NASCAR: Winners And Losers From Homestead

Loser: Carl Edwards

It couldn’t have been much more heartbreaking for Carl Edwards.

He had come close to a championship three other times in his career–2005, 2008 and 2011–but had fallen just short with each opportunity. However, this year seemed different.

He had secured a spot in the Championship 4 with his big win at Texas and looked like a real threat to win the championship, as he had a much better track record at Homestead than the other three drivers he was competing against.

He had repeatedly worked his way through the field and had stayed ahead of the other three Chasers on Sunday, leading 47 laps and passing Kyle Busch with 25 laps left to put him in position to win the title.

But things took a bad turn. Dylan Lupton brought out the caution that would end up serving as the end of Edwards’ race.

As he went down to block Logano, he clipped the front of the No. 22 car and caused a massive wreck, leading to a long red flag.

But while Edwards didn’t win the championship, he impressed a lot of people. Instead of getting in the ambulance after getting out of his car, he walked out to the No. 22 team’s pit box and settled things in a calm way. He handled all of his interviews with pure class and again proved why he’s one of the most professional drivers in NASCAR.

The day definitely did not end the way Carl Edwards wanted it to, but it was pretty cool to see true sportsmanship in effect.