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Wear and Tear at the Coca Cola 600
By Ally White
NASCAR's longest event of the season was a true race of wear and tear, when what you least expected, happened. Four former champions finished 30th or worse on Sunday night's Coca-Cola 600 leaving an odd cast of characters as the final five drivers standing.
It was so surprising that even Kyle Petty looked at the placard on the podium and joked his name had been spelled wrong. It was 10 years behind when Petty was last invited to a post-race news conference, and the drivers surrounding him weren't exactly regular attendees.
Also present in the odd party was Casey Mears, who ended four-plus years of frustration with his first Nextel Cup victory, and J.J. Yeley, who put a firm grip on his seat with the highest finish of his career.
A 600-mile race is a long race, and the winners were a result of a team effort, nobody does it by themselves. This is a great example of why this is a team sport and how important the teams are. It took planning, strategy and a lot of luck for Mears, Yeley, Petty, Reed Sorenson and Brian Vickers to be the winners and make a show. All five scored their best finish of the season, stretching their fuel farther than the top teams in NASCAR to jumble the scoring tower at Lowe's Motor Speedway.
And the names that we usually hear such as: Tony Stewart, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin and Jimmie all had to stop for gas in the closing laps and assumed everyone else would, too. When they realized the others didn't, it created confusion for the drivers accustomed to be on the top five standings.
What I think really made a difference was that Mears and the other NASCAR winners had nothing to lose. They were mostly on the back of the standings, they could afford to gamble on gas and not suffer the consequences if they ran out.
About the Author
Ally White is a top senior copy writer on sportsbook action for http://www.instantactionsports.com
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