Clint Bowyer had already assured his spot in the Chase for NASCAR’s biggest championship, and he looked as if he was about to pad his lead in another one.
Carl Edwards had another idea Sunday night.
Passing Bowyer for the lead with 28 laps to go then pulling away through three restarts the rest of the way, Edwards won for the fourth time this season in the Nationwide Series and cut slightly into Bowyer’s prohibitive points lead.
Who will fight for this year’s championship? Larry McReynolds introduces the 12 drivers in this year’s Chase for the Sprint Cup field.
Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s bump of Kyle Busch didn’t help him win Sunday, but it sure looked like the move of a champion, Lee Spencer says.
Who will fight for this year’s championship? Larry McReynolds introduces the 12 drivers in this year’s Chase for the Sprint Cup field.
Jay Frye had a “positive meeting” with Red Bull Racing management in Austria, but would not say Sunday whether he’ll remain general manager or leave to run Tony Stewart’s new team.
Frye also said the team is not certain AJ Allmendinger will be back in the No. 84 Toyota next season.
“AJ has been a Red Bull athlete for a long time. They are very fond of AJ,” Frye said before Sunday’s race at Richmond International Raceway.
In the battle of Sprint Cup champions, Jimmie Johnson edged Tony Stewart to win the Richmond Sprint Cup race.