Carl Edwards had his hopes for an improbable run at removing
Jimmie Johnson from the top of the
Sprint Cup world dashed Sunday night at
Phoenix International Raceway, and none of it was it his own doing.
Edwards can solely blame that one on Johnson for having the most dominating car at the Phoenix-area track, leading the most laps and taking home his third-straight win at PIR. All of that success for Johnson meant a hole of 141 points for Edwards as the series heads to
Homestead-Miami Speedway next Sunday for the final race.
In other words, the NASCAR world can ultimately turn next weekend's race into a salute to the incredible history Jimmie Johnson and the No. 48 team is making, because Edwards has next to zero chances of overcoming those odds.
Let's face it, the kid many in the NASCAR garage have referred to as sliced bread -- here's an
explanation of the reference -- hasn't exactly been a great beacon of
Sprint Cup championship hope for
Joe Gibbs Racing in his first three races.
In other words, 18-year-old
Joey Logano is really a real person, and, no, he's not going to single-handedly
Kyle Busch-ize the 2009 NASCAR season (and probably doesn't want to after we've seen what happens to Busch when the pressure is on).
