Edwards fuel gamble pays off with points

RACE RECAP | TEXAS

10 44 David Reutimann
9 17 Matt Kenseth
8 1 Martin Truex Jr.
7 29 Kevin Harvick
6 18 Kyle Busch
5 16 Greg Biffle
4 07 Clint Bowyer
3 26 Jamie McMurray led a bunch of laps
2 24 Jeff Gordon fuel mileage paid off

VICTORY LANE

1 99 Carl Edwards – For the second week in a row, and 3rd time at Texas, Carl Edwards picks up the win. The 99 stayed out while his teammates came in for fuel with 13 laps to go, Carl ran really slow lap times with under 10 laps to go. The team managed 69 laps on a fuel run, 103 miles on a tank of fuel. He closed the gap on Jimmie Johnson’s points lead to 106. Carl also led the most laps.

FULL RACE RESULTS

OTHER STORIES ON THE DAY

Jimmie Johnson went a lap down early on after Carl Edwards passed him and the 48 team ends up 15th

David Gilliand and Juan Pablo Montoya (running 10th) mix it up, with Gilliland hooking the 42 into the wall hard. Gilliand was parked for the rest of the race

Dale Earnhardt Jr. ran out of fuel with 5 laps to go trying to gamble, and finished 20th