Edwards Dominates at Nashville
After missing this race last season due to weather, Carl Edwards made up for lost time. Edwards simply dominated on his way to winning the Federated Auto Parts 300 at Nashville Superspeedway and the custom Gibson guitar trophy that goes to the winner. This is Edwards’ second Busch Series win of the season and the seventh of his career. Edwards led the most laps during the race, leading four times for 124 of the 225 total laps. Edwards outran Clint Bowyer by .920 seconds to the checkered flag to capture his first win in three starts at Nashville Superspeedway. Bowyer had to settle for the second position, while NASCAR Busch Series point leader Kevin Harvick finished third. Denny Hamlin was fourth in the finishing order while Paul Menard was the highest finishing non-Nextel Cup regular in fifth place. Edwards pocketed $48,425 with the win, boosting his season total winnings to $499,740.
Kluever Wins First Career Pole at Nashville
Rookie Todd Kluever grabbed the pole position for tonight's Federated Auto Parts 300 at Nashville Superspeedway with a fast qualifying lap of 29.635 seconds, at an average speed of 161.930 mph. This is Kluever’s first career pole in his 15th career start in the NASCAR Busch Series. Kluever’s previous best start was sixth at the Nashville spring race earlier this season. He finished 32nd in that race. Kluever is the first rookie this year to win a Busch Pole award and is the third driver to win his first Busch Pole at Nashville Superspeedway; the others were Reed Sorenson (3/05) and Shane Hmiel (4/02). Kluever’s teammate Danny O’Quinn Jr. made it a Roush Racing front row by qualifying in the second position. Ashton Lewis Jr. will roll of from the third spot, followed by Clint Bowyer in fourth and Kenny Wallace in fifth.
