Call it Roger’s revenge.
Kurt Busch won Sunday night’s Coca-Cola 600 for team owner Roger Penske, spoiling a dream day for rival owner Chip Ganassi, who started Sunday off with Dario Franchitti’s victory in the Indianapolis 500.
Busch crossed the finish line .737 seconds ahead of Earnhardt Ganassi Racing’s Jamie McMurray to complete a sweep of both NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Charlotte—last Saturday’s Sprint All-Star Race and Sunday’s 600. NASCAR.com
“This has been a dream come true, to be able to wrap up this special weekend, to put a bow on it with this Coca-Cola 600 win,” Busch said. “It’s a prestigious race, a tough race, and most of all it’s a team race. This was a fantastic job by my guys that battled all day long to keep me up front.”
Busch recorded his second victory of the season and the 22nd of his Sprint Cup Series career. The Penske Racing driver also became the seventh driver to win the 600-mile race and the all-star event at Charlotte in the same season.
Daytona 500 winner McMurray finished 0.737 seconds behind Busch for his third runner-up finish in the last five races. McMurray was attempting to give team owner Chip Ganassi another huge victory on this day. MiamiHerald.com
Kyle Busch finished third, followed by Mark Martin and David Reutimann. Jeff Gordon, Clint Bowyer, Paul Menard, pole-sitter Ryan Newman and Matt Kenseth completed the top 10.
FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE 1 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 2 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 3 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 4 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet 5 0 David Reutimann Toyota 6 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 7 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 8 98 Paul Menard Ford 9 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 10 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 11 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 12 9 Kasey Kahne Ford 13 20 Joey Logano Toyota 14 43 A.J. Allmendinger Ford 15 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 16 99 Carl Edwards Ford 17 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 18 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 19 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 20 12 Brad Keselowski Dodge 21 19 Elliott Sadler Ford 22 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 23 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 24 6 David Ragan Ford 25 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 26 37 David Gilliland Ford 27 21 Bill Elliott Ford 28 38 Travis Kvapil Ford 29 83 Casey Mears Toyota 30 82 Scott Speed Toyota 31 71 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 32 16 Greg Biffle Ford 33 7 Robby Gordon Toyota 34 46 J.J. Yeley Dodge 35 34 Kevin Conway * Ford 36 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota 37 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 38 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet 39 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 40 164 Todd Bodine Toyota 41 36 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 42 55 Michael McDowell Toyota 43 66 Dave Blaney Toyota
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