Carl Edwards started the 3M Performance 400 back in 27th, but it only took him 74 laps to get to the front of the pack, where he would stay for 84 laps before earning his 5th win of the season at Michigan.

"The key was my crew today. My guys did an unbelievable job getting me off pit road. This is unbelievable. We're winning races. We're gearing up for the Chase," Edwards said in victory lane. "I'm feeling stronger than ever. We're here to win championships. That's what we're shooting for."

Edwards had to survive two late restarts to hold off Kyle Busch, who led 34 laps, to earn the win as he pulled away on the last restart. Behind Edwards and Busch was David Ragan, who accidentally stayed on the track during the last round of pit stops but was able to hold on for a solid 3rd place finish, which allowed him to pull within 26 points of the top-12.

While Ragan was able to make up ground towards the Chase, several bubble drivers lost significant ground at Michigan.

Jeff Gordon made contact with teammate Jimmie Johnson on lap 91, and that contact led to a flat tire that sent Gordon into the wall six laps later. Gordon finished 42nd, falling from 6th to 9th in points, now just 79 points ahead of 13th place Clint Bowyer.

On lap 136 Kasey Kahne's engine problems put him in the garage, leaving him with a 40th place finish. Kahne fell from 8th to 11th in points, now just in the Chase field by 44 points.

After running well all day long Denny Hamlin's engine expired with just six laps to go, robbing him of a top-10 as he finished 39th, as he fell to the final Chase spot, 12th, just 23 points ahead of Bowyer.

The Roush/Fenway cars were the overwhelming favorites heading into the race, and they didn't disappoint. While Edwards earned the win and Ragan came in third, Greg Biffle finished 4th, Matt Kenseth finished 5th as Roush/Fenway Racing claimed four out of the top-5 spots.

"It doesn't get any better than this. I can't believe the fast company I keep," said Roush/Fenway Racing co-owner Jack Roush.

Earlier in the weekend Tony Stewart named the driver who would be his teammate in 2009, and that driver was Ryan Newman, who will leave Penske Racing at the end of the year. David Stremme is a driver believed to be in line to replace Newman in the 12 car.

After the Nationwide Series race at Michigan on Saturday, which Edwards also won, Nascar inspectors found magnets 1/4" thick in the number 18 and 20 cars of Gibbs Racing that prevented the accelerator from going 100 percent wide open, according to Nascar's vice president of competition Robin Pemberton. Pemberton went on to say the intention was to manipulate the numbers and data from the dyno.

After the incident J.D Gibbs, son of owner Joe Gibbs and president of the team, said, "Let me just say that, first and foremost, that that was a really poor, foolish decision on the part of our key guys there at JGR," Gibbs said. "I want to apologize to NASCAR, to our partners, to Toyota guys. A couple guys chose to make a decision there that really impacts all of us."