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KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch have put that bump-and-run finish at Richmond International Raceway firmly in their rearview mirrors, a Twitter photo earlier this week and Edwards' comments Friday at Kansas Speedway indicate.
On Wednesday, Busch retweeted a photo of himself and Edwards holding a card congratulating Edwards on the April 24 Richmond win from Kyle's sponsor, M&M's/Mars.
Edwards explained Friday how the photo came about, letting fans know there were no hard feelings after Edwards nosed Busch out of the way for his second consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory this season.
"Mars sends a really nice box of chocolates to the winner of each race, and they sent me that congratulatory box of chocolates," Edwards explained at Kansas Speedway. "Kyle and I had talked that morning and I saw him in the shop, so I went over there and asked him if he'd sign the box, and he laughed and did and we took the picture. I thought that was pretty neat."
At the time of the Richmond finish, Busch was looking for his third win in four Sprint Cup events.
On Friday, Edwards was effusive about his teammate's skill and perseverance.
"Obviously, Kyle and I still race really hard. I think that's obvious. But for a long time, racing against him and not being a teammate, I didn't really understand how good Kyle is," Edwards said between Sprint Cup practices for Saturday's GoBowling 400 (7:30 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). "But seeing it firsthand and watching him come back last year after that injury, which for anyone would be devastating … from then all the way up to the championship, I think he exhibited a lot of toughness. It was very impressive."
When asked about Busch's record of winning at all but three current Sprint Cup tracks (Kansas, Charlotte and Pocono), Edwards succinctly summed up his teammate's talent.
"Nobody will argue that Kyle Busch is one of the greatest drivers in the sport."