In The Pits: Edwards would change last week's mess

If Carl Edwards fails to win the Sprint Cup title this year, he'll likely always blame a six-day tailspin of trading paint, insults and shoves. It culminated Saturday night when his 33rd-place finish at Lowe's Motor Speedway dropped him from second to fourth in the standings, a distant 168 points behind leader Jimmie Johnson with five races to go. "I can guarantee you that if I had the week to do over again, the last seven days would be a lot different," Edwards said. It all started with a 12-car wreck at Talladega that opened up Edwards to severe criticism from rival Kevin Harvick. Upset with Harvick's attack, Edwards left him a sarcastic note at his airplane, then confronted him in the garage at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Photographs show Edwards grabbed Harvick by the neck before Harvick shoved him onto the hood of his car.... [read full story]