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Carl Edwards wins Sprint Cup race at Darlington
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Carl Edwards celebrates in victory lane after winning Sunday's race at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, S.C. - photo by Terry Renna
DARLINGTON, S.C. — Carl Edwards took the lead on the last pit stop and held off Denny Hamlin on a restart eight laps from the end for his first Southern 500 victory Sunday night. Edwards was two laps behind early in the long, long, nearly five-hour NASCAR Sprint Cup race, slowed by a record 18 cautions at Darlington Raceway. Pole-sitter Brad Keselowski was second and Hamlin finished third.
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Bond conditions revised for Gainesville High grad A.J. Johnson in Tennessee rape case
Former Tennessee LB charged in Knoxville case
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Former Tennessee linebacker and Gainesville High graduate A.J. Johnson has a curfew and must abstain from alcohol as part of the modifications to his bond conditions while he awaits an aggravated rape trial. The changes come after Johnson’s DUI arrest last month. Under the modifications agreed to on Thursday, Johnson will be supervised by a pretrial release officer and must submit to drug screens upon request.
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