CONCORD, N.C. (May 26, 20130\u00a0 — Kevin Harvick won a battle of survival in the Coca-Cola 600, emerging late as his contenders fell aside to cap an eventful Sunday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway.<\/p>\n
Harvick notched his second NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win of the season and his second victory in stock-car racing\u2019s longest race in the last three seasons. He led just 28 of the 400 laps to notch his 22nd win in NASCAR\u2019s top division.<\/p>\n
Kasey Kahne, last year\u2019s winner of the 600, stayed on the track on old tires during the race\u2019s last caution period, finishing second after leading 156 laps. Kurt Busch, pole-starter Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano completed the top five.<\/p>\n
After several long green-flag runs during the early stages of the marathon race, the intensity picked up for the final quarter. Defending series champion Brad Keselowski crashed after a three-wide battle with rookie Danica Patrick and Ricky Stenhouse Jr., sending the No. 2 Penske Racing Ford to a 36th-place finish.<\/p>\n
The last of the night\u2019s three red flags came out after 326 laps, just after a five-car melee involving Jeff Gordon, Aric Almirola, Mark Martin, Stenhouse and Bobby Labonte.<\/p>\n
The race was halted just before the quarter mark for a broken nylon rope that fell onto the 1.5-mile track\u2019s frontstretch. Kyle Busch, leading at the time, struck the cable first, damaging his No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. The cars of Marcos Ambrose and Menard also suffered significant damage.<\/p>\n
Speedway officials said that 10 fans were injured by the rope, a guide for the overhead camera. Three were transported to an area hospital for observation; seven were treated and released for minor cuts and scrapes at a track infirmary.<\/p>\n
The race was stopped to clean up the length of cable, and under the unique circumstances, teams were given 15 minutes to make repairs and change tiresunder another red-flag period.<\/p>\n
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