Carl Edwards vence no Texas, mas Brad Keselowski se sagra campeão

Neste fim de semana no Texas, tivemos a decisão do campeonato da Nationwide Series com 2 provas de antecedência.Apesar da vitória, o vice-líder do campeonato,Carl Edwards, vai novamente ser o vice-campeão da categoria.Na largada, James Buescher largou na ponta e liderou as primeiras voltas, mas logo na 5ª volta, Kyle Bush assumiu a ponta.Na volta 8, Carl Edwards assumiu a 3ª posição.3 voltas depois, David Star e Danica Patrick se chocaram na reta oposta, mas não houve a bandeira amarela.Na volta 44, o pneu do pole, James Buescher estourou provocando a primeira bandeira amarela do dia e fim de prova para Buescher.Nos pits, o Bushinho perdia a ponta, a ordem era:Carl Edwards, Kevin Harvick, Rick Stenhouse Jr., Kyle Bush e Brad Keselowski.Relargada na 49, Edwards mantia a ponta.Na 56, Stenhouse assumiu a liderança, com Kyle Bush em terceiro.Na 81, David Star, provocava a segunda amarela do dia.Todos os líderes no pits, a ordem de saída era:Kyle Bush, Carl Edwards, Rick Stenhouse Jr., Martin Truex Jr. e Brad Keselowski.Relargada na 86, no momento as posições continuavam iguais.Com um bom trecho sob bandeira verde, tivemos as paradas;Joey Logano começava a aparecer e entrava entre os 5 primeiros;Brad Keselowski aparecia no top 3.Uma nova amarela veio restando 52 voltas para o final, todos os líderes pararam(na questão do combustíve, seria a última).Relargada restando 48, Carl Edwards assumia a ponta.A briga pela segunda posição entre Brad Keselowski e Kyle Bush se estendia por várias voltas até Parker Kligerman rodar na curva 2, restando 16 voltas.Todos pararam, menos Travor Bayne, com isso ele foi engolido pelo pelotão, e Edwards se encaminhava para vitória.Restando 3 voltas, Clit Bowyer teve um pneu furado:bandeira amarela.Na relargada, restando 2 voltas, Carl Edwards foi embora e venceu, seguido de Kyle Bush; e o campeão da temporada 2010:Brad Keseloski!

FIN	ST	CAR	DRIVER	MAKE	SPONSOR	PTS/BNS	LAPS	STATUS	WINNINGS
1	3	60	Carl Edwards	Ford	Copart.com	190/5	205	Running	141,920
2	4	18	Kyle Busch	Toyota	Z-Line Designs / Conn's	180/10	205	Running	56,275
3	16	22	Brad Keselowski	Dodge	Discount Tire	170/5	205	Running	37,450
4	10	20	Joey Logano	Toyota	GameStop	160/0	205	Running	33,450
5	6	99	Martin Truex Jr.	Toyota	Out! Pet Care	155/0	205	Running	29,325
6	17	38	Jason Leffler	Toyota	Great Clips / DIY Network "Garage Mahal"	150/0	205	Running	33,693
7	23	32	Reed Sorenson	Toyota	Dollar General	146/0	205	Running	29,153
8	2	33	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches	142/0	205	Running	21,645
9	12	98	Paul Menard	Ford	Richmond Water Heaters / Menards	138/0	205	Running	20,950
10	9	66	Steve Wallace	Toyota	5-Hour Energy	134/0	205	Running	26,743
11	7	6	Ricky Stenhouse Jr. *	Ford	CitiFinancial	135/5	205	Running	28,493
12	14	17	Trevor Bayne	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	132/5	205	Running	18,275
13	20	12	Justin Allgaier	Dodge	Verizon Wireless	124/0	205	Running	24,218
14	29	16	Erik Darnell	Ford	3M / Ace Brand Products	121/0	205	Running	24,193
15	24	11	David Reutimann	Toyota	Rexall	118/0	205	Running	17,950
16	25	88	Aric Almirola	Chevrolet	Grand Touring Vodka	120/5	205	Running	23,443
17	27	62	Brendan Gaughan	Toyota	LoanStar Title Loans	112/0	205	Running	23,318
18	35	15	Michael Annett	Toyota	Pilot Flying J Coffee	109/0	205	Running	23,943
19	13	104	Jeremy Clements	Chevrolet	Boudreaux's Butt Paste	106/0	203	Running	23,268
20	36	87	Joe Nemechek	Chevrolet	Gator.com	103/0	203	Running	24,093
21	21	40	Mike Bliss	Chevrolet	Heil Trailer International	100/0	202	Running	22,818
22	28	7	Danica Patrick	Chevrolet	GoDaddy.com	97/0	202	Running	22,693
23	37	01	Mike Wallace	Chevrolet	G&K Services	94/0	202	Running	22,968
24	39	28	Kenny Wallace	Chevrolet	Brookshire's / United Labor Benefits	91/0	202	Running	22,443
25	40	34	Tony Raines	Chevrolet	BeAStock Car Driver.com	88/0	202	Running	22,743
26	33	24	Eric McClure	Ford	Hefty Odorblock / Cattlemen's Restaurant	85/0	202	Running	22,168
27	41	23	Robert Richardson Jr.	Chevrolet	North Texas Pipe	82/0	202	Running	22,443
28	30	70	Shelby Howard	Chevrolet	Foretravel Motorcoach	79/0	201	Running	21,943
29	38	35	Jason Keller	Chevrolet	TriStar Motorsports	76/0	199	Running	21,868
30	5	21	Clint Bowyer	Chevrolet	Zaxby's	73/0	198	Engine	15,650
31	42	27	Alex Kennedy	Ford	National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund	70/0	197	Running	21,763
32	19	09	Brian Scott *	Toyota	Shore Lodge	67/0	196	Brakes	21,703
33	11	31	Stanton Barrett	Chevrolet	Kids Embrace Car Seats	64/0	189	Engine	15,200
34	22	42	Parker Kligerman	Dodge	GetMoreVacations.com / Bandit Chippers	61/0	180	Accident	15,165
35	18	10	Ricky Carmichael	Toyota	Monster Energy	58/0	89	Oil Pump	21,578
36	43	81	Michael McDowell	Dodge	Red Line Oil / Drive Reply	55/0	59	Engine	21,543
37	1	131	James Buescher *	Chevrolet	Wolfpack Energy Services	57/5	41	Accident	18,240
38	26	05	David Starr	Chevrolet	Cash America	49/0	36	Accident	21,453
39	31	179	Tim Andrews	Ford	2nd Chance Race Parts	46/0	31	Electrical	14,945
40	8	91	David Gilliland	Chevrolet	D'Hondt Humphrey Motorsports	43/0	20	Electrical	14,905
41	32	107	Danny Efland	Chevrolet	Danny Efland Racing	40/0	12	Engine	14,840
42	34	52	Kevin Lepage	Chevrolet	Metro Ministries Operation Holiday Hope	37/0	12	Ignition	14,795
43	15	92	Dennis Setzer	Dodge	K-Automotive Motorsports	34/0	3	Vibration	14,721