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THE LOWDOWN
The conventional wisdom was that if points leader Carl Edwards could survive Martinsville, the Chase was his. Well, Edwards did survive, thanks to a miraculous comeback in which he twice fell a lap down and recovered to finish in the top 10. “That’s just a gift to finish ninth after the day we had,” Edwards said. “Now we go to Texas. I’m excited about Texas.” Still Edwards shouldn’t get too excited. Yes, he has three career wins at Texas — but also three crash DNFs. Further, he has as many career finishes outside the top 20 as inside the top five (four). So the Chase isn’t over yet.
PAST WINNERS
2010 Denny Hamlin
2009 Kurt Busch
2008 Carl Edwards
2007 Jimmie Johnson
2006 Tony Stewart
2005 Carl Edwards
ABOUT TEXAS
TRACK: Texas Motor Speedway (Fort Worth), 1.5-mile paved oval
RACE LENGTH: 334 laps, 501 miles
FIRST RACE: 1997
SERIES: NASCAR Sprint Cup
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