Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2011 World 600 Race Recap
Dale Earnhardt Jr. ran out of gas exiting the fourth corner on the final lap, allowing Kevin Harvick to claim his third win of the season in the World 600.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. ran out of gas exiting the fourth corner on the final lap, allowing Kevin Harvick to claim his third win of the season in the World 600.
As Dale Earnhardt Jr. ran down the backstretch, the tank ran dry. Coasting through the final corner, Earnhardt Jr. could only watch as Kevin Harvick drove past.
To Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s credit, of all the drivers hurting after the Missed Opportunity 600 he appeared to take defeat well in stride.
Some days, it’s better to be lucky than good, but when you’re good, sometimes you set yourself up to get lucky. That’s what David Ragan did on Sunday night.
So close yet so far aptly sums up David Ragan’s night in the Coca-Cola 600.
The Daytona 500 and Coca-Cola 600 provide something that fantasy owners don’t get in any of the other 34 races on the NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule: a test race.
Even on a quiet All-Star night, enough contenders pulled away from pretenders for our panel of NASCAR experts to switch up the poll.
It took 12 races, but Ricky Stenhouse Jr. finally became the first Nationwide Series regular to win one of their own races in 2011.
Carl Edwards’s crew got him off pit road first after the final mandatory four-tire stop. The No. 99 cruised to a NASCAR All-Star Race win from there.
This week, here’s a sneak peek at what they all were thinking following the All-Star Race in Concord, N.C.