laps
5 Brian Vickers
4 Carl Edwards
3 Robby Gordon
2 Ryan Newman
VICTORY LANE
1 In his 75th career Cup start, David Reutimann visits victory lane after his crew chief Rodney Childers made the call to stay out before the rains came. It’s the first win for Toyota outside Joe Gibbs Racing and David is the 6th driver to score his first Cup Series win at this race. (Photo: CIA Stock)
OTHER STORIES ON THE DAY
-Rain plagued this race from Sunday through Monday becoming a marathon race. Even still it only lasted 227 of the 400 laps
-Kevin Harvick’s bad luck continues, pounding the wall early on and then a flat tire ripped apart his fender.
-This is supposed to be the longest race on the schedule, instead it was the shortest Coke 600 on record
-Another tough day for the #88 as Dale Earnhardt Jr. had his hands full with a bad handling race car. He finished 38th
-Kurt Busch had his blue deuce running up front, but had to pit for a vibration and never recovered.
-Mark Martin had a rocketship #5 car, but a tire got away from his pit box, and he ends up 17th
-Jeff Gordon continues to lead the points by 44 over Tony Stewart
Just wait
Tony got a shower yesterday from Mother Nature
lost 5lbs of dirt : ) lol