A second place finish in the Nationwide Series and back to back wins in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup chase has put Columbia native Carl Edwards right in the thick of things in both series with two races left.
Edwards’s crew chief Bob Osborne took a chance and went with one tank of fuel with 69 laps to go then tried to urge Edwards to slow down to conserve fuel with as much as a 12 second lead over Jeff Gordon in the closing laps.
Edwards had enough fuel, and Sprint Cup leader Jimmie Johnson struggled all day to manage a 15 place finish, yet Edwards picked up 77 points to close the gap to 101 points with races left in Phoenix and Miami.
There is still a mathematical chance for Edwards to win, but Johnson has had much smaller leads with two races left to win his previous two championships. Listen to Edwards as he discusses the race strategy and how they are not ready to give up yet.