Carl Edwards won the Able Body Labor 200 at Phoenix International Raceway.
Kyle Busch will win the 2009 Nationwide Series championship simply by starting next weekend at Homestead-Miami.
Edwards won his 25th Nationwide race in his 175th start, tying Matt Kenseth for sixth all-time. It was Edwards’ fifth win in 2009 and his third win at Phoenix in his 10th series start there.
Roush Fenway Racing has won seven Nationwide races at Phoenix, the most of all teams. RFR won its 10th series race of 2009.
Edwards led twice for a race-high 109 laps, including the final 105. He led the most laps for only the second time in 2009.
Kevin Harvick (second) has finished in the top nine in his last nine series starts.
Reed Sorenson (third) finished in the top 10 for the fifth time in eight starts in 2009.
Clint Bowyer rebounded from a Lap 7 accident with Busch to finish fourth.
Points leader Busch finished ninth.
Brad Keselowski (fifth) has finished in the top 10 in the last 16 races.
Pole winner Denny Hamlin finished 12th after leading 91 of the first 95 laps.
Mike Bliss passed Justin Allgaier for fifth in the standings.
The 15 DNFs were a track record.
Justin Allgaier (16th) was the best-finishing rookie.(ESPN.com)(11-16-2009)
