Archive for November 3rd, 2007

The Hot Pass: Edwards relieved to clinch

Posted by on November 3rd, 2007

It took longer than expected, but Carl Edwards clinched the 2007 Busch championship Saturday, notes Lee Spencer in The Hot Pass.

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Franchitti charitable away from the track

Posted by on November 3rd, 2007

Dario Franchitti’s Texas Motor Speedway experience didn’t get off to the best start on Friday.

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Edwards wraps up his first Busch Series title

Posted by on November 3rd, 2007

Carl Edwards lifts the trophy after clinching the NASCAR Busch Series championship, with an 11th-place finish in the O'Reilly Challenge auto race Saturday, Nov. 3, 2007, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)Kevin Harvick won another race and runaway points leader Carl Edwards finally wrapped up his first NASCAR Busch Series championship Saturday at Texas Motor Speedway.

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Edwards wraps up Busch Series title

Posted by on November 3rd, 2007

Kevin Harvick won another race and runaway points leader Carl Edwards finally wrapped up his first NASCAR Busch Series championship Saturday at Texas Motor Speedway.

Edwards, whose built a lead of more than 800 points in the first half of the season, stumbled through the second half of the year before putting away the title with an 11th-place run in the O’Reilly Challenge. He leads runner-up David Reutimann by an insurmountable 552 points with two races to go.

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Harvick wins; Edwards crowned Busch Champ

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Carl Edwards wins Busch Series championship

Posted by on November 3rd, 2007

FORT WORTH, Texas - Carl Edwards has won the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series championship at Texas Motor Speedway in today’s O’Reilly Challenge.

This is the first Busch Series championship of Edwards’ NASCAR career and the first for Roush Fenway Racing. Before joining forces with Red Sox principal owner John Henry …

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LIVE: Biffle, Harvick fight for Texas Busch win

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LIVE: Edwards closes in on Busch Series title

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Possible changes coming to Busch Series

Posted by on November 3rd, 2007

With another Nextel Cup regular about to wrap up a Busch Series championship, NASCAR is looking at a number of possible changes for its top development series.

NASCAR officials said Saturday they’re considering several adjustments that could give the series, which gets Nationwide as its new sponsor next season, more of its own identity. The possible changes are designed to combat criticism that the second-tier series has become little more than a warmup for Cup drivers.

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LIVE: NASCAR Busch Series race from Texas

Posted by on November 3rd, 2007

David Reutimann is hot, but can he keep Carl Edwards from clinching the Busch Series title? Follow today’s race LIVE to find out.

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