Edwards Overcomes Error, Dominates At Nashville

Carl Edwards does a backflip to celebrate winning Saturday's NASCAR Nationwide event at Nashville Superspeedway. Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images for NASCAR

Carl Edwards did not let a penalty for speeding on pit road slow him down Saturday night, as he regained position quickly and dominated the field en route to a victory at Nashville Superspeedway in the Federated Auto Parts 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race.

After leading from Laps 59 to 82, Edwards made a yellow flag pit stop but approached his stall a bit too fast, and was forced to restart in the 14th position. However, it took him only 39 laps to regain the lead and backflip his way into victory lane in Nashville for the sixth time in his career—five times in the Nationwide Series and once in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. came in second place, followed by the weekend’s truck series race winner, Austin Dillon, in third, Justin Allgaier in fourth and Aric Almirola in fifth.

Even though Brad Keselowski started the race on the pole and led for 89 of the first 116 laps, engine problems saw him fall to a 12th-place finish, allowing Edwards and his extremely fast No. 60 Ford to dominate the race despite the pit-road penalty.

Edwards, who led 124 laps, said he thought the penalty would be a problem for him in the race, but the speed of his Ford through traffic nullified the loss in position.

“I can’t believe I was leading and I sped on pit road,” he said. “That was really, really not smart. But in the end it made our night more fun. I probably learned more.”

Stenhouse, a teammate of Edwards’ at Roush Fenway Racing, noted Edwards’ fast car in the race. He added that his own Ford had a few slight problems, but that adjustments still might not have been enough to overtake his teammate.

“We were just too loose on that last run,” Stenhouse said. “We were tight in the middle part of the race. I never really got it exactly where I needed it. We were one adjustment away from being really fast, but Carl’s Fastenal Mustang has always been really good here.

“But at the end of the day it was a really good day for Roush Fenway.”

Edwards hit a milestone during the race, leading his 1,000th Nationwide lap of the season, a career high, which he said is all due to the team’s effort and willingness to listen to the drivers.

“It boils down to (team owner Jack Roush) and the guys listening to us complain and not ignoring us,” he said.

Edwards did say, however, that the fast car was not all that got him to victory lane, as the invocation from Pastor Joe Nelms, which featured “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby” references, as well as a number of racing puns, and had the drivers laughing during prerace activities. The video of the invocation has already gone viral on YouTube.

“I turned to Jack after that and said if anything happens tonight, I’d like him to be at my funeral,” Edwards said, laughing. “That was one of the best invocations that I’ve ever heard.”

Story by Brian Citino
Special to Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service

NASCAR Nationwide Series
Nashville Superspeedway – Lebanon, TN
Federated Auto Parts 300 – July 23, 2011

Fin Start No. Driver Points Car Laps Completed Status Earnings
1 3 60 Carl Edwards 0 Ford 225 Running $42,100
2 6 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 42 Ford 225 Running $37,418
3 4 33 Austin Dillon 0 Chevrolet 225 Running $31,118
4 16 31 Justin Allgaier 40 Chevrolet 225 Running $24,093
5 12 88 Aric Almirola 39 Chevrolet 225 Running $22,968
6 8 12 Sam Hornish Jr. 38 Dodge 225 Running $14,700
7 17 18 Drew Herring 37 Toyota 225 Running $19,993
8 11 32 Reed Sorenson 36 Chevrolet 225 Running $18,818
9 7 16 Trevor Bayne 35 Ford 225 Running $18,543
10 9 09 Kenny Wallace 34 Toyota 225 Running $19,543
11 2 66 Steve Wallace 33 Toyota 225 Running $18,193
12 1 22 Brad Keselowski 0 Dodge 225 Running $15,950
13 14 87 Scott Wimmer 31 Toyota 225 Running $22,368
14 15 62 Michael Annett 30 Toyota 224 Running $17,943
15 19 30 Mikey Kile 29 Chevrolet 224 Running $18,493
16 23 70 David Stremme 0 Chevrolet 224 Running $19,043
17 10 11 Brian Scott 27 Toyota 224 Running $17,693
18 13 38 Jason Leffler 26 Chevrolet 224 Running $17,593
19 21 01 Mike Wallace 25 Chevrolet 224 Running $17,718
20 20 7 Josh Wise 24 Chevrolet 224 Running $17,968
21 27 51 Jeremy Clements 23 Chevrolet 222 Running $17,643
22 22 15 Timmy Hill 22 Ford 219 Running $18,368
23 32 14 Eric McClure 21 Chevrolet 219 Running $17,718
24 18 19 Mike Bliss 20 Chevrolet 218 Running $17,243
25 24 28 Derrike Cope 19 Chevrolet 217 Running $17,838
26 26 39 Danny Efland 18 Ford 216 Running $17,178
27 29 81 Blake Koch 17 Dodge 214 Running $17,543
28 35 52 Kevin Lepage 16 Chevrolet 212 Running $10,640
29 40 13 Jennifer Jo Cobb 15 Dodge 211 Running $10,605
30 5 2 Elliott Sadler 15 Chevrolet 193 Running $17,308
31 28 40 Chase Miller 13 Chevrolet 174 Clutch $10,500
32 42 89 Morgan Shepherd 12 Chevrolet 131 Handling $10,465
33 34 41 Carl Long 11 Ford 54 Overheating $10,440
34 41 23 Dennis Setzer 10 Dodge 28 Vibration $10,420
35 33 44 Jeff Green 9 Chevrolet 19 Vibration $10,400
36 31 75 Johnny Chapman 8 Chevrolet 13 Suspension $10,380
37 36 71 Matt Carter 0 Ford 12 Handling $10,360
38 43 74 Mike Harmon 6 Chevrolet 11 Fuel Pump $10,340
39 25 42 Tim Andrews 5 Chevrolet 8 Transmission $10,295
40 38 49 Mark Green 4 Chevrolet 7 Handling $10,205
41 30 47 Charles Lewandoski 3 Chevrolet 6 Brakes $10,125
42 37 04 Danny OQuinn Jr. 0 Ford 3 Brakes $10,100
43 39 03 Marc Davis 0 Chevrolet 1 Alternator $10,026

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