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Flag to Flag: As expected, the 56th Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series saw plenty of single-file racing. Martin Truex Jr. (5th) led a race-high 131 laps after starting 10th and driving straight into the top 5. Kurt Busch flashed speed again as well, starting 14th and surging up to lead 118 laps. Neither, however, would take the checkered flag.

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Posted by Doug Turnbull

Whether you like plate racing or not, you cannot argue with the excitement of Talladega Superspeedway. There are just some tracks where races are bigger and mean more - Bristol, Daytona, Charlotte, Darlington, and of course that humble 2.66-mile oval in Eastaboga, Alabama. It may be haunted.

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Posted by Doug Turnbull

22-year-old Texas native Chris Buescher has gotten better with time, since debuting with Roush Fenway racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2011.

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Posted by Doug Turnbull