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160,000 Hardcore Race Fans Can't Be Wrong
Written by Ray Everett   
Monday, 25 August 2008 05:38

 

The Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway was sold out Saturday night. And for good reason. Hardcore Race Fans know where the action is and on Saturday night it was Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch who gave the crowd their money's worth.

 

Kyle Busch was out front with thirty to go when Carl Edwards implemented the trademarked Bristol bump and run move entering turn one, giving Edwards the lead and the victory while sending Busch scrambling for second.

 

Showing his displeasure of the outcome, Busch rammed Edwards' car on the cool down lap, earning himself a trip to the NASCAR trailer.

 

Welcome to the Cup Series newest rivalry.

 

"That's one of those deals where I couldn't get by him and I couldn't get by him and I just had to ask myself would he do it to me, and he has before. That's just how it goes," Edwards said after the race.

 

"Man that was exciting," Edwards added. "They keep talking about rivalries and we might have one now."

 

Current points leader Kyle Busch was not as happy after 500 laps at Bristol and promised retaliation.

 

"He hit me getting into Turn 1," Busch said. "Whatever. Carl's going to say he's sorry, that he didn't want to race that way, but he always does. We'll take it, we'll go on and we'll race him that way in the Chase if that's the way he wants to race."

 

Coming soon to a track near you: Carl Edwards vs. Kyle Busch, Round II.