Big changes from last year for Bowyer and Edwards

By Jenna Fryer

Associated Press

Published: Saturday, Oct. 20 2012 12:55 p.m. MDT

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Carl Edwards walks to his car during qualifying for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., Friday, Oct. 19, 2012.

Orlin Wagner, Associated Press

Summary

Carl Edwards and Clint Bowyer returned to home track Kansas Speedway a year ago at very different points in their career.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Carl Edwards and Clint Bowyer returned to home track Kansas Speedway a year ago at very different points in their career.

Edwards had claimed the top spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship a week earlier and was locked into a tense title race.

Bowyer used the venue to announce his next career move after a nerve-racking summer scouring a limited free agent market.

Things couldn't be any more different a year later as they've returned for Sunday's race.

It's Bowyer who is now a title contender, while Edwards is stuck in neutral after a steep drop-off.

Edwards is 15th in the standings and stuck in a 64-race winless streak.

Bowyer is fourth in the standings, 28 points behind leader Brad Keselowski.

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