The longest race of the year of series NASCAR was to be still more long east year, but in the end, it was worth the pain to hope.
Jimmie Johnson, in a end of film, won on the same line of arrival to Bobby Labonte, to write down his third consecutive triumph in the track of races of Lowe's, in a competition signed by the constant flags of precaution.
The Chevy supported by Lowe's de Johnson, just by crossed the advantage goal .027segundos on Labonte, to write down his the third Coca-Cola 600 consecutive.
“Three triumphs in races of 600 miles are amazing”, said Johnson in the circle of the victory. “Independent of the statistics, we wanted to have a solid race. We did this, and we entered books of history of this track.”
Nevertheless all did not feel happy with the result of Johnson. When Jimmie celebrated in the circle of the victory, the booings of the tribune were made hear hard, to the point of which a spectator threw a bottle that hit in the tube of the Chevy #48 …
Labonte was the one who led the race until lacking a return, but it equaled it to Johnson by the external side until surpassing it right in the line of impact.
“I put myself underneath Bobby when the white flag waved, but I realized of which that was not the way to surpass it, but later included/understood that attacked if it by the outside it could equal it and surpass it in the straight line”, added the leader of the points Johnson.
Labonte, leading a car of Joe Gibbs with Fedex like sponsoring, took the race in the last position, and it does not feel for anything disappointed with this result.
“Honestly it did not count on a great car, but we were regular throughout the day and we arrived at completes part with possibilities of winning”, said Labonte. “Hopefully a return would have finished to the race before.”
During the competition of 600 miles 22 flags of precaution were registered, as well as a red flag when the then leader Joe Nemechek made fly a tire and struck the wall. The damage to the barrier of security of the track caused that the authorities suspended the test until repairing the destructions.
The new surface of the track, that produced improvements in the averages of qualification, demonstrated to be a great challenge for the conductors who tried to exceed some rival. By the sight this was the cause of so many accidents. Between the conductors who were themselves implied in diverse accidents, they were: Jeff Gordon, Brian Vickers, Matt Kenseth, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Michael Waltrip.
“The conditions of the track are well now, but it is impossible to happen. Unless he passes a miracle”, the ex- Kenseth champion said.
The certain thing is that the reasfaltado one of the track produced serious upheavals for all the pilots. During the previous tests pieces were come off asphalt creating a crack in the track. The car of Jeff Gordon was damaged by a piece of track, that produced damages to him in the frontal part of the Chevy.
“The problem is not with asphalt, is with the crack that formed”, it was the little convincing explanation of Humpy Wheeler, president of Motor Lowe's Speedway.
Carl Edwards, with best Ford, finished followed third party of Jeremy Mayfield and Ryan Newman.

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