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Carl Edwards Breaks Phoenix Track Record to Win Pole

Carl Edwards set a track record at the one-mile Phoenix International Raceway on his way to winning the pole position for Sunday's Kobalt Tools 500k. Edwards ran a lap of 136.389 mph in his No. 99 Roush-Fenway Racing Ford to win the top starting spot. In the process, he broke the six-year-old track record of 135.854 mph,...

Busch's Reverse Victory Lap Gets Name

It wasn't a great week and change to be the assistant of Sprint Cup Series driver Kurt Busch after the Las Vegas native won the series' last outing two weeks ago at Atlanta Motor Speedway.Thanks to a nameless, peculiar victory lap Busch unveiled after the win by driving his No. 2 Penske Racing Dodge in reverse in the...

Tire-Chasing Gas Man Regrets Decision

Perhaps Jimmy Watts was just doing what he had always done as a firefighter for the Charlotte (N.C.) Fire Department on Sunday when he dashed across the unprotected frontstretch Atlanta Motor Speedway grass to retrieve an errant tire from his team's recently completed pit stop -- preventing a potentially harmful...

Kurt Busch Finds Victory Lane in Atlanta

He may have ended the day going backwards, but Kurt Busch did just about everything right to stay up front Sunday.As a result, Busch earned his first victory of 2009 in the Sprint Cup Series' Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Kobalt Tools 500 Roundup: Complete Results | Sprint Cup Standings | Schedule A brush...

Carl Edwards Wins Atlanta; Johnson Second

Carl Edwards did all he could do Sunday afternoon at Atlanta Motor Speedway to catch Jimmie Johnson in the Chase for the Sprint Cup by winning the Pep Boys 500 in Hampton, Ga.But when the Sprint Cup point leader already has a huge lead in the standings and is finishing a spot behind after a tremendous rally in the race's...