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Edwards wins at Sonoma

Carl Edwards was able to cast some sunlight over Roush-Fenway Racing this afternoon by winning his 2nd race of the season at Sonoma Raceway in the Toyota SaveMart 350. Over the last few weeks, the entire Roush-Fenway Racing has been under heavy scrutiny after some disastrous performances at the prestigious horsepower tracks like Pocono and Michigan. This week rumors sent more bad news in the direction Roush-Fenway Racing as reports surfaced that Edwards, the organization’s top driver, would be moving to Joe Gibbs Racing in 2015. However despite the black clouds over the future of RFR, Edwards delivered a much needed victory today in the Toyota SaveMart 350 at Sonoma. Edwards remained at the front of the pack throughout the most of the afternoon and took advantage of a few aggressive restarts at the end of the race to gain track position while managing to hold off Jeff Gordon in the final laps to score the 23rd win of his career.

The win, which was Edwards 2nd of the season, not only guaranteed the driver of the #99 a spot in the Chase but also put him in strong position at the start of the Chase when points are reset. The win also ended Hendrick Motorsports streak of 5 straight wins. However, Hendrick Motorsports drivers were still impressive this afternoon especially Dale Earnhardt Jr who is not known for being a great road racer. Junior finished 3rd and thanks to some fresh tires, had the fastest car on the track during the latter stages of the race. Five time Sonoma winner Jeff Gordon finished runner-up while both Jimmie Johnson and Kasey Kahne both scored top 7 finishes. Next week when the expect Hendrick drivers to be contending to regain their top spot as all of their drivers have run very well in the past at Kentucky Speedway. Be sure to check back with us for our opening thoughts and consistent discussion for the Quaker State 400.

Pos Start No. Driver Sponsor Status Laps Make
1 4 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Running 110 Ford
2 15 24 Jeff Gordon Panasonic Running 110 Chevrolet
3 17 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Kelley Blue Book Running 110 Chevrolet
4 1 1 Jamie McMurray Cessna Running 110 Chevrolet
5 9 27 Paul Menard Richmond/Menards Running 110 Chevrolet
6 30 5 Kasey Kahne Great Clips Running 110 Chevrolet
7 22 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Running 110 Chevrolet
8 23 9 Marcos Ambrose DeWalt Running 110 Ford
9 19 16 Greg Biffle 3M Running 110 Ford
10 25 15 Clint Bowyer 5-Hour Energy Running 110 Toyota
11 7 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Running 110 Chevrolet
12 5 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation Running 110 Chevrolet
13 12 13 Casey Mears GEICO Running 110 Chevrolet
14 8 55 Brian Vickers Aaron’s Dream Machine Running 110 Toyota
15 18 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Running 110 Chevrolet
16 10 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Running 110 Ford
17 26 3 Austin Dillon Dow Running 110 Chevrolet
18 11 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Running 110 Chevrolet
19 21 14 Tony Stewart Mobil 1/Bass Pro Shops Running 110 Chevrolet
20 6 4 Kevin Harvick Outback/Budweiser Folds of Honor Running 110 Chevrolet
21 27 38 David Gilliland Long John Silvers Running 110 Ford
22 13 2 Brad Keselowski Alliance Truck Parts Running 110 Ford
23 29 43 Aric Almirola Nathan’s Famous Running 110 Ford
24 28 95 Michael McDowell K-Love Radio Running 110 Ford
25 20 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Pretzel Running 110 Toyota
26 16 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Running 110 Toyota
27 32 26 Cole Whitt Rinnai Tankless Water Heaters Running 110 Toyota
28 3 42 Kyle Larson Target Running 110 Chevrolet
29 38 23 Alex Bowman Dr. Pepper Running 110 Toyota
30 42 7 Michael Annett Pilot Flying J Running 110 Chevrolet
31 24 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. EcoPower Oil Running 109 Ford
32 40 36 Reed Sorenson Theme Park Connection Running 109 Chevrolet
33 35 51 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Professional Agriculture Running 109 Chevrolet
34 39 44 JJ Yeley Phoenix Warehouse Running 109 Chevrolet
35 41 32 Boris Said 7eleven/AmeriGas Running 109 Ford
36 31 34 David Ragan Love’s Travel Stops Running 109 Ford
37 2 47 AJ Allmendinger Kingsford/Clorox Running 108 Chevrolet
38 43 66 Tomy Drissi Hercules Running 108 Toyota
39 36 33 Alex Kennedy Media Cast Mechanical 104 Chevrolet
40 33 98 Josh Wise Dogecoin/Reddit.com Running 95 Chevrolet
41 34 83 Ryan Truex Burger King Running 91 Toyota
42 14 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Accident 74 Toyota
43 37 40 Landon Cassill Hillman Racing Engine 29 Chevrolet