Carl Edwards narrowly missed out on winning NASCAR’s season-opening Daytona 500 on Sunday but looks like a man who could dethrone five-time defending Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson.
Edwards, who won the final two races of 2010, placed second to rookie Trevor Bayne in the Daytona 500 but still leads the NASCAR Sprint Cup standings since Bayne has not declared to run for Sprint Cup points.
“I think we have got a lot of positive things going on, a lot of them. Our performances have been good, we got a win, a win and a second, that’s a pretty good streak to be on,” Edwards told reporters.
“You never know what’s going to happen. But a couple of the tracks that are coming up are really good for us. I feel really good about it ... this season picked up right now where we left off and I’m having fun.” Yahoo! Eurosport UK
Bayne, who became the race’s youngest winner, wasn’t even sure where to find Victory Lane as he steered his No. 21 Ford to meet his thrilled teammates.
“I keep thinking I’m dreaming,” Bayne said in a television interview. “This is just incredible.”
With the win Bayne breaks Gordon’s mark as the youngest winner in Daytona 500 history. Gordon was 25 when he won the 500 in 1997.
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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Daytona 500 - Race Results
RANK DRIVER POINTS BEHIND 1 Carl Edwards 42 Leader 2 David Gilliland 41 -1 3 Bobby Labonte 41 -1 4 Kurt Busch 40 -2 5 Juan Montoya 39 -3 6 Regan Smith 38 -4 7 Kyle Busch 37 -5 8 Paul Menard 36 -6 9 Mark Martin 34 -8 10 A.J. Allmendinger 34 -8 11 Bill Elliott 32 -10 12 Tony Stewart 31 -11 13 David Ragan 31 -11 14 Terry Labonte 30 -12 15 Robby Gordon 29 -13 16 Clint Bowyer 28 -14 17 Jamie McMurray 27 -15 18 Martin Truex Jr. 26 -16 19 Denny Hamlin 24 -18 20 Ryan Newman 24 -18 21 Joey Logano 21 -21 22 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 21 -21 23 Kasey Kahne 19 -23 24 Dave Blaney 19 -23 25 Jimmie Johnson 17 -25 26 Jeff Gordon 17 -25 27 Brad Keselowski 16 -26 28 David Reutimann 14 -28 29 Brian Vickers 13 -29 30 Andy Lally* 11 -31 31 Matt Kenseth 10 -32 32 Greg Biffle 9 -33 33 Jeff Burton 9 -33 34 Marcos Ambrose 7 -35 35 Michael Waltrip 4 -38 36 Brian Keselowski* 3 -39 37 Kevin Harvick 3 -39 38 J.J. Yeley 1 -41 39 Trevor Bayne 0 -42 40 Steve Wallace 0 -42 41 Travis Kvapil 0 -42 42 Robert Richardson Jr. 0 -42 43 Joe Nemechek 0 -42
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