Edwards wins fuel mileage game at Pocono
Quote selected text Published August 3rd, 2008 in NASCAR News
Carl Edwards and his Roush Fenway Racing crew chief Bob Osborne say they routinely argue, and that showed through at Pocono Raceway after a controversial pit call that ultimately translated into Edwards’ fourth NASCAR Sprint Cup victory of the season.
“I had to leave the pit box because I was worried Bob was going to punch me in the neck or something,” said Edwards, who moved up two spots to third in the standings.
“We argue,” Osborne said. “We get mad at each other. We walk away and then we walk back together. … We come to terms with what we want to do, and 99% of the time it works out for us.”
RESULTS:
FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS
1 15 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 190/5 200 Running
2 20 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot 170/0 200 Running
3 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s 170/5 200 Running
4 21 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 160/0 200 Running
5 16 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Insurance 160/5 200 Running
6 30 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel’s 150/0 200 Running
7 7 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 151/5 200 Running
8 2 8 Mark Martin Chevrolet Steak-umm Burgers 152/10 200 Running
9 41 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 143/5 200 Running
10 4 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 134/0 200 Running
11 5 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 135/5 200 Running
12 12 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet AMP Energy / National Guard 132/5 200 Running
13 9 16 Greg Biffle Ford DISH Network Turbo HD 129/5 200 Running
14 6 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Avis 121/0 200 Running
15 17 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 118/0 200 Running
16 19 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Hitachi Power Tools 115/0 200 Running
17 34 45 Chad McCumbee Dodge Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil 112/0 200 Running
18 18 70 Tony Raines Chevrolet Haas Automation 109/0 200 Running
19 31 84 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota Red Bull 106/0 200 Running
20 37 21 Bill Elliott Ford Little Debbie Cosmic Brownies 108/5 200 Running
21 39 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Team USA 100/0 200 Running
22 33 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet Cheez-It / CARQUEST 97/0 200 Running
23 14 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express 94/0 200 Running
24 35 00 Michael McDowell * Toyota Champion Mortgage 91/0 200 Running
25 36 01 Regan Smith * Chevrolet DEI / Principal Financial Group 88/0 200 Running
26 26 77 Sam Hornish Jr. * Dodge Mobil 1 85/0 200 Running
27 29 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Best Buy / Garmin 82/0 200 Running
28 8 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 79/0 200 In Pit
29 40 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet Haas Automation 81/5 200 Running
30 28 44 David Reutimann Toyota UPS 73/0 200 In Pit
31 24 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 70/0 198 Running
32 25 10 Terry Labonte Dodge Charter Comm. 67/0 198 Running
33 11 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker 64/0 198 Running
34 3 38 David Gilliland Ford FreeCreditReport.com 61/0 198 Running
35 32 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target 58/0 198 Running
36 27 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M’s 55/0 198 Running
37 38 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Johns Manville / Menards 52/0 197 Running
38 10 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 54/5 197 Running
39 43 96 J.J. Yeley Toyota DLP HDTV 46/0 196 In Pit
40 13 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Texaco / Havoline 43/0 146 Out of Race
41 23 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row/ DenverMattress.com 40/0 138 In Pit
42 22 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Energizer / Menards 37/0 137 Running
43 42 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 39/5 24 Out of Race
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That was a boring race… I left when they rain came and by the time I got out of the parking lot the red flag was over… l0l And I still made it home in time to watch the last 35-40 laps…….
Gotta love being a local….. l0l
i stayed til after carl left, got to meet carl and jack after the race in the pits, even for only a minute it was pretty cool. Plus i got my jr tire (thanks for the heads up fisha)all in all, it was a 16 hour day for me, and one of the best days ive had in a while, yeah the race wasnt great, but it wasnt bad either, better than the june race last year at least
I probaly would have stayed longer, but me and the 3 people I was with were still feeling the effects of a party the night before…. l0l
I didn’t even go into the souvenir section…..I stayed away from the madness…. l0l But I did get a few free Amp drinks when I left.
Fisha695 wrote:
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Shame on you fisha, from what I’ve been reading you’re not a Jr fan, why take the Amp’s? LOL
Who were your Drivers?
