It took most of the day and part of the night due to persistent rain, but in the end Carl Edwards beat even Mother Nature and won the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway Sunday night.
In a race where six of the seven who led laps ended up with problems, Edwards was able to lead the final 78 laps in route to his third Bristol victory. The call of the race came on lap 422 during the ninth caution when crew chief Jimmy Fennig elected to keep Edwards out while the leaders pitted. Edwards took the lead and never looked back. Aric Almirola and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. both has career best finishes coming home second and third respectively. Tony Stewart got a much need fourth place run, and Marcos Ambrose was fifth.
After a nearly two-hour rain delay prior to the start, polesitter Denny Hamlin led the field to the green just before 3:00 p.m.; two laps later Brad Keselowski went by for the lead, followed soon after by teammate Joey Logano. MORE>>>
Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.
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