DOVER, Del. -- With the laps winding down in Sunday's Cup race at Dover International Speedway, Jack Roush knew he was going to Victory Lane. He just didn't know which driver he would be congratulating.

"I'm obliged to be on the winning pit box, but I was in a quandary on what I should do [Sunday]," said Roush, who is typically stationed atop the No. 16 pit box of Greg Biffle. "I needed a paper bag to put my head in."

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I would've crapped my pants watching those three cars running into each other.

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GREG BIFFLE

The decision was difficult as three of his five Sprint Cup cars ran up front throughout the day. But nearing the end of the event, teammates Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle and Matt Kenseth bunched up for a three-way battle for the victory.

Edwards tried to block Kenseth, but the No. 17 answered back by shooting Edwards down the back straightaway into Turn 3 about 5 mph faster than the No. 99 wanted to go. Biffle managed to pass Kenseth on the high side because the No. 17 was too loose. Edwards held on but his No. 99 wasn't fast enough and he couldn't keep up, partly due to a gamble on pit road. All three cars raced as hard as possible without wrecking each other.

"I was pretty close to wrecking us both on the backstretch one time so we just couldn't race any harder," Kenseth said in reference to Biffle.

The race victor: Biffle.

The big winner: Roush. His drivers finished 1-2-3, the first time that's happened for the organization since it swept the top four at Homestead in the 2005 finale.

Biffle, the now back-to-back winner, said the door-to-door, fast-paced excitement was too much to handle -- he didn't envy team owner Jack Roush's view from the pits.

"I would've crapped my pants watching those three cars running into each other," he laughed.

That's one way to verbalize the emotion surrounding the show Roush cars put on in Sunday's Camping World RV 400.

"The plan was to let Greg win, but we were supposed to make it look really good," runner-up Kenseth joked.

It looked as if Edwards had the race locked up, but a questionable two-tire call on the last round of pit stops may have ruined any chances for a win.

Crew chief Bob Osborne admitted it was a risky call -- a call that no one else followed aside from Ryan Newman. But at the time, Edwards got behind his crew chief and continued to lead.

But it would become clear Biffle and Kenseth had the four-tire advantage.

Osborne radioed the team and said, "I lost the race for us ... Carl, everyone, I owe you guys an apology."

Without hesitation, Edwards replied, "Just remember, you're the man. I have a ton of faith in you. Keep doing what you're doing and we are going to win this championship. We are in this position because of you. It was a 50-50 call."

Edwards, who finished third, said it was not Osborne's fault.

"You've got teammates in front, I'm still leading the points, and I got to race like I haven't raced in a long, long time. That's fun. I'm not going to hang over this one," Edwards said.

The Roush domination began with under 100 laps to go and Jimmie Johnson out front. Three Roushketeers swarmed Johnson on both sides and from behind, Biffle took the lead, and Edwards settled in second. Kenseth lined up behind him.

At the end of the day, Kenseth improved in the standings from 12th to 10th, 167 points out of the lead. Edwards is still the points leader while Biffle sits third, tied with Johnson and just 10 points out.

Saturday's final practice was a clear indication of what the Roush Fenway Fords were capable of during the race. Edwards, Biffle and Kenseth all occupied top-five spots on the speed chart, while Jamie McMurray was eighth and sixth in the two practices, respectively.

McMurray backed it up, taking the lead from Jeff Gordon and leading for 35 laps early in Sunday's race.

The No. 26 performs well at Dover with five top-10 finishes in 11 starts. But McMurray's Ford would not have the opportunity to prove its potential. On Lap 164 Robby Gordon drove up into McMurray in Turn 4, badly damaging the steering and tow on McMurray's Ford. After repairs on pit road proved futile, the crew and driver went to the garage on Lap 164.

McMurray's crew chief Larry Carter radioed the team and said let this be a lesson.

"We had a car that could win the race, but we put [McMurray] back in the pack and he got wrecked," said Carter, referring to a pit stop that shuffled the driver away from the lead.

McMurray ended the day 36th.