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CUP: Edwards Won’t Back Down at LMS
Written by: SceneDaily.com
SceneDaily.com   
10/10/2008 - 01:23 PM
Charlotte, N.C.
 
Carl Edwards speaks to the media after practice and qualifying activities for the Bank of America 500 was canceled for the day due to rain at Lowe's Motor Speedway. (Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images Photo) ยป More Photos

Two weekends ago at Kansas Speedway, Roush Fenway Racing’s Carl Edwards grabbed headlines with a botched banzai move to the inside of Jimmie Johnson for the lead on the final turn of the final lap. After completing the pass, Edwards slid up into the outside wall, allowing Johnson to move back around and take the win.

Last weekend at Talladega Superspeedway, Edwards stole attention again – for wrecking Roush Fenway teammate Greg Biffle late in the race and setting off a 12-car melee that collected him and several contenders in the Chase For The Sprint Cup.

In both cases, Edwards drew criticism from some drivers for being overly aggressive, so does he plan on taking it down a notch in Saturday night’s Bank of America 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in light of the recent judgments?

Not hardly. Second in the series standings and 72 points behind Johnson with six races to go in the battle to determine the 2008 Cup championship, Edwards has more pressing matters on his mind than altering his style to win others’ favor. And winning his first series title tops the list.

“Let me explain,” Edwards said at LMS. “I go out there, and I race as hard as I can. I do everything I can, just like all these guys, and sometimes it doesn’t work out the best. Really, there are going to be people that have opinions or feel a certain way, and that’s just the way it is,
and that’s OK.”

Edwards and Biffle said on Thursday that they have put the Talladega incident behind them. Both blame the wreck on Edwards unintentionally bump-drafting his teammate too far to the left of Biffle’s bumper instead of straight on.

Edwards isn’t dwelling on his incidents. His season as a whole – he has six wins and has been one of the two or three most consistent drivers throughout the campaign – has been stellar.

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