Edwards Gets First Road Course Win at Sonoma

Edwards held off Jeff Gordon by .592 seconds.

Carl Edwards won the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on Sunday, marking the first road course victory of his career. Photo Courtesy: NASCAR.com

(SONOMA, Calif. ) - Carl Edwards won the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on Sunday, marking the first road course victory of his career.

Edwards, who led 26 laps, became the fifth multi-race winner of 2014; he also won at Bristol in March. Edwards now has 23 Sprint Cup Series wins in his career.

Edwards held off Jeff Gordon by .592 seconds. Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jamie McMurray and Paul Menard rounded out the top five.

AJ Allmendinger started second and led a race-high 35 laps but finished 37th. Kevin Harvick, who led 23 laps, was knocked out of contention on the Lap 81 when Clint Bowyer spun out and Harvick slammed into him. Harvick placed 20th.

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series moves to Kentucky Speedway Saturday, June 28 for the Quaker State 400 presented by Advance Auto Parts at 7:30 p.m. ET (TNT).

Save Mart 350 Results:

Pos. Driver Laps Led

1. Carl Edwards 26

2. Jeff Gordon 3

3. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 0

4. Jamie McMurray 9

5. Paul Menard 0

6. Kasey Kahne 0

7. Jimmie Johnson 1

8. Marcos Ambrose 5

9. Greg Biffle 0

10. Clint Bowyer 5

2014 Sprint Cup Chase Grid:

Pos. Driver Points Wins Top 5 Top 10

1. Jimmie Johnson 560 3 6 11

2. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 555 2 8 11

3. Carl Edwards 509 2 4 8

4. Joey Logano 483 2 6 8

5. Kevin Harvick 472 2 5 7

6. Jeff Gordon 580 1 6 12

7. Brad Keselowski 512 1 7 8

8. Kyle Busch 465 1 3 6

9. Denny Hamlin 453 1 4 5

10. Kurt Busch 347 1 3 3

11. Matt Kenseth 515 0 5 10

12. Ryan Newman 473 0 0 5

13. Kyle Larson 470 0 3 7

14. Paul Menard 459 0 3 9

15. Clint Bowyer 452 0 2 6

16. Greg Biffle 444 0 2 5

Source: NASCAR.com