Carl Edwards Picks Up 2008 Pocono Victory
Sunday August 3, 2008
The 2008 Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 was decided by pit strategy. Pocono Raceway is the "superspeedway that drives like a road course" and the winning strategy today was a road course one. Edwards' crew brought him in as soon as they were inside their pit window. The race stayed green all the way and he made it to the checkered flag on fumes to claim the win.
Mark Martin had the best car during the first half of the race but an error in the pits shuffled him back in the pack. NASCAR Sprint Cup racing is so competitive that any small error can ruin your shot at the win. Mark was never a serious threat to claim the win after that.
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Congrats to Cousin Carl, Sorry for the #8 and #9. They both had fast cars but got out of pit sequence and got shuffled back at the end. Too bad, I think both of them had something for Carl.