Kasey Kahne raced to his first victory of the season Saturday night, pulling away on a late restart to win the Busch Series race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.

Kahne hoped it was a sign that his horrendous season might soon turn around. A six-time Nextel Cup winner last year, Kahne and his Evernham Motorsports team has struggled mightily this year.

He’s 30th in the Cup standings and hasn’t finished in the top 10 since the season-opener. But a win, even in the Busch Series, can create momentum that Kahne could carry over to Sunday night’s Coca-Cola 600.

RESULTS:

Pos, St, #, Driver, Sponsor, Car, Pts, Status, Laps

1 32 9 Kasey Kahne Country Crock Spread Dodge Running 200
2 22 24 Casey Mears National Guard Chevrolet Running 200
3 9 2 Clint Bowyer BB&T Chevrolet Running 200
4 4 29 Jeff Burton Holiday Inn Chevrolet Running 200
5 6 4 Regan Smith Ginn Clubs & Resorts Chevrolet Running 200
6 8 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet Running 200
7 1 17 Matt Kenseth Arby’s Ford Running 200
8 16 5 Kyle Busch Sta Green/Lowe’s Chevrolet Running 200
9 2 21 Scott Wimmer AutoZone Chevrolet Running 200
10 12 90 Stephen Leicht citifinancial Ford Running 200
11 27 10 Dave Blaney ABF UPack Toyota Running 200
12 25 33 Kevin Harvick RoadLoans Chevrolet Running 200
13 35 47 Jon Wood Armor All Ford Running 200
14 38 18 Aric Almirola Joe Gibbs Driven Chevrolet Running 200
15 13 26 Todd Kluever Dish Network Ford Running 200
16 20 22 David Stremme Supercuts Dodge Running 200
17 11 60 Carl Edwards Scotts Ford Running 199
18 15 37 Jamie McMurray Troybilt Ford Running 199
19 40 27 Ward Burton Kleenex Ford Running 199
20 17 59 Marcos Ambrose Kingsford/Bush’s Baked Beans Ford Running 199
21 3 16 Greg Biffle 3M/Coast Guard Ford Running 199
22 33 77 Bobby Labonte Dollar General Chevrolet Running 199
23 26 7 Mike Wallace GEICO Chevrolet Running 199
24 23 88 Shane Huffman Navy Chevrolet Running 199
25 7 6 David Ragan Discount Tire Ford Running 199
26 29 1 J.J. Yeley Miccosukee Resort Chevrolet Running 199
27 14 25 David Gilliland Freecreditreport.com Ford Running 199
28 43 91 David Green YRT2.net Toyota Running 199
29 19 30 Stanton Barrett Interush Chevrolet Running 198
30 31 66 Steve Wallace Homelife Communities Dodge Running 198
31 28 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota Running 198
32 18 55 Robby Gordon Verizon Ford Running 198
33 39 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. McDonald’s Ford Running 197
34 10 20 Denny Hamlin Rockwell Automation Chevrolet Running 197
35 42 36 Brent Sherman Big Lots Chevrolet Running 196
36 41 28 Johnny Sauter U.S. Border Patrol Chevrolet Running 196
37 34 23 Brad Keselowski MAC tac Chevrolet Running 189
38 36 14 Kyle Krisiloff Clabber Girl Baking Powder Ford Accident 180
39 21 44 Mike Bliss Family Dollar Chevrolet Accident 153
40 37 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Texaco/Havoline Dodge Accident 148
41 5 12 Kurt Busch Penske Truck Rental Dodge Accident 148
42 30 41 Reed Sorenson Wrigley Dodge Accident 53
43 24 99 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota Mechanical 4

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