Training for back-to-back NASCAR weekend races hardly seemed to faze Carl Edwards on Saturday.
The 30-year-old NASCAR driver claimed one championship when he sprinted into the lead in the 41st lap on the way to winning the Bucyrus 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Road America.
With only a Thursday practice session under his belt, Edwards proved a quick learner as he claimed the pole position Saturday morning.
Driving a Ford, he then led in 35 of 50 laps in inaugural NASCAR Nationwide event at the historic Elkhart Lake road track.
“This track to me is pretty tough,” said Edwards, who was in California on Friday for Sonoma qualifying and returned to Wisconsin late. “It’s a long track; there’s a lot going on. All the curves and bumps are different. I thought about it a lot coming back on the airplane. Chicago Tribune
Ron Fellows finished second in a Chevrolet, 4.302 seconds behind Edwards’ Ford. Brendan Gaughan finished third in a Toyota. Villeneuve had mechanical problems in the closing laps, costing him a potential second-place finish.
Keselowski, who came into Saturday’s race leading the series points standings, finished fourth. NASCAR.com
FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE 1 60 Carl Edwards Ford 2 88 Ron Fellows Chevrolet 3 62 Brendan Gaughan Toyota 4 22 Brad Keselowski Dodge 5 27 Owen Kelly Ford 6 18 Brad Coleman Toyota 7 7 J.R. Fitzpatrick Chevrolet 8 38 Jason Leffler Toyota 9 66 Steve Wallace Toyota 10 99 Trevor Bayne Toyota 11 16 Colin Braun * Ford 12 33 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet 13 11 Brian Scott * Toyota 14 90 Patrick Long Toyota 15 10 Tayler Malsam Toyota 16 98 Paul Menard Ford 17 31 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet 18 1 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 19 89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 20 35 Tony Ave Chevrolet 21 28 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet 22 70 Mark Green Chevrolet 23 5 Victor Gonzalez Jr. Chevrolet 24 15 Michael Annett Toyota 25 32 Jacques Villeneuve Toyota 26 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. * Ford 27 24 Eric McClure Ford 28 23 Alex Kennedy Chevrolet 29 20 Matt DiBenedetto Toyota 30 9 Robb Brent Ford 31 40 Mike Bliss Chevrolet 32 21 Tim George Jr. Chevrolet 33 81 Michael McDowell Dodge 34 43 Kevin O'Connell Ford 35 12 Justin Allgaier Dodge 36 34 Tony Raines Chevrolet 37 159 Kyle Kelley Chevrolet 38 87 Antonio Perez Chevrolet 39 156 Joey Scarallo Ford 40 26 Brian Keselowski Dodge 41 61 Josh Wise Ford 42 92 Andy Ponstein Dodge 43 104 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet
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