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Wondered why no one has brought this to the top...

Stewart took damage in the first couple laps and didn't know how it happened. He moved way back, but he'll be close to the front by the time it's all over.

I'm kinda happy here....Edwards and Stewart are my 2 favorite drivers and they are racing for the title. I was hoping it would come down to a last lap win but if Stewart has taken damage it might hinder him making it back.

It hasn't slowed him down. He's really fast. It just moved him back from 8th to 40th.

Edwards is my favorite. Not a Stewart fan.

As long as Tony is stuck in the back, all Edwards is going to do is run a safe race. I would venture to say that he won't push the car, will stay out of the heavy stuff and stay away from an Chevrolet driver.

Edwards is by far my favorite driver, but I like Stewart next. I used to like Mark Martin, but his "retire, un-retire" gig got old.

Tony isn't going to stay stuck in the back. He's up to 17th now. He will be a factor before this thing ends. Edwards is dominating, though.

I'm just watching the race on the Net....don't have a TV around. Although I do have my SmartPhone with the Sprint NASCAR app on it.

But it looks like Tony is wavering back and forth between 17th and 20th. His positioning thus far doesn't show they have figured out how to move him up.

Also....if Carl manages to lead most laps then that makes it even harder for Tony to win. If Carl continues to dominate, then Stewart will have to fight his way to the win.

There's been too much talk this week about how other drivers will be a factor.....like Chevy drivers letting Stewart pass (ala Burton last week). I wonder what NASCAR would think if something like that ended up affecting the outcome?

People aren't racing Tony very hard. They are letting him pass when he's faster, and they should at this point.

It's Carl's championship to lose. As long as he doesn't wreck, blow up or botch a pit stop it's his.

I'd be more concerned about someone "helping" him wreck. Like I said...there has been too much talk about teams taking sides this week. Everyone has talked about Racing Teams, and Car Manufacturers, and even Engine manufacturers picking sides and "helping" their guy.

Tony's up to 7th. This thing is far from over.

That won't happen.