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Another All-Star Race behind us and another cool $1M handed out to the winner. Although many past All-Star events resembled a “Days of Thunder” style of racing during the final few laps as drivers were already imagining themselves rolling around in a huge pile of bills, Kasey Kahne glided under the checkered flag with no challengers for the cash. Next Sunday 42 drivers will all be chasing Kid Kyle around Lowe’s Motor Speedway for the Coca-Cola 600 and the next to last FOX broadcast of the season.

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Track stats: Aaron’s 499 – 150,000 fans show at the famed, recently repaved, 2.66 mile tri-oval on a humid, cloudy day to anxiously await the inevitable “big one” as drivers go four wide at times jockeying for position. Those who caught Saturday’s race knew anything was possible Sunday after watching Kevin Lepage’s serious bonehead maneuver that resulted in a 15 car pile of twisted, fiery metal. When the Spring drivers were asked to describe the track in one word you heard: “Dangerous;” “Wild;” “Patience;” “Respect;” — then there was Gordo’s one word answer “Restrictor plate racing”. Hmmmm – one word?

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