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By Reid Spencer
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service

(November 13, 2011)

AVONDALE, Ariz.—It was Ali-Frazier in the Garden. It was Celtics-Lakers with Bird and Magic.

It was NASCAR’s dream. Punch and counterpunch—the top two drivers in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup trading shots in Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500 at Phoenix International Raceway.

Yes, Kasey Kahne won the race—his first victory of the season and the 12th of his career—but Edwards and Stewart dominated the action as their battle for the 2011 championship remained as close as it was at the start of the day.

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RACE RECAP | PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
10 Clint Bowyer
9 Paul Menard
8 Marcos Ambrose
7 David Reutimann
6 AJ Allmendinger
5 Ryan Newman
4 Jeff Burton
3 Tony Stewart led the most laps (160)
2 Carl Edwards hangs onto the points lead over Tony by 3

VICTORY LANE

1 Kasey Kahne breaks an 81 race winless streak (Sept 2009) to grab his first win of the season

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Edwards, Stewart Vie To Be “Penultimate Warrior”

This weekend’s race at Phoenix International Raceway is the penultimate race of the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, with the victor inheriting the title of “Penultimate Warrior.” (By no one in particular, of course.)
And the manner in which the latter half of this Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup has unfurled suggests Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart as the favorites on Sunday. Points leader Edwards leads Stewart by a scant three points in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series standings.

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FYI WIRZ: NASCAR’s Carl Edwards, Tony Stewart and Kevin Harvick Talk Phoenix

A newly configured and repaved Phoenix International Raceway track presents a huge question mark for drivers and teams as Carl Edwards totes a skinny three-point advantage over Tony Stewart with two races and 96 total points remaining for their championship runs.
The Kobalt Tools 500 in Phoenix, Ariz., will consume 312 stock car laps on a one-mile oval with 11-degree banking to a sold-out audience.
Fans not shoulder-to-shoulder in the stands can tune into ESPN at 3 p.m. Sun., Nov. 13.

Author: Dwight Drum racetake.com

The media focus may shift from Kyle Busch’s dilemma should he return to the track—with probation limitations—to the tight fight between Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart for the trophy.

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SHOW #182 – We discuss the latest Kyle Busch mis-step, it’s implications from sponsors to employees, Kerry even hits Dale Earnhardt Jr. with a question about it. Plus we hear from Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart and much, much more. Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Paul Northrop
(About 49 mins)

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