Carl Edwards media choice for '09 Cup Champ
February 5 2009
The media have spoken, and it predicts Carl Edwards will end Jimmie Johnson's championship stranglehold.
Impact: In a NASCARMedia.com poll asking members of the media to forecast 2009's final top 12, Edwards received almost twice the first-place votes as Johnson. Edwards finished with 70 first-place votes, compared to Johnson's 37. Despite his proven dominance in winning three consecutive Sprint Cup Series titles, Johnson could not muster a majority of the support from the 198 voters who cast a ballot. The voters believe the rest of the 2009 top 12 will look much like the final '08 version -- with one notable exception. In their opinion, Mark Martin's return to full-time competition with Hendrick Motorsports will shake up this season's Chase.
Source: Rotoworld Read More: NASCAR.com