Sports in Brief: Carl Edwards wins second-straight NASCAR race

Philadelphia Inquirer, The, March, 2008 by Compiled By The Inquirer Staff

Carl Edwards  won his second straight NASCAR Sprint Cup race, holding off the field on two late restarts to win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway yesterday. Edwards, who won a rain-postponed event in California last Monday, celebrated his second win of the season with his trademark backflip. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

 finished second and was followed by  Greg Biffle , Edwards' Roush Fenway Racing teammate. Richard Childress Racing drivers  Kevin Harvick  and  Jeff Burton  rounded out the top five. Edwards' win may not be controversy-free: NASCAR discovered the lid was off of his oil-tank box during postrace inspection and is taking the parts back to North Carolina for further inspection. Five Nationwide Series crew chiefs were suspended for six races each, fined $15,000, and their...