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Fable of Talladega's three stragglers: Joe Gibbs Racing's lesson in how to win

Don't like what Joe Gibbs Racing drivers did at Talladega? Tough.

NASCAR's least popular team, at least judging by Twitter reaction, played the game by the rules and won. Get over it.

Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch had nothing to gain in Sunday's race. So rather than risk advancing in the Chase for the Sprint Cup by getting caught in a demolition derby — also known as The Big One — at Talladega, they stayed behind the leaders. They were off the pace enough to avoid any crash ahead of them, which was one of two race goals.