Kasey Kahne waited 8 months to finally get behind the wheel of a Hendrick car. Hired by Rick Hendrick last year, Kahne was excited to finally show the NASCAR world he could make it to victory lane once again. Turns out, it wasn't as easy as Kasey thought.
2012 started out as a rough season for Kahne. He was either wrecking cars or blowing up each week. It wasn't until race 6 at Texas that things started to turn around. We began to see Kahne showing consistency. He finished 7th at Texas, 8th at Kansas, 5th at Richmond, 4th at Talladega and 8th at Darlington. Something sparked for the #5 team.
Kasey Kahne went into the Coca-Cola 600 with a fast car and 2 previous wins. This finally seemed like everything was in his favor to earn that first win at HMS. And as the night went on, Kahne kept getting better.
One point in the race Kahne went from 4th to 1st in 8 laps. He was taking chances and rocketing toward the front. Kahne knew he had a shot, and boy, did he go for it.
"I just knew for myself, I needed to step up. Our team is solid. Our car is solid. Mr. Hendrick gives us everything we need to win races and run up front. [Sunday] night we were able to put it all together," Kahne said.
Every driver remember their first win. Whether it is their first win personally, or whether it is a first with a team, they all remember the start of a new journey. Kasey Kahne will always remember his 300th Cup start, it was the day he won his first Hendrick victory. Hendrick's 201st Cup win that is.
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