NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase Grid 2016: Standings, Schedule After AAA Texas 500

Carl Edwards ensured he will have an opportunity to win the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship with a victory on Sunday at a rain-shortened AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. The race was delayed because of the weather and ultimately called after 293 of 334 laps. According to Joe Menzer of Fox Sports, Edwards entered Victory Lane more than nine hours after the race was supposed to start. His reward for the perseverance is one of the four spots in the winner-take-all Sprint Cup Championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The AAA Texas 500 was the second of three races in the Round of 8, and a victory at any of the three means automatic advancement into the next round.  Edwards was ready to move his...

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