JOLIET, Ill. -- With no asterisk and no
apology,
David Reutimann won the second Sprint
Cup race of his career Saturday night in the
LifeLock.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway.
Reutimann, whose previous victory came in
last year's rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600 at
Charlotte, crossed the finish line .727
seconds ahead of
Carl Edwards, who posted his best finish
-- and only second top five -- of the
season.
"There was no rain [Saturday night],"
Reutimann said in Victory Lane. "We earned
this one. Nobody gave it to us, and that
feels really good."
Reutimann, who is in a contract year at
Michael Waltrip Racing, recently reached a
handshake agreement on a three-year
extension with the team.
"[Saturday night] we earned it, and it's
a total team effort," Reutimann said.
"Everyone at Michael Waltrip Racing did a
phenomenal job. I don't even know what to
say. You think about these moments all your
life, and you think about all the right
things to say.