It was a rainy road-course run in Montreal dominated by Marcos Ambrose. So of course Carl Edwards won. Wait, what? Ambrose slid right at the end to give Edwards the opening to win, and Mr. Flippy didn't miss out on the chance:
And for those who start kicking up the inevitable "they race in the rain in Nationwide, so why not in Sprint Cup?" Simple: road course vs. banked oval. A lot less likelihood of rain cascading down the track and causing a 43-car pileup on a road course. And yes, despite the furious finish, you'll note that it was three hours of, uh, less-than-thrilling racing capped by a riveting ending. So let's not even bring the rain question over to Sunday racing, okay?
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