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Old 10-14-2009, 08:03 PM
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RICHMOND, Va. -- Carl Edwards won the race off pit road on Lap 227. Then he won the race.
After his crew got his No. 60 Ford off pit road in the top spot under caution, Edwards ran away from Kevin Harvick over the final 20-lap, green-flag run and won the Virginia 529 College Savings 250 on Friday night at Richmond International Raceway.


Because of an ignition problem in qualifying, Edwards started from the rear of the field under a penalty for adjustments outside of impound. For the third time this season, Edwards won a race after starting from the back. The win was Edwards' fourth in the Nationwide Series this season and the 24th of his career, tying him with Tommy Houston for sixth all time.
"My guys were the one [Friday night] that made this one happen," Edwards said. "That was a great pit stop. "We're trying to catch Kyle, and we needed a run like this to do it. [Crew chief] Dan Stillman and all these guys did it for me [Friday night].
"We were probably going to run second, but that pit stop was what got me to Victory Lane."
Because he broke two bones in his right foot playing Frisbee before last week's Atlanta race, he couldn't do his characteristic victory backflip, but he savored the win nonetheless.
"It's not the weak link right now. It's not holding me up any and it feels good, so it shouldn't be an issue," Edwards said after using crutches to get to the media center.
Second in the Nationwide standings, Edwards trimmed the lead of third-place finisher Kyle Busch to 201 points.
"These guys have picked up some grip somewhere," Busch said. "I don't think we've lost anything. These guys have just gotten better. We've got to do some homework."
Brad Keselowski ran fourth, followed by David Reutimann. Martin Truex Jr., Trevor Bayne, Justin Allgaier, Steve Wallace and Scott Speed completed the top 10.
Pole-sitter Denny Hamlin led a race-high 101 laps, but a succession of problems dropped him to 17th at the finish.
Two slow pit stops -- due to lug-nut problems with the front tires -- hampered Hamlin's efforts. The No. 20 Toyota lost four positions in the pits on Lap 127, under caution for debris in Turn 1, and restarted sixth on Lap 133 of 250.
Hamlin charged to the front, however, and took the lead from Busch on Lap 143, after a drag race around the .75-mile circuit. He held the top spot until Harvick passed him on the inside through Turns 1 and 2 on Lap 201.
Hamlin regained the lead momentarily, but his car slid sideways as it approached the start/finish line on Lap 204. Contact with Harvick's Chevy righted Hamlin's Camry, but it knocked the fender into the left-front tire and forced Hamlin to the pits. He lost a lap during repairs but regained it by race's end.
"Typical here at Richmond," Harvick said of the contact.
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Old 10-14-2009, 08:27 PM
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Just drive the 944, not the Boxster. Firmly plant your cast on the gas pedal and left foot brake/clutch. It's not like you need to modulate the throttle in a 944 and I'm sure the brakes can overpower the engine.

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Old 10-15-2009, 06:59 AM
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FAIL....on so many levels....

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In my opinion, here's the real psychological fail:

"...Harris [the girl] plans to get a memorial tattoo of the fish..."
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Old 10-15-2009, 07:16 AM
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In my opinion, here's the real psychological fail:

"...Harris [the girl] plans to get a memorial tattoo of the fish..."
"......and wanted Fite [the guy who killed it] to pay for it."

I was also amused by the fish's name......"DeLorean".
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Old 10-15-2009, 07:53 AM
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"......and wanted Fite [the guy who killed it] to pay for it."

I was also amused by the fish's name......"DeLorean".

Makes sense to me. If he can't have her fish, she can't have his.
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Old 10-15-2009, 03:01 PM
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Holy crap.....this can't be good.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...OvbgwD9BBMR581
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Old 10-15-2009, 03:05 PM
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bus vs porsche
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Old 10-15-2009, 03:11 PM
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I'm working at home today and just flipped the TV on. They are following this thing around. Scary.
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Old 10-15-2009, 03:39 PM
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CNN said one of his siblings (hopefully an OLDER sibling) thinks he is no longer in the aircraft. This is a helium aircraft, not hot air - could be up there for a long time unless someone makes some extra holes in it. How about a helicopter lowering someone on a rope to grab one of those tie lines (better have a parachute, though).
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There was a whole story with that (not very recent). She went to the cash machine and knew she was illegally parked. The bus company did, finally, agree to pay.
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