Roush Fenway Racing driver Carl Edwards won the NASCAR Nationwide Series 2010 O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge held yesterday at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth , Texas. File photo of Carl Edwards (2008) at flickr Brad Keselowski, the 2010 Nationwide Series champion. at flickr Kyle Busch came in second for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Brad Keselowski finished third to win his title after leading through the season. Busch's teammate Joey Logano started from 10th place on the starting grid, but finished 4th in front of Martin Truex, Jr. Jason Leffler (Braun Racing) and Reed Sorenson (  Braun Racing) finished behind Truex, Jr. in 6th and 7th. Kevin Harvick, Paul Menard, and Steve Wallace rounded out the top ten finishers in the race. Pole position winner James Buescher finished 37th, after being involved in an accident on lap 44. In the Drivers' championship, Keselowski clinched the championship with 5,314 points, 465 ahead of Edwards, and 695 ahead of Busch in third. Justin Allgaier was scored fourth, Menard was sixth, and Harvick was seventh, after finishing eighth. Trevor Bayne and Leffler was ninth and tenth. Keselowski now cannot be beaten with only two races to go. "My whole family made so many sacrifices along the way and I'm surrounded by great people. I'm happy and blessed to have this whole team around me. Almost had a win here today and wanted it to work out," he said after the race.
driver won the held yesterday at in , Texas. File photo of Carl Edwards (2008) at Brad Keselowski, the 2010 Nationwide Series champion. at came in second for , and finished third to win his after leading through the season. Busch's teammate started from 10th place on the starting grid, but finished 4th in front of . ( ) and ( Braun Racing) finished behind Truex, Jr. in 6th and 7th. , , and rounded out the top ten finishers in the race. winner finished 37th, after being involved in an accident on lap 44. In the Drivers' championship, Keselowski clinched the championship with 5,314 points, 465 ahead of Edwards, and 695 ahead of Busch in third. was scored fourth, Menard was sixth, and Harvick was seventh, after finishing eighth. and Leffler was ninth and tenth. Keselowski now cannot be beaten with only two races to go. "My whole family made so many sacrifices along the way and I'm surrounded by great people. I'm happy and blessed to have this whole team around me. Almost had a win here today and wanted it to work out," he said after the race.
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