Edwards' gamble comes up short
By JIM UTTER
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. -- Carl Edwards went for it but came up short.
Edwards was the last driver with a decent shot at catching race winner Tony Stewart and decided to lay it all on the line to make one final pass attempt in Sunday's Centurion Boats at the Glen.
But he drove in too deep, wheel-hopped his No. 99 Ford and ended up in the gravel trap instead.
“I just figured the (heck) with it, I’ve got one more braking zone before the end of this race and I just went in a little deeper,” said Edwards, who still finished eighth.
“I knew I wouldn’t lose too many spots if I did mess up. We ended up eighth and my guys deserve better than that, but still (it) was a fun day and I didn’t want to finish second.”
By JIM UTTER
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. -- Carl Edwards went for it but came up short.
Edwards was the last driver with a decent shot at catching race winner Tony Stewart and decided to lay it all on the line to make one final pass attempt in Sunday's Centurion Boats at the Glen.
But he drove in too deep, wheel-hopped his No. 99 Ford and ended up in the gravel trap instead.
“I just figured the (heck) with it, I’ve got one more braking zone before the end of this race and I just went in a little deeper,” said Edwards, who still finished eighth.
“I knew I wouldn’t lose too many spots if I did mess up. We ended up eighth and my guys deserve better than that, but still (it) was a fun day and I didn’t want to finish second.”