.. Casey Mears won the Coca-Cola 600, his first career victory in 156 Nextel Cup Series races. .. This is his second top-10 finish in 2007. .. This is his third top-10 finish in nine races at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. .. This is the fifth consecutive victory for Hendrick Motorsports. It is just the eighth time in NASCAR history that a car owner has posted five or more victories. The last time was by Petty Enterprises in 1971. .. J.J. Yeley (second) posted his career- best Nextel Cup finish. .. Kyle Petty (third) posted his best finish since he won at Dover in June 1995 and his first top-five since he finished fifth at Dover in June 1997. .. Jeff Gordon continues to lead the 2007 point standings. He has led the point standings since Bristol and is now 132 points ahead of Jimmie Johnson.(NASCAR Statistics)(5-27-2007)
