Carl Edwards won his second race in a row and the 27th of his career Sunday. He did it with a last lap pass of his teammate Kyle Busch on the final corner of the final lap. The racing wasn’t just exciting at the front as some of the best racing in recent history at Richmond happened all over the track, all day long. Here’s how it all went down Sunday at Richmond International Raceway.
After being awarded the pole on Friday due to rain, Kevin Harvick led the field to green under clear blue skies. Joey Logano started on the outside in second. By the end of the first lap, Harvick was leading, Jimmie Johnson was second, Logano was second, Denny Hamlin third and Kurt Busch fifth.
Carl Edwards went to fifth on lap 6. The top 10 were single file. Edwards went to fourth on lap 11. Kyle Busch passed his brother for fifth on lap 14. Ahead Edwards was looking for third; he had the spot on lap 17. Kyle Busch grabbed fourth from Hamlin on lap 17.
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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