CONCORD, N.C. ? Carl Edwards won the $1 million and then he wrecked.
Edwards led all 10 laps of the final segment in Saturday night?s NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway to win the $1 million top prize, then promptly tore up his No. 99 Ford as he tried to begin a celebratory burnout on the frontstretch.
It appeared that Edwards? car hit a manhole cover as he drove through the grass along the frontstretch. The winning driver got out of the car, sprinted to the flag stand and grabbed the checkered flag. He then headed into the stands to celebrate with fans.
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Carl Edwards raises the trophy in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint cup series All Star auto race in Concord, N.C., Saturday, May 21, 2011.
?When you end up with grass on the windshield after the race, that isn?t good,? Edwards said. ?I had no clue that drain culvert was there.
?There was all the pressure of the world on the final pit stop. I feel so bad about tearing up the car, but Bob (Osborne, his crew chief) said he had a faster one for next week.?
The win is Edwards? first in the race. His previous best was fourth in 2006.
Kyle Busch finished second, David Reutimann third, Tony Stewart fourth and Greg Biffle fifth.
?For what we had, it was a really good night. I thought we had a winning car. We got beat tonight on speed and unfortunately we were second-best,? Busch said.
Busch had started from the pole, but was soon overtaken by Biffle, who took command of the first 50-lap segment.
Four-tire stops were mandated on Lap 25 and when the cycle was completed, Biffle continued to lead. He was followed by Edwards, Kyle Busch, Kasey Kahne, Stewart and Clint Bowyer.
At the end of the segment, Biffle was still the leader.
At end of segment No. 2, Edwards held the lead. Johnson followed, with Kyle Busch third, Kenseth fourth and Jeff Gordon fifth.
The top five remained the same at the start of the 20-lap third segment, except Jimmie Johnson, who elected to pit.
At the conclusion of the third segment, Edwards held the lead.
He was followed by Busch, Biffle, Stewart and Denny Hamlin.
Prior to the start of the final 10-lap segment, teams were allowed 10 minutes to work on their cars. After the break, another four-tire pit stop was mandated and the order coming off pit road determined the starting order in the final segment.
Edwards was first off pit road, with Kyle Busch, Biffle, Kenseth and David Reutimann behind him. And that?s how they started the final 10-lap segment.
Source: http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2011/may/22/auto-racing-edwards-shines-brightest/
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