Edwards Wins Again at Phoenix

Whitt finishes 15th in NNS debut
Written By: Matt "Night" Rider

PHOENIX, AZ.- Roush-Fenway racer Carl Edwards (Pictured Left) broke free from the pack and never looked back, leading 153 laps en route to another Nationwide win at Phoenix Raceway this afternoon. Kevin Harvick drove his way through the field to earn second place honors, while third went to race polesitter Joey Logano. This year's Nationwide Champion Brad Keselowski used pit strategy early in the race to gain track position. Keselowski ended the day in fourth. Reed Sorenson raced up front for most of the day, taking home fifth.

Aric Almirola got up front early on, and slipped back to sixth. Colin Braun raced his way to seventh, while eighth went to the fast Penske ride of Justin Allgaier. Allgaier has one more race remaining for Penske Racing, before he heads to Turner Motorsports next season. Another Roush-Fenway driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. put together a solid race to take the checkers in nineth, while Steven Wallace rounded out the top ten finishers Saturday afternooon.

Alpine, CA. native Cole Whitt (Pictured Right) qualified 23rd for his first Nationwide race at Phoenix. Whitt was impressive in his Nationwide debut for Red Bull Racing, taking the checkers in 15th place. Look for Cole Whitt to be a top contender in the NASCAR Nationwide Series very soon. Congrats once again to Cole Whitt on a great day in Phoenix.

More racing action from Phoenix Raceway can be seen tomorrow at 3:30 Eastern time, when the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series hits the Phoenix short track. It's the 9th race of the Chase. Check it out tomorrow on ESPN at 3:30 PM Eastern time.

Nationwide Race Results credited to:
http://www.nascar.com/nationwideseries/leaderboard/race/
Carl Edwards Picture credited to:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/389096-carl-edwards-leads-nationwide-practice-from-darlington-raceway
Cole Whitt Picture credited to:
http://www.nascar.com/2008/news/features/08/05/future.star.cwhitt/index.html