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By Reid Spencer,Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service

HAMPTON, Ga. -- A rough week for Carl Edwards got rougher Sunday.

After asserting his dominance after the halfway point of the Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, the winner of the previous two NASCAR Sprint Cup races fell out with transmission trouble after 274 of the 325 laps.

On Wednesday, Edwards suffered a 100-point penalty in the Cup championship standings stemming from an oil tank cover violation discovered by NASCAR inspectors after his victory March 2 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

--(Cont'd From Front Page)-- Throughout the week, Edwards endured the outspoken remarks of his fellow drivers, many of whom are convinced his Roush Fenway Racing team deliberately cheated.

“I don’t know what happened, but the oil tank lid was on,” Edwards said Sunday, taking his exit from the race with humor and grace. “I just appreciate my fans for sticking with us this week. It’s been a long week with a lot of stuff said, but I think we showed them here today -- other than something coming apart in the engine -- I believe we had the car that was the class of the field.

“I’m just really happy to be driving it. It’s too bad we broke. It was so good there at the end. I was really just having a good time. It seems like when they run really well, that’s when they break.”

Edwards, who led the standings before the penalty was assessed, finished 42nd and fell to 17th, 232 points behind Kyle Busch, the Cup leader.

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