Edwards Wins, Dale Jr. Third in "Bizarre" Dover Race
Carl Edwards won Sunday's wreck-strewn Dodge 400 at Dover International
Speedway, pushing his way near the top of the Nextel Cup point standings,
where the top six drivers are separated by less than 20 points after two
races in the the 10-event Chase for the Championship. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
and the No. 8 Budweiser team were among the fastest cars throughout the
day, but relied upon some good timing and a lucky break or two to finish
in third place after being one lap down to the leaders as late as lap 381
(of 400 laps). The Bud team ran among the top-10 nearly the entire
afternoon, reaching as high as second place midway through the race
before surviving two red flag periods and 13 yellow flag periods after a
number of multi-car crashes. The finish is the seventh top-five and the
11th top-10 finish of the season for Dale Jr. and the Bud bunch.
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