#99-Carl Edwards won the Kobalt Tools 500, his 17th victory in 228 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. He breaks a 70-race winless streak dating to Nov. 16, 2008 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
This is his first victory and 18th top-10 finish in 2010.
This is his first victory and ninth top-10 finish in 13 races at Phoenix International Raceway. He does the Sprint Cup/Nationwide double for the first time this season since Kyle Busch swept all three national series races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
#39-Ryan Newman (second) posted his fifth top-10 finish in 17 races at Phoenix International Raceway. It is his 13th top-10 finish in 2010.
#20-Joey Logano (third) posted his second top-10 finish in four races at Phoenix International Raceway.
#11-Denny Hamlin leads the point standings by 15 points over #48-Jimmie Johnson. This is the smallest margin in Chase history (2004, Kurt Busch over Jimmie Johnson, 18 points)(NASCAR Statistics)(11-14-2010)
