NASCAR Sprint Cup: 6 Things Carl Edwards Needs to Do to Win the Cup

Carl Edwards took his No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion one step closer to his first NASCAR Sprint Cup championship after the ninth installment of the Chase at Phoenix International Raceway.After appearing as though he would not be able to pass fellow Chase hopeful Tony Stewart during the middle laps of the race, Edwards took advantage of a slight mishap and was able to maintain three points on Stewart.More importantly for Edwards, Stewart did not take the points lead from him with yet another trip to Victory Lane in the Chase.It is still very close. The only way that Edwards can guarantee himself a championship would be to win at Homestead. Besides that, there are no solid clinching scenarios.Aside from winning, here are si...

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