Concord, NC (Sports Network) - Casey Mears avoided a couple of early multi-car
accidents and made his final tank of fuel last just long enough to capture
Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 at the Lowe's Motor Speedway. The No.25 Hendrick
Motorsports Chevrolet crossed the finish line 9.561 seconds ahead of J.J.
Yeley. He ran out of fuel just after the checkered flag and needed to be
pushed to Victory Lane.
turn for home still under power and crossed the finish line well
ahead of the Yeley and the field.
Kyle Petty, Reed Sorenson and Vickers completed the top-five. Stewart ended up
sixth and Johnson 10th. Gordon was credited with a 41st-place finish, but
maintained a 132-point edge over Johnson in the championship.
The next race in the series is scheduled for Sunday, June 3rd at the Monster
Mile in Dover, DE.