The Generals defeating the Globetrotters. The Avett Brothers outselling Lady Gaga. People opting for sunshine and fresh air over yet another Adam Sandler/Rob Schneider/David Spade movie. A Nationwide driver outrunning Sprint Cup guys in a Nationwide race.
Yep, we can mark off one of those statistical unlikelihoods. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. did the near-impossible on Sunday, outrunning Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski in winning the John Deere Dealers 250 in Iowa.
And this was no fuel-mileage nonsense; Stenhouse took the lead from Edwards on lap 223 of 250 and managed to hold him off the entire remainder of the race. It marked Stenhouse's first-ever Nationwide victory in 51 attempts.
"I just wasn't sure if he was playing with us or not," Stenhouse said of Edwards, "and we were able to hold him off at the end. They are some of the best in the business. They won a lot of races last year, they've both won championships. It's so tough to win in this series. You've got to beat the best guys each and every week."
Now, it's been suggested in many quarters, including by this clown, that the Nationwide champion may not win a single Nationwide race. Stenhouse currently sits eight points out of first, behind only Elliott Sadler and Reed Sorenson. We're happy to admit there's a possibility that we could potentially be wrong ... but we're not there yet.
Still, this is a fine achievement, the first victory by a Nationwide series regular since Justin Allgaier at Bristol in March 2010. So let's not even mention that Kyle Busch was four states away.
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