Two To Go: Will Carl Edwards close the gap on Jimmie Johnson?

Cousin Carl has shown some incredible moxie over the past two races. The win at Atlanta was all but expected, having notched three wins and seven top-10’s in nine career starts at the track. However, the road to victory lane at Texas Motor Speedway last weekend was a little more unexpected. This not due to his history at the track, notching two prior victories there, one in 2005 and earlier this year.

Despite dominating most of the race, leading 199 of the first 264 laps, Edwards lost the lead after taking four tires during his final pit stop. While the others in front of him chose to pit for fuel over the closing laps, Edwards gambled and stayed out, making every drop of fuel last in an eight-second victory over Jeff Gordon. He completed the final 69 laps without stopping for a refill!

Now, the #99 team finds themselves sitting 106 points behind Jimmie Johnson. What looked to be an insurmountable deficit to overcome with three races left, now is at least in the realm of possible, yet still not probable.

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