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HOMESTEAD, Fla. (November 15, 2008) — Carl Edwards won the battle, but Clint Bowyer won the war.

Edwards took the checkered flag in the Ford 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, depriving runner-up Kyle Busch of a record 11th victory in a single season.

But Edwards couldn’t put enough distance between his No. 60 Ford and the No. 2 Chevrolet of Clint Bowyer, who claimed his first NASCAR Nationwide championship with a fifth-place finish. Bowyer entered the race with a 56-point lead over Edwards and won the title by 21 points.

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Johnny Benson celebrates winning the 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (November 14, 2008) — Todd Bodine may have won Friday night’s Ford 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, but a pair of calls in the pits earned Johnny Benson a seventh-place finish—exactly what he needed to secure the series championship.

After pitting for four tires under caution on Lap 126, Ron Hornaday Jr. chased Benson to the stripe during a green-white-checkered-flag finish that took the race three laps beyond its scheduled 134-lap distance. Hornaday came home eighth, one position behind Benson and one position short of his fourth series championship.

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Qualifying Fast Facts
Homestead-Miami Speedway
FORD 400

Coors Light Pole Winner: David Reutimann
Age: 38
Team : No. 44 - UPS Toyota
Owner: Michael Waltrip
Crew Chief: Ryan Pemberton

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Move Will Provide Significant Cost Savings For Teams

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Nov. 14, 2008) – In an effort to help teams manage costs, NASCAR is suspending testing for its three national and two regional racing series for the 2009 season.

Testing for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the NASCAR Nationwide Series, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, as well as the NASCAR Camping World East and West Regional Touring Series at tracks hosting any of those events are included in the 2009 policy.

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AVONDALE, Ariz. (Nov. 8, 2008) — Carl Edwards got the win in Saturday’s Hefty Odor Block 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Phoenix International Raceway — and championship leader Clint Bowyer got the save.

Second in the standings, Edwards trimmed Bowyer’s lead from 91 points to 56, on a day that could have been much worse for the driver of the No. 2 Chevrolet.

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AVONDALE, Ariz. (November 7, 2008) — Kevin Harvick held off hard-charging Kyle Busch to win Friday night’s Lucas Oil 150 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Phoenix International Raceway, as title contenders Ron Hornaday and Johnny Benson struggled to wreck-plagued finishes that left them three points apart with one race left.

Benson takes a three-point lead to the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, the smallest margin with one race left in series history. The previous low margin was Hornaday’s 13-point advantage over Jack Sprague in 1998; when Hornaday went on to win the title.

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Qualifying Fast Facts
Phoenix International Raceway
Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 presented by Pennzoil

Coors Light Pole Winner: Jimmie Johnson
Age: 33
Team : No. 48 - Lowe’s Chevrolet
Owner: Jeff Gordon
Crew Chief: Chad Knaus

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Ron Hornaday, Jr, No. 33 VFW Silverado at Phoenix International Raceway discussing battling for a championship, preparation for the final two races and strategy.

HAVING GONE THROUGH A TIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLE LAST YEAR, DOES THAT HELP THIS YEAR? “Probably my worst championship year was l992. We came down here to Phoenix leading the points and exhaust pipe went through the windshield. We were down and out, came in and lost the clutch. In and out of the pits, our race was done, we had to pull the transmission out, we were umpteen laps, Doug George was leading it and he ended up blowing a tire and wrecking.

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Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Race No. 9: Phoenix International Raceway

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Carl Edwards keeps chipping away at leader Jimmie Johnson’s point lead.
The deficit is now 106 points. An Edwards comeback with two races remaining would be the largest since the current points system was implemented in 1975.
But it’s not far off, which should keep Edwards optimistic. In 1992, Alan Kulwicki overcame an 85-point deficit over Bill Elliott with two races remaining to win the championship.
Edwards has beaten Johnson by 106 points in consecutive races five times this year.

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FORT WORTH, TX. — “It ain’t over til it’s over,” baseball legend Yogi Berra once said.

NASCAR driver Carl Edwards is a believer. First at last weekend’s Atlanta Motor Speedway battle and today at Ft. Worth.

The Missouri native, who cut his racing teeth on dirt tracks throughout the Midwest, dominated the field Sunday to win the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.

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