November 6, 2005
Carl Edwards Wins Again
(Filed under: Race Recap)
Back-flip boy does it again. Almost-rookie Carl Edwards scores his fourth win of the year at Texas, coming from sixth after a late caution and pitstop to take the win. He passed Mark Martin for the win, giving Roush a one, two, three finish with Matt Kenseth third.
But the championship is another story. Tony Stewart finished sixth, behind chasers Edwards, Martin, Kenseth and Jimmie Johnson. Such good finishes for Stewart mean it's still his championship. Johnson gained a bit and is 38 points behind, and Edwards gained a lot and is 77 points behind, but with two races to go and Stewart consistently finishing in the top 10, it's going to take a miracle.
And Edwards seems like he could be that miracle. I'd be shocked if he could do it. Stewart is that good and Edwards isn't that consistent. But with the tear Edwards is on, it'll be fun to watch him give it a try. He made the comment today that if he won the championship they'd be backing into it, which really sums it up. He can't win without bad luck for Stewart and Johnson. But anything can happen.
Greg Biffle and Ryan Newman both had that kind of bad luck, Newman starting in the back and never really coming up front. Biffle with a loose tire and a couple of spins, when he made some amazing saves, but a 20th place finish won't get him any closer to Stewart.
Casey Mears would have had a chance for the win if the caution didn't come out late, and finished a career-best fourth. Nice to see him finish strong, especially when so often he's had trouble.
Posted by kevin at November 6, 2005 6:23 PM
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