#TBT: Edwards dive-bombs Johnson at Kansas Speedway
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}KANSAS CITY, KS - SEPTEMBER 28: Carl Edwards, driver of the #99 Office Depot Ford, and Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, drive during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Camping World RV 400 at Kansas Speedway on September 28, 2008 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR)
It was a move that Carl Edwards had tried plenty of times ... in video games.
In the 2008 Camping World RV 400 at Kansas Speedway, Edwards was locked in a last-lap battle with Jimmie Johnson. With time running out, "Cousin Carl" tried to pass Johnson with a dive-bomb move ... and it almost worked.
After initally passing Johnson, Edwards' momentum sent him into the outside wall and Johnson captured the checkered flag.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Said Edwards after the race, "I planned on hitting the wall, but I didn't plan on the wall slowing me down that much. I played a lot of video games where you can just run it into the wall and hold it wide open… that's what I did and it didn't work."