Article: Edwards celebrates Busch title in style, collects $2.4 million

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- If it has wheels, Carl Edwards will race it. He's game for anything, anytime -- even a lawn mower race on the infield.

He's always had that passion, and it finally paid off this season when Edwards won the Busch Series title for his first NASCAR championship. Edwards, who was to collect $2.4 million at Friday night's awards dinner, earned it with four wins and a cushy 618- point margin over runner-up David Reutimann.

And he did it as a side job, running the full schedule as a complement to a successful Nextel Cup season. Edwards won three races in the premier series and earned a berth in the Chase for the championship.

"I felt like it was a pretty good year ...

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