The Race to the Chase for the Sprint Cup countdown begins at Kentucky Speedway on Saturday night, as the first of ten races left in the series’ regular season.
Six seats are still available and a win is a virtual lock into the Sweet 16 Chase Grid. With ten winning drivers already on the grid and five of them with multiple victories, there is speculation about whether any new winners will emerge over the next ten races, making points critical for those drivers without a win.
Ten races at ten different tracks, to fill in the remaining six drivers to complete the Chase Grid’s Sweet 16 – who will battle for one prize – the Sprint Cup Series Championship.
That’s a lot of numbers. But there’s only one point: Now is an important time, and for those who are still winless, the points become even more vital. Continue reading →
Carl Edwards, driver of the #99 Aflac Ford, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on June 22, 2014 Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images
Carl Edwards, driver of the #99 Aflac Ford, celebrates with a backflip after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on June 22, 2014 Photo – Robert Laberge/Getty Images
Carl Edwards, driver of the #99 Aflac Ford, celebrates i Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on June 22, 2014 Photo – Jerry Markland/Getty Images
Carl Edwards, driver of the #99 Aflac Ford, puts a winner sticker on his car as he celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on June 22, 2014 Photo – Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images
A well-timed caution helped get Carl Edwards to the front of the field, and the driver of the No. 99 Roush Fenway Ford did the rest.
Edwards passed Marcos Ambrose for the lead moments after a restart on lap 86 and later held off a charging Jeff Gordon to win Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway. Continue reading →