HOW ABOUT TONY’S FINISH!! WOOOO!!
Jason wrote:
because the girls that were giving them out were good looking and all wet from the rain shower….. l0l
Actually I’m not an Amp fan either, I’m a Rockstar drinker all the way, but I was thirsty so I took some of them.
Darrell wrote:
The drivers that I crew/work for at our local track.
ok wtf….i did not post on this yet…why is someone using my name? is this site screwed up or something…..
anyways..that race was boring…BUT its pocono so what do u expect right….glad kyle busch had problems at the end and everyone gained a bunch of points on him…BUT with 5 races to go it really dont matter anyways
darrell wrote:
sometimes the last poster’s name will show up on someones machine rather than their name, its strange happens randomly
all that matters is he is falling, as long as he chokes in the chase thats all that matters. I really dont even care if Jr wins, i mean i hope he does but as long as shrub dont im happy
Fisha695 wrote:
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Did the girls look like they would be good air conditioner testers, if you know what I mean???
If air conditioner is working something would go errect…LOL
darrell wrote:
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glad kyle busch had problems at the end and everyone gained a bunch of points on him…
ME TOO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ganjadude wrote:
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My sentiments exactly !!!
One boring race after another, now onto the Glen where Im sure it will rain.
Howie Motorsports Photography wrote:
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ROAD RACES SUCK !!!
RACING IS FOR SPEED, NOT GO FAST, SLOW DOWN ALL THE TIME…….
Actually stock car racing started because of “racing” on the road.
Actually road racing still sucks !!!
No excitement whatsoever…
Maybe if there were a cop car behind them it would be!
Jason wrote:
Racing isn’t about excitement it’s about talent, and road courses show which drivers truly have talent and which are in their position because of their name or their money.
Fisha695 wrote:
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No talent in road racing, there is talent however going 200 MPH around a track in the corners, side by side, against the wall almost, still at 200 MPH, that’s talent, I feel the need, the need for speed!!!
not sure what this jason chacter is talking about but im glad a road course is here especially watkins glenn, car control at its finest, its funny how he says go fast and then slow down, got news for you jason in some of these turns when they “slow down” they are still going faster then you probably have ever driven your street car, and not mention the throttle control needed to contain the horsepower coming out of a turn with no traction I LOVE SOME ROAD RACING
Rowdy it’s obvious that this Jason person has never driven a race car, and judging by some of his other comments in this topic he probaly isn’t even old enough to have a learners permit yet… l0l
ROWDY BUSH wrote:
Actually, you are driving faster in your street car than you are in the corners at the Glen. The Glen is a 2 1/2 mile coarse and it takes 71 seconds to get around it at 124 mph and that was set by Jeff Gordon in 2003. And that was the track record. Stock Cars were not designed for left and right hand turns.And the Glen is hard on the gas man because he has to fuel the car on the right side.
you know something else we didnt even mention is the pit crews are having to do the stops in an exact opposite direction, and i dont know bout you’ll but i know there are alot of things i would screw up if i had to do it the exact oppposite
It’s not really the exact oppisite, I mean it’s the same pretty much. You do the outside of the stall first and then the inside. Front is still front, rear is still rear, gasman is still close to the pitwall, the driver still goes on the second drop (if it’s a 4 tire stop)
ROWDY BUSH wrote:
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I really kind of doubt it, you cannot go that fast at Watkins Glen, if they can go 90-100 MPH over railroad tracks that is connected with a curve like I have once they would indeed have a match with me, I was a crazy driver as a teen and I was lucky to have made that curve, didn’t know it was there, but I have done it and for the last time, cause that scared the sh*t out of me…
Fisha695 wrote:
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Go look in the mirror Mr. Fisha, you talk alot of off the wall crapola as well, and yes I’ve driven race cars since I am a builder of them as well as 26 years ASE certified auto & Diesel tech, what do you do work at wal-fart in the womens dept ?
Howie Motorsports Photography wrote:
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Right on Howie……..
Fisha695 wrote:
starting from the best drivers running booze getting together to prove
who was better
Jason wrote:
Been involved in Auto repair and racing since I was 7 years old, that’s 13 years.
craig wrote:
Exactly drivers “racing” on the road.