Edwards qualifies fourth; Johnson to start 30th

Sports Digest

November 15, 2008

Carl Edwards got the jump on Jimmie Johnson in qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Edwards, facing a daunting 141-point deficit heading into tomorrow's Ford 400, qualified fourth, trailing only first-time pole winner David Reutimann, rookie Scott Speed and Roush Fenway Racing teammate Matt Kenseth. Johnson, who needs to finish only 36th or better tomorrow to wrap up his third straight Cup title, will start a disappointing 30th. It's only the seventh time in 36 races this season Johnson has started 20th or lower. Johnson's worst finish in any of those races was 33rd.

Et cetera: NASCAR has suspended all testing at its sanctioned tracks next season in a cost-cutting measure that should help teams save several million dollars in their 2009 budgets. ... A federal judge in Miami has rejected requests to delay the tax evasion trial of two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves, who wants to drive in the 2009 IndyCar Series. U.S. District Judge Donald Graham said the March2 trial date will stand.

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