The Bump and Run that Saved the Richmond Ending

            I really enjoyed the ending of the race.  The last lap past for the win.  I really thought that Carl Edwards would not be able to get back up to Kyle Busch.  He really showed me and everybody else wrong.  Edwards was able to get back to Busch bumper and to give him a bump to regain the lead from Busch. 

            This was the best finish today in racing.  Of course Busch did not like it.  You can tell that he did not like it by his interviews.  He did not really want to talk about the move that Edwards had put on him.  And who could blame him.  He was that close to getting his third Sprint Cup win of this season.  Busch was so close to getting another win.  But Edwards had to do what he had to do to get the win.  Edwards is racing for his sponsors and team.  He was not supposed to just let Busch win.

            I think Busch would have done the same to him if the roles were reverse.  Busch have done it to other drivers just to get the win.  I remember Busch dive bombing drivers to go for the win.  There have been times when he went 3-wide just to get the win.  Busch cannot be too mad at what Edwards did to him because he has done the same in the past.  And anyway, I thought that this is what short track racing is all about.  I thought racing is rubbing unless it depends on the driver.

            Well, I did enjoy the race a lot from beginning to end.  Per NASCAR, today’s race had 23 lead changes, which was the most lead changes since 2007 at Richmond.  I think moving the Richmond race to a daytime race was a good move on NASCAR part.  I believe the slick track made everything so much better and fun for us fans to watch.  Even though I did enjoy the race, I bet it is some fan somewhere who did not like the race today.