Lowe’s Motor Speedway Advance
Lowe’s Motor Speedway, May 20-21, 2005
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series: NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge, Saturday at 9 pm (EDT)
Carl Edwards
Team: No. 99 Scotts Ford Taurus
Crew Chief: Bob Osborne
Chassis Number: RK- 270 ('04 - 2nd Atlanta & Darlington, '05 - 1st Atlanta & Texas)
Carl Edwards on the All-Star Challenge:
"It's really neat to be racing in the All-Star race. One of our goals this year was to win a race and to achieve it so early in the year at Atlanta and become eligible for the All-Star race is just awesome. I’m really looking forward to the race itself. It will be a lot like Saturday night dirt track racing with the format the way it is. Everything is a sprint to the end and you go 100 percent every lap and that's going to be fun. To win $1 million would be pretty exciting for myself and the entire Scotts team."
Crew Chief Bob Osborne on the All-Star Challenge:
"It's pretty incredible when you think about it. We thought we could win a race but we never thought it would be that early in the season. Then to top that off, to be eligible for the All-Star race is just really cool. I think we have just as good a shot as anybody at winning the big prize. We are taking the same car that qualified us for the race so hopefully that will bring a little luck with it. I think Carl should do well in this format. We'll see what happens on Saturday night."
Fast Facts
Carl Edwards qualified for the All-Star race on March 20, 2005, when he won his first NEXTEL Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway by a nose over Jimmie Johnson. Edwards also took home his first career Busch victory the day before his Cup win. He's the first driver to win both his first career Busch and Cup races in the same weekend.
Edwards has chalked up one win, two top-five and four top-10 finishes in 11 starts in the NEXEL Cup Series. He currently sits 13th in the overall point standings.
To date, Edwards’ best start in the Cup series came at Atlanta when he qualified fourth. His best finish, first – that same race weekend.
The No. 99 Ford will carry the Scotts paint scheme this weekend at the All-Star race.
