Carl Edwards had the car to beat under green — even if it was only a few laps at a time — and that was enough to win the wreck-filled Busch Series race at Dover International Speedway on Saturday.
Edwards, who passed Matt Kenseth with 13 laps left in the Dover 200, extended his overall points lead and won for the third time this season.
Almost from the start, the race was a mess, with no more than a handful of laps ever being completed before the caution came out after another accident. The 11th and final caution came on the final lap.
It seemed all the accidents would help Kenseth after he stayed on the track late and opted not to change his tires when all the front-runners pitted.
But Kenseth couldn’t keep up with Edwards, Denny Hamlin and Scott Wimmer, who all had fresh tires. Hamlin finished second. Wimmer was third.
*Funny Car points leader Ron Capps failed to qualify for the O’Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals ending the longest active qualifying streak in the class at 55 races.
