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Edwards dominates at Gateway
By Reid Spencer, Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service, July 20

MADISON, Ill. -- It took three days for Carl Edwards to get to Gateway International Raceway from his home in Columbia, Mo. -- on a bicycle.

Carl Edwards, a native of Columbia, Mo., celebrated an emotional win at Gateway International Raceway Saturday night. The victory was the second at the track in the last two years for the reigning NASCAR Nationwide Series champion. (Photo Credit: Padraic Major for NASCAR)

Once at the track, however, Edwards picked up his pace considerably for Saturday night’s Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 Nationwide Series race. In the final 55-lap green-flag run, Edwards’ No. 60 Ford streaked away from the No. 20 Toyota of Joey Logano, taking the checkered flag 6.877 seconds ahead of the 18-year-old Joe Gibbs Racing phenom.

“That was unbelievable,” said Edwards, who picked up his second win of the season and the 15th of his career to the delight of a strong contingent of supporters in the grandstands. “It’s unreal. There won’t be a guy tomorrow who has a better day than me. Thank you everybody up in the grandstands. Thanks a lot.”

“The 20 car has been great this year. Racing with them has been a challenge, but a fun one.”

The No. 20 Camry has nine victories this season with four drivers behind the wheel. Logano accounted for one of the wins, at Kentucky.

Jason Keller was third Saturday, posting his best finish since running second at Chicagoland in 2004. Jason Leffler was fourth, followed by Brad Keselowski, who recovered from a late-race accident to finish fifth. Rookie Landon Cassill ran sixth, a career best in the series.

Next Sprint Cup Race:

What:ALLSTATE 400 AT THE BRICKYARD
Where: Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, IN
GREEN FLAG: 2:00 p.m. ET July 27
TV: ESPN,1:00PM . ET
Radio: IMS/Sirius Satellite Ch. 128.
Distance:160 Laps 400 Miles
Track layout:2.5 paved track
2007 Winner:Tony Stewart

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--Benson uses daring pass to win at Kentucky

--Logano eager to drive No. 20 Cup car

-- Atwood resurfaces at Gateway

-- Reutimann can’t get enough racing

--Hitachi Signs As Primary Sponsor on No. 28 Yates Ford

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Johnny Benson, Randy Moss at Kentucky

Benson uses daring pass to win at Kentucky
By Tim Tuttle,Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service, July 20

SPARTA, Ky. -- Johnny Benson made a daring four-wide pass to take the lead with 32 laps remaining and cruised on to victory Saturday night in the Built Ford Tough 225 Craftsman Truck Series race at Kentucky Speedway.

Logano eager to drive No. 20 Cup car
By Reid Spencer,Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service , July 20

MADISON, Ill. -- Joey Logano makes no secret of his desire to drive the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota next season -- in the Sprint Cup Series. Competing in the Nationwide Series for the first time in a month at Gateway International Raceway, Logano, 18, qualified fourth for Saturday night’s Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250, but his sights are set higher long term.

Atwood resurfaces at Gateway
By Reid Spencer,Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service , July 20

MADISON, Ill. --If there’s a cautionary note for Logano to heed, he need look no farther than seven rows behind him on the grid at Gateway, where Casey Atwood lined up 18th for his first start in any of NASCAR’s top three series this year.

Man Accused of Trying to Hire Hitman Using NASCAR ‘Junk
By Greg Engle,Editor Cup Scene Daily, July 21

It’s not something you’d see on an episode of the Sopranos. A man in a Pennsylvania jail on drug charges is accused of trying to hire a hit man and paying them with NASCAR memorabilia including driver bobbleheads.

Hitachi Signs As Primary Sponsor on No. 28 Yates Ford
CSD Staff, July 17

Hitachi Power Tools has signed on as a primary sponsor with Yates Racing and the No. 28 entry with driver Travis Kvapil for a total of six races in the remaining NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule starting with the July 27th event at Indy.

NASCAR Number
By Bill Marx, The Sporting News,July 21

1: Drivers who have driven cars of five different makes in Cup races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. In nine Brickyards, Dave Blaney has driven Pontiacs, Fords, Dodges and Chevrolets twice each and a Toyota, his current manufacturer, once.

This Day in NASCAR History
By Bill Marx, The Sporting News,July 21

2002: Ward Burton wins the New England 200 at New Hampshire by 3.23 seconds over Jeff Green for the last of his five Cup victories. Green's second-place finish is the best of his career. Neither has raced in the Cup series since last year.

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