Kasey Kahne is a four-time winner at Charlotte Motor Speedway and a three-time Coca-Cola 600 winner. He heads into this week's marathon as the favorite.
Bowman was fastest in Thursday's first practice for the History 300 Nationwide Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. He turned a fast lap of 184.483 mph.
Almirola and the No. 43 Air Force Ford team look to repeat last year's speed in the Coca-Cola 600. Almirola and team won the pole in last year's 600-mile event and finished 16th in his Charlotte Motor Speedway debut, richardpettymotorsports.com reports.
NASCAR announced the inductees who will comprise the 2014 class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame. The five-person group, the fifth in NASCAR Hall of Fame history, consists of Tim Flock, Jack Ingram, Jarrett, Maurice Petty and Fireball Roberts, NASCAR PR reports.
NASCAR's Kenseth crushed the opposition to win the first quarter Driver of the Year Award 2013. The 2003 Sprint Cup Champion scored twice the points of his nearest rivals in a vote by an elite panel of American broadcasters and journalists, Driver of the Year PR reports.
