Smith: Down-on-his-luck Kahne comes up looking like a million

 
Kyle Busch looked dominant. Carl Edwards was dreaming of how best to spend the $1 million. Greg Biffle? he figured he had time. Kasey Kahne was the winner by the time the All-Star Challenge was over, even if he could barely believe it himself, writes Marty Smith. [link]

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