Carl Edwards Wins at Sonoma Raceway

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Carl Edwards, driver of the #99 Aflac Ford, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on June 22, 2014 in Sonoma, California. Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images

He turned left and right while moving closer to the front and Carl Edwards was able to snag his first road course race win of his career Sunday afternoon in the Toyota Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway.

It wasn’t easy for Edwards as he had to battle quite a few frontrunners in the race. AJ Allmendinger was one of the favorites going into Sunday’s race as he started on the outside pole next to Jamie McMurray who led the first ten laps. Allmendinger was able to get around McMurray after showing his ability at the top of the race. He would lead 12 laps and then Kevin Harvick captured to the lead when he picked off several drivers in a hurry to get into that position.

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