Carl Edwards claims All-Star Race

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    The race was billed as a throwback to the Wild West, and track officials practically promised scores would be settled in the $1 million Sprint All-Star Race.

    Only the knock 'em down action never came, and the only fireworks were those in Saturday night's post-race show at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The only drama came after Carl Edwards took the checkered flag during his celebratory slide through the grass.

    Although he appeared to hit either a manhole cover or a drainage device, his car instead seemed only to dip hard into the grass -- contact that crumpled the front of his No. 99 Roush Fenway Racing Ford.

    Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar/cup/news/story?id=6574718
     

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