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CUP: Roush Fords Put Up Good Fight
Written by: Tom Jensen   
05/11/2008 - 01:13 AM
Darlington, S.C.
 
Carl Edwards leads Travis Kvapil during the Dodge Challenger 500 at Darlington Raceway. (Geoff Burke/Getty Images Photo) ยป More Photos

While the Roush Fenway Racing squad was unable to keep Kyle Busch out of victory lane at Darlington Raceway on Saturday night, the team had one of its best overall races of the season in the Dodge Challenger 500.

Four of the five Roush Fenway Racing Ford Fusions finished in the top 11, led by race runner-up Carl Edwards. But Edwards was just the start, as David Ragan finished fifth, Matt Kenseth sixth and Jamie McMurray 11th. The only Roush car missing was Greg Biffle, who led 95 laps but saw his Ford succumb to mechanical ailments, dropping him to 43rd in the race.

For the rest of the squad, though, it was an excellent night. Ragan earned his second top-five finish in the last three races, while Kenseth kept all his hopes of making it into the Chase for the Sprint Cup for a fifth consecutive season.

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Edwards was pleased that after having a terrible opening day of practice, he was able to flash the kind of form that’s already earned him three victories this season. “I’m definitely disappointed to finish second and not with the thing, but our whole crew did a great job,” said Edwards. “I mean, we were 43rd on the sheet when we came here the first practice. I was down in the dumps. I was feeling terrible. I didn’t like the new surface and I was frustrated and to come out of here with a second-place finish, I mean, Kyle had the fastest car. He was pretty unbeatable tonight. To finish second and beat the rest of the field, that’s pretty good from where we came from coming here, so I’m very proud of my guys for rebounding on pit road. They did a great job and it’s good.”

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