Pepsi 300 - Nashville Superspeedway

Edwards Victorious in Music City, Claims Back-to-Back Wins
Carl Edwards made sweet music all day at Nashville Superspeedway, winning the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Pepsi 300 at Nashville Superspeedway. Now, with the Gibson Guitar trophy given to all Nashville race winners, he can make sweet music all night, as well. Two weeks after winning at the high-banked concrete surface of Bristol, Edwards dominated once again on the concrete surface of Nashville. It was his sixth top five of the season. The victory was Edwards’ first career back-to-back Busch Series win, and he accomplished the feat with relative ease. His margin of victory, 4.673 seconds, was the largest of the season and his 74 laps led were the most of any driver during the race. With the win, he remains the NASCAR Busch Series points leader. Edwards took the lead for good on lap 200, passing Jason Leffler on the inside in Turn 1. Twenty-five laps later, cue the back flip – Edwards’ signature celebration. Leffler took the lead on lap 182 after a quick pit stop that put him ahead of both Todd Kluever and Edwards – who led the field onto pit road. On the restart, Leffler took a huge lead, but couldn’t hold off the charging No. 60 Dish Network Ford of Edwards. Prior to the pit stop – which was under caution for debris – Edwards had amassed a huge lead of just under five seconds. It seemed as if he was out for a Saturday afternoon drive in the brisk Nashville cold. But the race didn’t start off that brilliantly for Edwards. Starting eighth, he bided his time before marching to the front of the field. David Stremme, who started from the pole, took a huge lead at the start of the race, but was eventually passed by David Reutimann, who took a sizable lead himself. Edwards didn’t take his first lead until lap 119. Only Scott Wimmer had a green flag pass of Edwards after that (on lap 129). Reutimann, Dave Blaney, Leffler and Regan Smith rounded out the top five.

Pepsi 300 Notes
· Race Results · Ford Post-Race Quotes · Toyota Post-Race Quotes · Point Standings · Owner Point Standings · Starting Lineup · Qualifying Results · Final Practice · Practice 2: Rookie Practice · Practice 1 · Ford Friday Quotes · Entry List · MRN Notes · Raybestos Rookie Notes · Cale Gale Notes · Mike Bliss Notes	· Carl Edwards Notes · Dave Blaney Notes · Marcos Ambrose Notes · David Ragan Notes · Shane Huffman Notes · Jason Leffler Notes · Todd Kluever Notes · Sam Hornish Jr. Notes · Eric McClure Notes · David Stremme Notes · Scott Wimmer Notes · Kertus Davis Notes · Johnny Sauter Notes · Boris Said Notes · Aric Almirola Notes · Kevin Hamlin Notes

Stremme Wins Nashville Pole Position
David Stremme won the Busch Pole for the Pepsi 300, lapping the Nashville Superspeedway in 28.811 seconds, 166.561 mph. He broke Martin Truex Jr’s track qualifying record of 28.819 second, 166.515 mph – set April 9, 2004. This is Stremme’s second Busch Pole in 92 career NASCAR Busch Series races. His other Busch Pole came at Milwaukee on June 26, 2004. This is Stremme’s fourth top-10 start as many races in 2007. His best previous start his season as second at Las Vegas. This is Stremme’s first Bud Pole in seven races at Nashville Superspeedway. He has just one top-10 start in his previous six races here – fifth in the second race in 2003. Rookie Marcos Ambrose posted the second fastest lap of 28.973 seconds, 165.630 mph and will join Stremme on the front row for the Pepsi 300. This is Ambrose’s career-best start in just seven NASCAR Busch Series races. Jason Keller (17th) is making his first NASCAR Busch Series start since Memphis last October. Keller is second all-time in career NASCAR Busch series starts with 401. Richard Johns (23rd) qualified for his career-first NASCAR Busch Series race. Ruben Pardo qualified 21st, in just his second attempt at making the field for a NASCAR Busch Series race and his first on an oval track. Pardo started 24th and finished 41st at Mexico City, earlier this season. Brett Rowe (37th) and Jerick Johnson (42nd) are also making their second NASCAR Busch Series starts. All 43 drivers present made the field for the Pepsi 300, including Mike Harmon who did not take a qualifying lap.