53 winless race streak ends for Kasey Kahne

What was a nail bitter final 10 laps in tonights Nascar cup race at Lowe's MSP Coca-Cola 600, Kahne took the checker flag for his first win in 53 races. Kahne who just came of a win during the All Star Race last week at the same track stayed within the top five almost the entire race, took first after Tony Stewart hit the wall causing a flat tire to cross the finish line in first. Kahne had not had a win in over a year and a half scored his 3rd win at Lowe's and his 8th career win in the cup series overall. Most importantly Kahne moved from 14th to 12th in the points putting him back in contention for the Nascar Cup championship. Kahne's team-mate Elliot Saddler also scored a top ten coming in 8th.

The Top 5 finishers where:
1 Kasey Kahne
2 Kyle Busch
3 Greg Biffle
4 Jeff Gordon
5 Dale Earnhardt Jr.