Carl Edwards denied Kyle Busch a piece of NASCAR history on Saturday by winning the Nationwide series O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway.
Busch was two laps away from an unheard-of sixth consecutive Nationwide victory at Texas when Edwards just took off on the green-white-checker re-start to win by about 10 car lengths.
While Edwards connected with the fans, Keselowski, who finished third in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge, put on a burnout display on pit road. It was well-deserved. Not only did Keselowski deliver Dodge its first Nationwide championship, he ended a 27-year title drought for Roger Penske in NASCAR.
“It’s pretty awesome,” Keselowski said. “He’s the Captain. I’m not sure how many (overall) wins that he has, I can’t think of anybody that has more. This one was awesome and it’s incredible that we were able to get him a championship.
“There’s a respect factor that I have (for Roger) to get to see him carry that trophy and see him do something that he’s never done. It’s hard to give a billionaire something.”
Joey Logano finished fourth, followed by Martin Truex Jr.
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NASCAR Nationwide Series: O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge at Texas - Race Results
Carl Edwards Edges Kyle Busch to Win Nationwide Series Race at Texas
RANK DRIVER POINTS BEHIND 1 Brad Keselowski 5314 Leader 2 Carl Edwards 4849 -465 3 Kyle Busch 4619 -695 4 Justin Allgaier 4402 -912 5 Paul Menard 4205 -1109 6 Kevin Harvick 4044 -1270 7 Trevor Bayne 3765 -1549 8 Jason Leffler 3743 -1571 9 Joey Logano 3717 -1597 10 Steve Wallace 3688 -1626 11 Brendan Gaughan 3543 -1771 12 Reed Sorenson 3463 -1851 13 Michael Annett 3451 -1863 14 Brian Scott* 3286 -2028 15 Mike Bliss 3253 -2061 16 Tony Raines 3197 -2117 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.* 3116 -2198 18 Mike Wallace 3055 -2259 19 Kenny Wallace 3011 -2303 20 Joe Nemechek 2805 -2509 21 Michael McDowell 2685 -2629 22 Jason Keller 2432 -2882 23 Colin Braun* 2252 -3062 24 Eric McClure 2252 -3062 25 Josh Wise 2161 -3153 26 Shelby Howard 1907 -3407 27 Robert Richardson Jr. 1779 -3535 28 Morgan Shepherd 1710 -3604 29 Mark Green 1665 -3649 30 Willie Allen 1605 -3709 31 Clint Bowyer 1506 -3808 32 Brian Keselowski 1460 -3854 33 Ryan Newman 1393 -3921 34 Greg Biffle 1368 -3946 35 Jeremy Clements 1344 -3970 36 Scott Lagasse Jr. 1328 -3986 37 James Buescher* 1250 -4064 38 Jamie McMurray 1234 -4080 39 Tayler Malsam 1045 -4269 40 Kelly Bires 1019 -4295
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