The feud between Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski in NASCAR reached another boiling point on Saturday when Edwards spun out Keselowski coming out of the final turn of the last lap and took the win in the Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 at Gateway International Raceway.
Edwards and Keselowski battled for the lead in a two-lap shootout to the finish. A multi-car crash in the closing laps set up the green-white-checkered finish. Keselowski led for the restart, but Edwards held a slim lead over him as they took the white flag for the final lap.
Keselowski bumped and shoved Edwards slightly up the track on the last lap, but Edwards came back and then bumped Keselowski from behind and sent him into the wall along the frontstretch.
Edwards claimed his second victory of the season and the 27th of his Nationwide career. He now leads all drivers with three wins at Gateway, which is roughly 125 miles east of his hometown of Columbia, MO. MiamiHerald.com
Pole-sitter Trevor Bayne ran third, his best finish to date. Paul Menard came home fourth, followed by Steve Wallace. Brian Scott, Colin Braun, Josh Wise, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Tony Raines completed the top 10. NASCAR.com
FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE 1 60 Carl Edwards Ford 2 32 Reed Sorenson Toyota 3 99 Trevor Bayne Toyota 4 98 Paul Menard Ford 5 66 Steve Wallace Toyota 6 11 Brian Scott * Toyota 7 16 Colin Braun * Ford 8 7 Josh Wise Chevrolet 9 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. * Ford 10 34 Tony Raines Chevrolet 11 15 Michael Annett Toyota 12 70 Shelby Howard Chevrolet 13 88 Steve Arpin Chevrolet 14 22 Brad Keselowski Dodge 15 5 Willie Allen Chevrolet 16 33 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 17 62 Brendan Gaughan Toyota 18 10 Tayler Malsam Toyota 19 40 Mike Bliss Chevrolet 20 28 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet 21 21 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 22 1 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 23 38 Jason Leffler Toyota 24 23 Alex Kennedy Chevrolet 25 12 Justin Allgaier Dodge 26 24 Eric McClure Ford 27 87 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 28 100 Ryan Truex Toyota 29 20 Matt DiBenedetto Toyota 30 18 Brad Coleman Toyota 31 9 Landon Cassill Ford 32 27 Kelly Bires Toyota 33 43 Brad Baker Ford 34 35 Jason Keller Chevrolet 35 156 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 36 91 Chase Miller Chevrolet 37 90 Danny O'Quinn Jr. Chevrolet 38 26 Brian Keselowski Dodge 39 37 Kevin Swindell Ford 40 89 Johnny Chapman Chevrolet 41 136 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 42 92 Dennis Setzer Dodge 43 49 Mark Green Chevrolet
| 
|