With a pass for the lead on the final corner of the final lap of the Nationwide Series NAPA Auto Parts 200, Edwards capitalized on the only mistake Marcos Ambrose made all day to win his first road-course race in one of NASCAR’s top three divisions.
Running on rain tires after a mandatory change for the entire field on Lap 61, Edwards hounded Ambrose for both laps of a green-white-checkered-flag finish and made the winning pass after Ambrose’s car got airborne over the curbing and lost momentum in the final turn of Lap 76.
In collecting his third Nationwide Series victory of the season and the 23rd of his career, Edwards gave Roush Fenway Racing its first road-course win in the series. NASCAR
“I can’t believe I caught him and I can’t believe we won the race,” said Edwards, now 192 points behind Busch, who finished 10th. “I guess that shows you can never give up.”
“Carl put me under pressure,” said Ambrose, who also wasted leads in the first two Nationwide events held in Montreal in 2007 and 2008. “He was in that blind spot, right rear. I braked as hard as I could, I couldn’t make the turn and I bounced the curb.
“I’m starting to get annoyed with this track. That’s three years in a row I gave it away.” The Canadian Press
FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE 1 60 Carl Edwards Ford 2 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota 3 11 Andrew Ranger Toyota 4 32 Jacques Villeneuve Toyota 5 88 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet 6 234 Tony Raines Chevrolet 7 23 Jean-Francois Dumoulin Chevrolet 8 29 Stephen Leicht Chevrolet 9 62 Brendan Gaughan * Chevrolet 10 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 11 81 Michael McDowell * Dodge 12 6 Erik Darnell * Ford 13 186 Antonio Perez Dodge 14 5 Victor Gonzalez Jr. Ford 15 198 Paul Menard Ford 16 66 Steve Wallace Chevrolet 17 28 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet 18 15 Michael Annett * Toyota 19 1 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 20 1 Max Papis Chevrolet 21 175 Brett Rowe Chevrolet 22 24 Eric McClure Ford 23 27 Jason Keller Ford 24 141 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet 25 9 Boris Said Ford 26 81 Alex Tagliani Dodge 27 33 J.R. Fitzpatrick Chevrolet 28 20 Brad Coleman Toyota 29 38 Jason Leffler Toyota 30 10 Justin Marks Toyota 31 40 Jeffrey Earnhardt Chevrolet 32 61 D.J. Kennington Ford 33 49 Mark Green Chevrolet 34 87 Mike Bliss Chevrolet 35 5 Ron Fellows Chevrolet 36 12 Justin Allgaier * Dodge 37 0 Andy Lally Chevrolet 38 99 Patrick Carpentier Toyota 39 52 Tony Ave Chevrolet 40 16 Colin Braun Ford 41 90 Chris Cook Chevrolet 42 26 Brian Keselowski Dodge 43 91 Tom Hubert Chevrolet
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