Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2010 Phoenix Fall Race Recap
With 47 laps left, Carl Edwards passed Denny Hamlin to take a lead he’d never relinquish at Phoenix.
With 47 laps left, Carl Edwards passed Denny Hamlin to take a lead he’d never relinquish at Phoenix.
Denny Hamlin had Sunday’s race in his grasp, leading the most laps (190), but in the end it was Jimmie Johnson who led the Big Three with a fifth-place finish.
This week, here’s a sneak peek at what all were thinking following the Kobalt Tools 500 at Phoenix International Raceway.
The first car to fall out of Phoenix was TRG Motorsports’ No. 71, derailing Brendan Gaughan’s first Cup race since the 2005 Pocono 500.
The Nationwide Series, on the other hand, was officially decided last week at Texas, with Brad Keselowski taking this year’s title.
Carl Edwards led early and often, running up front for 153 laps en route to an easy five-second victory in the Wypall 200 at the Phoenix International Raceway.
Clint Bowyer took the checkered flag 1.038 seconds ahead of Kyle Busch to win the Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway Friday night.
Carl Edwards won the Kobalt Tools 500 pole at Phoenix and had the car at the end to take him to victory lane snapping a 70-race winless streak in the process.
Following Sunday’s race at Texas, Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon swapped crews as Johnson’s bid for a fifth straight title took a blow.
Things are so rough in NASCAR these days that last week’s race at Texas had enough action and storylines to jar a collective NASCAR press from cynicism.