For Immediate Release: Sixth Top Five for Each of the
Edwards Brothers this Season
Untitled Stationery Sixth Top Five for Each of the Edwards Brothers this
Season
at Langley Speedway
For Immediate Release
June 10, 2006
By: Karla Watkins
Edwards Motorsports
Hampton, VA
NASCAR Dodge Weekly
Racing Series
Greg and Danny Edwards have both finished
in the Top Five, six out of seven races this seasons.
The Crossroads Fuels Late Model’s qualified tonight for the Craftsman 75 lap
Race. Greg Edwards turned a lap time of 16.533 putting him second and Danny
Edwards turned a 16.662 putting him sixth to start. After the wheel spin of
a three, both brothers stayed in their original qualifying spots for the
start in their Dodge Chargers.
It was great night for the Late Models with 21 cars to start. With a
car-count of 21 or more to start each event, the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series
awards each driver an additional 20 bonus points to count towards their
Divisional Championship Points.
On the start, Greg shot out front to take the lead in his No. 27 as Danny
moved up to fifth, driving the No. 26. The No. 40 of Mark Wertz grabbed
second and ran close behind Greg until the fist caution emerged on lap 29.
Back under green, Greg and Mark took off from the rest of the pack as Mark
stayed on Greg’s bumper until lap 32 when Greg pushed ahead by a few car
lengths.
On lap 43, Casey Wyatt, driving the No. 29 car, made his way past Wertz for
second as Greg pressed ahead by nearly five car-lengths. But it wasn’t long
before the last caution of the night came out on lap 61, giving the drivers
the advantage to restart single-file with only 15 to go.
On the restart, Greg and Casey broke away from the rest of the pack in
nose-to-tail formation but Greg was able to put a few car-lengths between
them. Casey closed in the gap on lap 63 as he started to bump the 27.
Casey stayed on Greg’s bumper for a little more than four laps until he
found his opening and shot ahead of the 27 in
turn 2. After leading 67 of the 75 laps, the 27 just didn’t have the tires
left to keep the lead.
Greg finish second and Danny finish fifth for tonight’s race. With their
top five finishes tonight, the official track points now have the brothers –
Greg in first (320 track points) and Danny sharing second place (310 track
points) with Mark Wertz. With 16 races left in the season, it could still
be anyone’s victory for the Track Championship and the “The Race for the
Ring”. Mark Friedman’s Custom Jewelers located in Yorktown, Virginia, will
present the “Track Championship Ring” at the end of the season.
It was certainly an exciting night of racing and we congratulate Casey Wyatt
on his win!
We hope you will all join us at Langley Speedway for the exciting events
planned for this upcoming weekend. For complete details on the upcoming
event, please visit their “Welcome Page” and “Top News” at:
www.langley-speedway.com.
We thank the fans of “Saturday Night Racing” at Langley Speedway. A very
special “thank you” to all of our Sponsors!
From All of Us,
Edwards Motorsports
Media Contact: Karla Watkins - kwatkins@cavtel.net or (757) 344-9519