Carl Edwards Spins Kyle Busch Out After Bristol’s Sharpie 500 Race Ends!

In a show of shear skill, Carl Edwards pushed his way to the front of the pack during the last 30 laps the Sharpie 500 this past Saturday.  This was his second victory in a row as he struggles to close the points gap on Kyle Busch who remains at the top of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Standings.

Busch, having dominated the first 400 laps of the race and having been bumped out of the way by Edwards, was not happy.

During the first lap after the race ended, Kyle Busch bumped into the side of Carl Edwards, who retaliated by spinning Busch out…much to the joy of the 160,000 person audience!

After the race, Busch stated he was unsure whether the incident would lead to fines or point penalties.

“I couldn’t tell you. That’s NASCAR’s decision.  I just got into him a little bit and let him know I didn’t appreciate the way he pasted me. And he retaliated and ended up spinning me out. So I couldn’t tell you.”

Edwards seemed to have a cool head over the whole situation…

“He’s mad, and I can completely empathise with his anger. I probably would have done the exact same thing.”

This victory marked the 5th win for Edwards this year, closing the gap between he and Kyle Busch to 212 points.  Dale JR managed to move up to 3rd even though he came in a disappointing 18th place AND 2 laps behind.

Another highlight of the race was the huge crash that Kasey Kahne was in which ended his night early.  The crash was a HUGE hit for his team as he now lies in 14th place in the point standings, 2 places shy of the all important 12th position.  The crash also gave way for Denny Hamlin and Clint Bower to move into 11th and 12th place respectively, leaving David Ragan trailing in 3rd with a mere 8 points seperating him from Bowyer

So it all comes down to next weekend’s race at the Pepsi 500 in California which promises to leave drivers fighting for their lives to make The Chase.