Edwards wins Lowe's Busch
Carl Edwards won Saturday night's Carquest Auto Parts 300 at Lowe's Motor Speedway
Edwards took the win after Casey Mears' engine coughed at the final restart with six laps remaining, allowing Edwards to sweep around Mears into the lead, which Edwards extended to the finish.
Kurt Busch finished second, ahead of JJ Yeley, while Mears recovered from his low fuel problems to finish fourth, though the speed he had shown before the final restart still didn't seem to be quite there.
A seventh place finish for Kevin Harvick continues his strong run of finishes this year, as he remains clearly at the top of the points standing. Edwards' win moved him up to second, as a late-race crash dropped Clint Bowyer a place to third.
Two drivers made unexpected early exits from the race, Jamie McMurray out after two laps when he crashed while leading, with Tony Stewart out after 10 laps. Both crashes may have been as a result of a problem with the car, rather than driver error, however.
Pos Driver Make Laps 1. Carl Edwards Ford 200 2. Kurt Busch Dodge 200 3. J.J. Yeley Chevrolet 200 4. Casey Mears Dodge 200 5. Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet 200 6. Jeff Burton Chevrolet 200 7. Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 200 8. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 200 9. Todd Kluever Ford 200 10. Regan Smith Ford 200 11. Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 200 12. Greg Biffle Ford 200 13. Kenny Wallace Ford 200 14. David Green Ford 200 15. Dave Blaney Chevrolet 200 16. Kasey Kahne Dodge 199 17. John Andretti Ford 199 18. Jason Leffler Chevrolet 199 19. Elliott Sadler Ford 199 20. Michael Waltrip Dodge 199 21. Reed Sorenson Dodge 199 22. Danny O'Quinn Jr Ford 199 23. Kyle Busch Chevrolet 198 24. Paul Menard Chevrolet 198 25. Scott Wimmer Ford 198 26. Burney Lamar Chevrolet 198 27. Tim Sauter Chevrolet 198 28. Ashton Lewis Ford 198 29. Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 198 30. Stacy Compton Ford 198 31. Boris Said Dodge 197 32. Mark Martin Ford 188 33. Mark McFarland Chevrolet 187 34. Mike Wallace Dodge 184 35. Randy LaJoie Ford 174 36. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 168 37. Jon Wood Ford 142 38. Matt Kenseth Ford 136 39. Jay Sauter Chevrolet 127 40. Robby Gordon Chevrolet 125 41. Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 20 42. Tony Stewart Chevrolet 10 43. Jamie McMurray Dodge 2
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