Kahne and Junior

Kasey Kahne and Dale Earnhardt Jr. both had engine problems and dropped out of contention before the midway point in the race.
Junior said his car was losing power and oil pressure when he decided to withdraw from the race. But he went back out and blew his motor.
"We tried to go out and get a few laps because Kasey Kahne blew up but fixed it and went back out," said Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 8 Chevrolet for Dale Earnhardt Inc. "So we were trying to get a few points, but we did blow gain and spun out there. Luckily, we kept it out of the wall when it blew."
Kahne's car lost power, too and started smoking before he pulled into the garage for repairs. He returned, but was several laps down after being one of the race leaders. He was out front for 20 of the first 62 laps.
"It was a good car," said Kahne, driver of the No. 9 Dodge for Evernham Motorsports. "We had a shot to run in the top 10. We led some laps early, and we were working our way to the front. Everybody was off pit sequence, but I think we could have worked our way back to the front and we would have been just fine."