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Kobalt 400 – Kevin Harvick Starts Defending His Title
For the first time in his career, Kevin Harvick wins at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, making it his first victory of the 2015 Sprint Cup Series, giving the NASCAR champion the lead in the standings, finishing ahead of Martin Truex Jr. and Ryan Newman.
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Jimmie Johnson Wins Coca-Cola 600: It’s Been a While
It took Jimmie Johnson, a six-time and defending Sprint Cup champion, nine years to finally get a win again at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in the Coca-Cola 600 race, making it a fourth for him on the track and moving him up to 6th in the Sprint Cup standings, and more importantly getting his first win of the season.
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Jeff Gordon Wins at Kansas Speedway – Finally Finishing First
Despite leading the standings, Jeff Gordon entered the 11th race of the season without a single win. That changed with an impressive fight, holding on against a charging Kevin Harvick in the final lap to claim his first win of the 2014 NASCAR season on the Kansas Speedway, pretty much making it definite he’ll be part of the chase while Danica Patrick, finishing 7th, had her best finish since moving to NASCAR.