Kasey Kahne Wins From The Pole At Michigan
Posted on June 19, 2006
Filed Under NASCAR
With rain on the horizon and 37 cars between him and the lead, Kasey
Kahne knew he had his work cut out Sunday at Michigan International
Speedway.
"We knew we had a great car and we just started
battling back," said Kahne, who fell behind on Lap 47 of the 3M
Performance 400 when debris on his radiator caused his engine to
overheat and sent the youngster to the pits under the green flag.
That
knocked the popular 26-year-old racer, the 2004 Cup rookie of the year,
back to 38th in the 43-car field, a lap behind the leaders. But a
caution for light rain just seven laps later allowed Kahne to regain
the lead lap and it didn’t take long for him to drive back into
contention.
"We took two tires there once and passed some cars
on pit road and then we were able to get past some cars on the track,"
said Kahne, who started his No. 9 Evernham Motorsports Dodge from the
pole and got back to the front before a downpour cut the race short by
71 laps on the 2-mile oval.
Kahne, earning a series-best fourth
victory of the season and his third from the top qualifying spot, said,
"It’s pretty crazy to win in the rain and be in the right place there
at the end. But we did have the best car."
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