Edwards adds to his trophy room: The Federated Auto Parts 300 Review

by Troy J. on Jul 27, 2011 8:23 AM EDT in NASCAR Nationwide Series

Carl Edwards jams with his Sam Bass-designed Gibson guitar after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series Federated Auto Parts 300 on Saturday at Nashville Superspeedway. Credit: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images for NASCAR via nascar-assets.americaneagle.com

Matt had a pretty good review of the race for you, but I like to bring the technical stuff; points and results. Usually you have to click on 3 different links just to see info, which is why I like to have them all in one place. We knew coming into this race that a Cup driver was probably going to win. Carl Edwards did just that, proving once again that he belongs in the Cup Series. Oh that's right, he does drive in the Cup Series. Edwards beating a field of Nationwide drivers is like Peyton Manning dropping under center for the USC Trojans against the TCU Horned Frogs. You know he's gonna pick apart that defense and win it 81-3.

Results and More after the JUMP!

Fin	Str	Car	Driver	Team	Laps	Status
1	3	60	Carl Edwards	Fastenal Ford	225	Running
2	6	6	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	RickyvsTrevor.com Ford	225	Running
3	4	33	Austin Dillon	Rheem Chevy	225	Running
4	16	31	Justin Allgaier	Dollar General Chevy	225	Running
5	12	88	Aric Almirola	Degree MEN Chevy	225	Running
6	8	12	Sam Hornish Jr	Alliance Dodge	225	Running
7	17	18	Drew Herring	SportClips Toyota	225	Running
8	11	32	Reed Sorenson	Dollar General Chevy	225	Running
9	7	16	Trevor Bayne	RickyvsTrevor.com Ford	225	Running
10	9	09	Kenny Wallace	Federated Auto Parts Toyota	225	Running
11	2	66	Steve Wallace	5-hour Energy Toyota	225	Running
12	1	22	Brad Keselowski	Discount Tire Dodge	225	Running
13	14	87	Scott Wimmer	NEMCO Motorsports Toyota	225	Running
14	15	62	Michael Annett	Pilot/Flying J Toyota	224	Running
15	19	30	Mikey Kile	Battery Tender/Muc-Off Chevy	224	Running
16	23	70	David Stremme	Foretravel Chevy	224	Running
17	10	11	Brian Scott	Shore Lodge Toyota	224	Running
18	13	38	Jason Leffler	Great Clips Chevy	224	Running
19	21	01	Mike Wallace	Cowboys & Aliens Chevy	224	Running
20	20	7	Josh Wise	TaxSlayer.com Chevy	224	Running
21	27	51	Jeremy Clements	racedaysponsor.com Chevy	222	Running
22	22	15	Timmy Hill #	Fast Wax.com Ford	219	Running
23	32	14	Eric McClure	Hefty BlackOut/Reynolds Chevy	219	Running
24	18	19	Mike Bliss	Racing for Education Chevy	218	Running
25	24	28	Derrike Cope	Jay Robinson Racing Chevy	217	Running
26	26	39	Danny Efland	C3i Sports Ford	216	Running
27	29	81	Blake Koch #	Daystar.com Dodge	214	Running
28	35	52	Kevin Lepage	TRX Software Development Chevy	212	Running
29	40	13	Jennifer Jo Cobb #	TenForJen.com Dodge	211	Running
30	5	2	Elliott Sadler	OneMain Financial Chevy	193	Running
31	28	40	Chase Miller	Key Motorsports Chevy	174	Clutch
32	42	89	Morgan Shepherd	Victory in Jesus Chevy	131	Handling
33	34	41	Carl Long	Lilly Trucking of VA Ford	54	Start and Park
34	41	23	Dennis Setzer	Battery Tender / Muc Off Dodge	28	Start and Park
35	33	44	Jeff Green	TriStar Motorsports Chevy	19	Start and Park
36	31	75	Johnny Chapman	Fast Wax.com Chevy	13	Start and Park
37	36	71	Matt Carter	Lilly Trucking of VA Ford	12	Start and Park
38	43	74	Mike Harmon	Global Pigeon Supply Chevy	11	Start and Park
39	25	42	Tim Andrews	Key Motorsports Chevy	8	Start and Park
40	38	49	Mark Green	Jay Robinson Racing Chevy	7	Start and Park
41	30	47	Charles Lewandoski #	Key Motorsports Chevy	6	Start and Park
42	37	04	Danny O'Quinn Jr	Go Green Racing Ford	3	Start and Park
43	39	03	Marc Davis	R3 Motorsports Chevy	1	Start and Park

If Austin Dillon is not a Nationwide Regular next year, I'll be surprised. He's shown that he's ready for the leap. After a 30th place finish, we have yet another new Points Leader. Reed Sorenson takes the top spot this week:

POS	Car	Driver	Points	Wins
1	32	REED SORENSON	702	1
2	6	RICKY STENHOUSE JR.	697	1
3	2	ELLIOTT SADLER	688	0
4	31	JUSTIN ALLGAIER	672	1
5	88	ARIC ALMIROLA	631	0
6	38	JASON LEFFLER	608	0
7	09	KENNY WALLACE	605	0
8	66	STEVE WALLACE	558	0
9	62	MICHAEL ANNETT	550	0
10	11	BRIAN SCOTT	537	0

The Owner Points Standings are about the same this week. Joe Gibbs continues to dominate, and the top 30 locked in drivers will not change for quite some time. Here's both battles:

Pos	Car #	Owner	Points
1	18	Joe Gibbs	759
2	32	Sandra Turner	731
3	60	Jack Roush	710
4	6	Jack Roush	697
5	33	Delana Harvick	692
6	2	Delana Harvick	688
7	31	Steve Turner	672
8	22	Roger Penske	670
9	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	631
10	20	Joe Gibbs	630

And the locked in drivers:

Pos	Car #	Owner	Points
31	23	Robert Richardson Sr.	311
32	40	Curtis Key Sr.	281
33	52	Jimmy Means	277
34	41	Rick Ware	216
35	12	Roger Penske	197
36	44	Mark Smith	129

Next week we head to the Lucas Oil Raceway in Indiana. Join us soon for the preview. Enjoy!

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Carl Edwards did just that, proving once again that he belongs in the Cup Series. Oh that's right, he does drive in the Cup Series.

Nomination for Best Quote :)

by UnderdogFan89 on Jul 27, 2011 1:28 PM EDT reply actions

Thanks

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by Troy J. on Jul 27, 2011 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions