Carl Edwards snapped a 70-race winless streak in the Sprint Cup Series by taking Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500 at Phoenix International Raceway.
Edwards passed Denny Hamlin for the lead with 47 laps remaining, and then conserved enough fuel to claim his first Sprint Cup win since the 2008 season- ending race at Homestead, FL. Edwards had a dominating weekend at Phoenix by winning the pole and leading the way in all three practices for the 312-mile (500 km) race. He also won Saturday’s Nationwide Series event here.
It was Edwards’ 17th career victory in the series. American Chronicle
Edwards crossed the finish line 4.77 seconds ahead of runner-up Ryan Newman.
Joey Logano and Greg Biffle, finished third and fourth, respectively, followed by Johnson and Harvick. Matt Kenseth, Mark Martin, Kurt Busch and Jamie McMurray completed the top 10.
Johnson, the four-time defending NASCAR Sprint Cup champion, didn’t lead a lap. Denny Hamlin, ahead in the points and seeking his first title, led a race-high 190 laps. NASCAR.com
FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE 1 99 Carl Edwards Ford 2 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 3 20 Joey Logano Toyota 4 16 Greg Biffle Ford 5 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 6 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 7 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 8 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet 9 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 10 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 11 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 12 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 13 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 14 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 15 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 16 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet 17 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 18 43 A.J. Allmendinger Ford 19 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 20 9 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 21 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 22 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota 23 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 24 13 Casey Mears Toyota 25 6 David Ragan Ford 26 0 David Reutimann Toyota 27 9 Aric Almirola Ford 28 19 Elliott Sadler Ford 29 98 Paul Menard Ford 30 83 Kasey Kahne Toyota 31 26 J.J. Yeley Ford 32 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 33 7 Robby Gordon Toyota 34 38 Travis Kvapil Ford 35 82 Scott Speed Toyota 36 34 Tony Raines Ford 37 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet 38 37 David Gilliland Ford 39 55 Mike Bliss Toyota 40 164 Landon Cassill Toyota 41 81 Terry Labonte Dodge 42 12 Brad Keselowski Dodge 43 71 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet
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