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Edwards Wins in Texas
6-Apr-2008
Written by: E. Van Dril
Edwards won despite the ongoing suspension of his crew chief.
Carl Edwards dominated Sunday’s race at Texas Motor Speedway for his third win of the season. Edwards held onto his lead from a hard-charging Jimmie Johnson as the checkered flag waved.
At one point, Edwards had built up a lead of more than seven seconds over Johnson, and the only reason the race was close at the end was because of two late cautions – one for debris with 39 laps to go, and another for oil on the track with five to go. But Edwards didn’t allow Johnson to steal the victory, restarting well after both cautions.
This was Edwards’s first victory since he won last month in Las Vegas, where it was discovered that he was cheating. Since the cover was missing from his oil tank after the victory, NASCAR hit the team with stiff penalties.
Edwards was stripped of 100 points (and the 10 points that accompanies a NASCAR victory) – dropping him seven places in the points standings, which also led to the suspension for six races and a fine of $100,000.
As Edwards crossed the finish line, he radioed to his crew: “This is for Bob Osborne (crew chief) sitting at home.”
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