Darlington Raceway, Darlington, S.C., May 6-7, 2005
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series: Dodge Charger 500, Saturday, 7:10 pm (EDT)
Carl Edwards
Team: No.99 Office Depot Ford Taurus
Crew Chief: Bob Osborne
Chassis: RK-256
Carl Edwards on racing at Darlington:
"I'm really excited to race at Darlington. Darlington is one of my favorite tracks and it would mean a lot to win there. There's a lot of history at the track and it's a fun track to drive. We didn't have a great weekend at Talladega so the No. 99 Office Depot team is looking to rebound this week and try to get back into the top-10 in points."
Crew Chief Bob Osborne on racing at Darlington:
"I think we're all just glad to be done with Talladega. We had a pretty rough weekend there so we are looking to Darlington to bounce back. We had a strong run there last year at the Southern 500 and I know Carl really likes the track a lot. I think we have the potential to go in this week and run well. The Office Depot team has been working really hard and we've been having great pit stops so that coupled with Carl's skills should fair well this weekend."
Fast Facts
Carl Edwards currently sits 14th in the overall NEXTEL Cup point standings just 21 points out of 10th. To date, Edwards has accrued one win, two top-five and three top-10 finishes in nine NEXTEL Cup starts this season.
In the No. 99 Superchips F-150 Edwards claimed the pole for the truck race last fall. Edwards's average starting position at Darlington Raceway is 18.6 while his average finishing position is 11.3.
The team will use RK-265 this week. This is the same car that Edwards made his NEXTEL Cup debut with at the second Michigan race in 2004. He also raced it at the second California in 2004. This car was unloaded as the backup and raced at the first Bristol race in 2005. This was also the car the No. 99 team used at Indy last year.
The No. 99 Office Depot Ford will carry a special logo on the TV panel this weekend at Darlington. The winner of Office Depot's "Small Business of NASCAR" promotion will appear on the TV panel with Office Depot. The winners will also be present for the race. A press conference will be held Friday, May 6, at 12:00 noon ET in the Darlington Raceway media center to announce the winner.
