Edwards Bags Sharpie 500 Trophy!

After a few unlucky races these past weeks, Ford Racing teams finally earned a victory in the Sharpie 500 race that took place at the Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee for the 2007 season of NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series. Carl Edwards pushed his No. 99 Office Depot Ford Fusion to the limit and landed the victory for Roush Fenway Racing. Edwards is now ranked 5th in the NASCAR point standings with a total of 3160 points. Another Ford driver, and Edwards' teammate Greg Biffle also made it into the top 10 finishers.

Edwards commented after the race:

"My Office Depot Fusion was really good tonight," said Edwards. "It sure made it a lot of fun. Man, those restarts were just wearing out my nerves there. That took about three or four years off of my life, I think. I’m just very excited to win this race to say the very least. I’m very, very grateful to even be here, so to win this race. I don’t know if it’s sunk in yet. I get to go home tomorrow and spend a little time at home and it’s very exciting."

"I feel pretty good about the championship. It’s neat, the sport has its ups-and-downs and it was very frustrating last season at times and at the beginning of this season, but I know I firmly believe that hard work can get you somewhere and I feel like everyone has been working really hard."

Below is the result of the Sharpie 500 race in Britstol. Check it out!

1. Carl Edwards Ford
2. Kasey Kahne Dodge
3. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet
4. Tony Stewart Chevrolet
5. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet
6. Kurt Busch Dodge
7. Ryan Newman Dodge
8. Bobby Labonte Dodge
9. Kyle Busch Chevrolet
10. Greg Biffle Ford
11. Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet
12. Jeff Burton Chevrolet
13. J.J. Yeley Chevrolet
14. David Stremme Dodge
15. Reed Sorenson Dodge
16. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet
17. Juan Montoya Dodge
18. Scott Riggs Dodge
19. Jeff Gordon Chevrolet
20. Robby Gordon Ford
21. Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet
22. Casey Mears Chevrolet
23. Michael Waltrip Toyota
24. Paul Menard Chevrolet
25. Bill Elliott Ford
26. Jamie McMurray Ford
27. Jeff Green Chevrolet
28. Tony Raines Chevrolet
29. Elliott Sadler Dodge
30. David Gilliland Ford
31. Dave Blaney Toyota
32. Kenny Wallace Dodge
33. Ward Burton Chevrolet
34. Dale Jarrett Toyota
35. A.J. Allmendinger * Toyota
36. Aric Almirola Chevrolet
37. Jeremy Mayfield Toyota
38. Ricky Rudd Ford
39. Matt Kenseth Ford
40. John Andretti Dodge
41. David Ragan Ford
42. Johnny Sauter Chevrolet
43. Denny Hamlin Chevrolet