* Carl Edwards won the Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250. It was his second Gateway win (2006) in his fifth race there. Edwards has four top-10 results in his five Gateway races, and four top-six finishes in his past four races there. Edwards became the fourth driver to have two victories in 12 Gateway events. It was his second win in 2008, and both have come in the past five races.
* The victory was the third for Ford this season; Edwards has two and Matt Kenseth has one.
* Edwards recorded his 15th series win in his 127th race. He led the most laps, 79, including the final 49.
* Pole winner Jamie McMurray finished 27th.
* Joey Logano finished second, his fourth top-six finish in five series races. He led 42 laps.
* Jason Keller finished third, his best finish since 2004 at Chicagoland when he finished second.
* Jason Leffler finished fourth, equaling his season-best at Talladega.
* Brad Keselowski finished fifth for his ninth straight top-10 finish.
* Points leader Clint Bowyer finished eighth, his 11th straight top-10 result and 18th in 21 races in 2008. Bowyer retained the points lead for the 16th straight race. Keselowski gained 13 points on Bowyer to close to within 170 points.
* James Buescher started at the rear but finished seventh, his first series top-10 in just his fourth race.(ESPN.com)(7-22-2008)
