.. Carl Edwards won the Sharpie 500, his sixth victory in 109 Nextel Cup Series races .. This is his second victory and 10th top-10 finish in 2007. .. This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in seven races at Bristol Motor Speedway. .. Kasey Kahne (second) posted his third top-10 finish of 2007 and his second in eight Bristol races. .. Clint Bowyer (third) posted his 12th top-10 finish of 2007 and tied his career-best finish set at Fontana in September 2006. It is his second top 10 in four races at Bristol. .. Jeff Gordon continues to lead the 2007 point standings. He has led the point standings since Bristol and is now 349 points ahead of Tony Stewart. .. The top five in the point standings have clinched a berth in the 2007 Chase for the Nextel Cup: Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth and Carl Edwards. .. Fourteen driver are still mathematically eligible to make the Chase, however Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 13th is 158 points behind 12th-place Kurt Busch and can not move into the top 12 in the next race (providing both drivers start the race) if Busch finishes 41st or better.(NASCAR Statistics)(8-25-2007)
