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Trouble hit two Chase contenders at Martinsville Speedway with Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards getting involved in a Lap 171 wreck that brought out the eighth (out of 18) yellow flag of the day.
Busch’s No. 18 got into the No. 3 of Austin Dillon, initiating the multi-car wreck.
“Rowdy” thought this was due to water on the track and had some choice words about the incident on his scanner: “Just want to say thanks to NASCAR for the water on the apron there. Appreciate it.”
Edwards was involved as he got into the back of AJ Allmendinger‘s No. 47 after Allmendinger braked as Busch and Dillon wrecked in front of him.
Busch, who was racing up front early in the race, was 26th while Edwards was in 29th after the incident. The pair are the only two JGR drivers remaining in the Chase after Matt Kenseth and Denny Hamlin failed to qualify to the Eliminator Round.
With a strong comeback, and multiple cautions later, Busch ended up with a fifth-place finish and is second on the Chase bubble, only behind Goody’s Headache Relief Shot 500 winner Jeff Gordon.
Edwards wasn’t so lucky and ended up 14th and fifth in the standings out of the contenders, one spot below the cutoff. He is right behind Kevin Harvick and ahead of Brad Keselowski, Kurt Busch and Joey Logano.