Edwards dominates another Nationwide race at Nashville

[jsab4807]

Carl Edwards was nursing a cold so he figured the only thing that could make him feel better was to win Saturday night's NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Nashville Superspeedway.

Edwards had the dominant car and continued his dominance on concrete tracks as he won his eighth race on concrete with the victory.

"I feel a lot better. This car is unreal. It is super fast. We had a great car,'' Edwards. "I felt bad that the 22 team had trouble with Brad (Keselowski) because we were going to have an awesome race. It's a fun race track.''

With Edwards winning it turned out to be a banner night for Roush Fenway Racing as his teammate, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., took runner-up honors and Trevor Bayne ran ninth.

Austin Dillon, coming off a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win the night before here, finished a Nationwide career-best third and led four laps.

Dillon was followed by Justin Allgaier, who finished fourth.

"We just had some issues and I felt like we passed every car on the race track at some point,'' Allgaier said. "It was a good night. We had a good car and we just needed some track postion.''

Aric Almirola scored his fifth consecutive top-5 finish in a row in a race that saw only three cautions.

Despite a rough night -- bad battery -- Reed Sorenson salvaged a top-10 finish and walked away leading the points by five over Stenhouse.

Updated points:
1. Sorenson LEADER
2. Stenhouse Jr. -5
3. Sadler -14
4. Allgaier -30

[gladdyontherise]

I wish the cup guys just let the NNS drivers have their own series

[ranbethscards]

...and ESPN reported last night that Jimmie Johnson will be racing in the Nationwide Series very soon (thinking they reported Watkins Glen).

I searched for information last night, but wasn't able to find anything on it.

...and in Kyle news.....he tweeted that since there was no Sprint Cup race this weekend, his wife MADE him take the weekend off from Nationwide....(see? DeLana Harvick isn't the only racing wife that wears the pants, or in this case the firesuit, in the family!)
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[jsab4807]

Yea, Watkins Glen.

Running his first NNS race in half a decade on this worst Cup track. (Doing what established Cup drivers are supposed to do with the NNS series....maybe Edwards/Busch/Keselowski will take notes.)

[ranbethscards]

okay....let's open the can of worms.....

it's WRONG for Edwards/Busch/Keselowski (and let's not forget Harvick) to run in NNS, but for this one race it's going to be okay for Johnson?

just saying.....if it's wrong it's wrong....can't make it right when our favorite driver races in NNS, even if it is for one race.


(Jeremy!...you didn't think I'd let this one go by did you? )
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[jsab4807]

You're missing the point.

I don't care if ANY Cup driver runs 6-10 races a year. I've never once complained about Tony Stewart or Mark Martin winning one of the FEW Nationwide races they run a year. I never have.

I'm sick of these clowns running 32 of 34 Nationwide races a year. It's a joke. They don't need to be there the entire season.

[ranbethscards]

I'm sick of these clowns running 32 of 34 Nationwide races a year. It's a joke. They don't need to be there the entire season.

I agree 100 percent!

I'm tired of seeing ANY AND ALL Sprint Cup drivers racing in Nationwide, but since you did mention the "clowns running 32 of 34 Nationwide races a year..." I am assuming you will no longer point the finger at Busch/Harvick as neither of those drivers will drive that many Nationwide races each year. (note: of the 20 races ran this year...Kyle's only ran 16, and Harvick has only ran 10....so neither of them will make 32 of 34 this year..lol)

Now Edwards and Keselowski are currently at 18 of 20 races (running right on schedule for the 32 of 34!)

I know you just threw out the 32 of 34 as an example.....I've said it before and I'll say it again.....Sprint Cup drivers should be LIMITED to not more than 50% of the Nationwide races....they are keeping the up-and-coming drivers from getting a shot at driving! (i.e., Drew Herring #18....finished 7th last night after going a lap down early in the race!)
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[jonsportscardz]

Let the Can of Worms Begin lol I have nothing to say as Dale jr Only drives Cup So im Speechless.

[jsab4807]

Jr runs a few Nationwide races a year.

But again, I have no problem with guys who run a limited number. The guys who run at least 80% of the races are the ones that help ruin the Nationwide Series.

[ranbethscards]

The guys who run at least 80% of the races are the ones that help ruin the Nationwide Series.

Okay.....now you've gone from "running ANY Nationwide races", to "32 of 34", to "80%".



Let's just say that NONE of the Sprint Cup guys should be racing in the Nationwide series.....that equates to ZERO-PERCENT.
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[gasmaster02]

Like you said in your own post Randy:

"I know you just threw out the 32 of 34 as an example".

[ranbethscards]

just busting Jeremy's chops.....he knows he has it coming...

this is the one thing we both agree on.....keep the Sprint Cup drivers out of Nationwide!
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[wheeler281]

okay....let's open the can of worms.....

it's WRONG for Edwards/Busch/Keselowski (and let's not forget Harvick) to run in NNS, but for this one race it's going to be okay for Johnson?

just saying.....if it's wrong it's wrong....can't make it right when our favorite driver races in NNS, even if it is for one race.


(Jeremy!...you didn't think I'd let this one go by did you? )
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There is a difference between the guys that run it once in awhile then a clown that runs every tom dick and harry race all the time to feed his racing ego.

[ranbethscards]

There is a difference between the guys that run it once in awhile then a clown that runs every tom dick and harry race all the time to feed his racing ego.

so Edwards and Keselowski are clowns?
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[wheeler281]

Nope just Kyle and Koslowski in that order