#24-Jeff Gordon and #99-Carl Edwards didnt expect each other to drive the way they did Sunday night, and both seemed flabbergasted by the others explanation of their near-crashes at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The two drivers spoke for about five minutes shortly after the race before Gordon walked away. They spoke again briefly in the driver motorhome lot about 15 minutes later and shook hands. While Edwards made a point to say he didnt think the hard feelings would linger, it was obvious that both werent satisfied with at least the initial discussion. Early in the race, Gordon slid in front of Edwards for position. Edwards and Gordon were later battling side by side and made contact. ‘I really felt like he was looking for another excuse to be mad at me’ Edwards said. ‘And I dont understand it. Ill give him the benefit of the doubt. Thats out of character. We dont have these kind of problems. So well just move on and hopefully laugh about it when were both in the Chase.” Gordon thought Edwards reaction to the initial slide-job was out of character. ‘Ive never seen him drive me like that’ Gordon said. ‘It was pretty wild. He didnt like that I slid him early in the race. We went into (Turn) 1 and he took my line away to keep me behind him and I was a lot better than him and I just dove inside.( Sporting News )
