With Carl Edwards’ No. 99 Ford flying hard into the catch fence behind him, Keselowski crossed the finish line .175 seconds ahead of his mentor, Dale Earnhardt Jr., to win his first Cup race in his fifth start in the series .
Driving the No. 09 Chevrolet of owner James Finch, Keselowski, 25, moved to the inside when Edwards went high to block him in the final 400 yards of the 188-lap race. Edwards slid back down the track in another attempt to block, but Keselowski already was inside his left-rear quarter panel.
In the melee, Marcos Ambrose came home fourth, followed by rookie Scott Speed, who recovered from a one-lap penalty because his crew made changes to the No. 82 Toyota outside impound. Kurt Busch, Greg Biffle, Brian Vickers, rookie Joey Logano and Jeff Burton completed the top 10. NASCAR.com
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Edwards, who climbed from his crumpled race car and ran on foot across the finish line, railed against the racing style at Talladega and Daytona, the two tracks where horsepower-sapping restrictor plates are used.
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“We’ll race like this until we kill somebody,” said Edwards, “then (NASCAR) will change it.” The Associated Press
FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE 1 9 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet 2 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 3 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 4 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota 5 82 Scott Speed * Toyota 6 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 7 16 Greg Biffle Ford 8 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 9 20 Joey Logano * Toyota 10 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 11 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge 12 6 David Ragan Ford 13 98 Paul Menard Ford 14 187 Joe Nemechek Toyota 15 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 16 7 Casey Mears Chevrolet 17 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 18 113 Max Papis * Toyota 19 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 20 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet 21 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 22 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 23 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 24 99 Carl Edwards Ford 25 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 26 0 David Reutimann Toyota 27 34 John Andretti Chevrolet 28 96 Bobby Labonte Ford 29 7 Robby Gordon Toyota 30 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 31 12 David Stremme Dodge 32 41 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota 33 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 34 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 35 44 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge 36 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 37 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 38 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 39 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 40 171 David Gilliland Chevrolet 41 36 Scott Riggs Toyota 42 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 43 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet
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