Carl Edwards: Why His Strong 2010 Finish Is a Good Omen For 2011

It had been nearly two years since Carl Edwards had won a Sprint Cup Series event when he pulled into Victory Lane at Phoenix International Raceway just a few short weeks ago. 70 races. That's how long of a drought it had been since Edwards, who had come down to the wire in a heated championship battle with Jimmie Johnson in 2008, had won a race. It wasn't the first time in his career that he'd faced such a drought—he had also gone from November 2005 to June 2007 without a win—but this one was a little bit tougher to face. Edwards had been running reasonably well throughout this year's Chase, but had nothing to show for it. Then, Phoenix came. Even better, Homestead followed. Edwards led 192 laps of that event to take his second...

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