May 23 WHERE HE STANDS: Stewart remained in seventh place for the second straight week after Darlington. He is 42 points behind series leader Greg Biffle and just 3 points behind Jimmie Johnson and Martin Truex Jr., who are tied for fifth place in the standings. CHARLOTTE RECORD: 26 career starts, 1 wins (fall 2003), 6 top-5s, 12 top-10s, 2 poles. Was 17th in last year's Coca-Cola 600, improved to 8th in the fall race (also won the pole). LOOKING AHEAD: Here's Stewart's scouting report for Sunday's Coca-Cola 600: "Anytime you win a race at Charlotte, it's big. It's a speedway with a lot of history and, obviously, the Coke 600 is a huge event. I'm a big fan of shorter races nowadays, but the 600 is truly a special event, with it being on Memorial Day weekend and the history of the Coke 600, when it was known as the World 600. There's just a lot of tradition that surrounds the month of May in Charlotte. So this is a big race. This is an important race to win."
