NASCAR Cup Series: Top 5 moments of Kasey Kahne's career

NASCAR Cup Series: Top 5 moments of Kasey Kahne’s career

FONTANA, CA - MARCH 17: Kasey Kahne, driver of the #95 WRL General Contractors Chevrolet, sits in his car during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway on March 17, 2018 in Fontana, California. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images) /

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Kasey Kahne wins the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup series Coca-Cola 600 May 28, 2006 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Charlotte (Photo by A. Messerschmidt/Getty Images) /

#5: 2006 Charlotte fall race

The year was 2006 and Kasey Kahne had become a household name in the NASCAR community. Instead of being the kid who had all the potential in the world, Kahne showed fans just what he could do inside of a race car.

In his third full-time season in the then Nextel Cup Series, Kahne set the world on fire at intermediate speedways. Driving the #9 Evernham Motorsports Dodge, he was officially a championship contender.

Kahne entered the fall race at Charlotte Motor Speedway with five wins in the 2006 season. After falling out of the title picture, he still had something to prove to himself and fans alike, and on Saturday, October 14, 2006, he did.

Kahne led a total of 134 of the race’s 334 laps en route to earning his sixth and final win of the season. Not only did his win put his name back in the spotlight, but he had officially swept the Charlotte Motor Speedway points races that season.

To this day, 2006 remains the most successful season of Kahne’s career. Over a decade later, fans still reminisce about ol’ engine number nine that season. Though Evernham Motorsports eventually shut their doors, Kahne’s six wins for them in the 2006 season turned the organization into a perennial contender.

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