<Li> 2008 Sharpie 500 - Carl Edwards utilized the bump - and - run on Kyle Busch with 30 laps to go to take the lead, a lead he would never relinquish . This triggered a post-race confrontation which saw Busch bump Edwards' car after the race . Edwards would return the favor, bumping Busch's car and sending it spinning . </Li> <Li> 2009 Aarons 499 - Although the move is typically done on short - tracks, in 2009 a then - unknown Brad Keselowski bumped Carl Edwards in the final corner of the final lap of the Spring Race at Talladega Superspeedway . The contact sent Edwards flipping into the catchfence, while Keselowski went on to earn his first career Sprint Cup win . Edwards would climb out of his demolished race car and jog across the finish line on foot, reminiscent of a classic scene in the movie Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby . </Li> <Li> 2014 Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 - Needing to finish in 11th place or better to advance to the final round of The Chase for the Sprint Cup, Ryan Newman utilized the bump - and - run on rookie Kyle Larson at Phoenix, moving him up the track in the final corner of the final lap to finish 11th in the race and earn the fourth and final berth in the Chase Championship . </Li> <Li> 2016 Toyota Owners 400 - Eight years after their Bristol battle, Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch engaged in another short - track showdown, this time as teammates in the Spring race at Richmond . In the final corner of the final lap, Edwards moved Busch up the track with the bump - and - run, earning the win . Unlike their Bristol run - in, there was no confrontation following the race . </Li>

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