Carl Edwards Dover International Speedway Advance
Dover International Speedway, June 3-5, 2005
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series: MBNA RacePoints 400, Sunday at 1:35 pm (ET)
Carl Edwards
Team: No. 99 Office Depot Ford Taurus
Crew Chief: Bob Osborne
Chassis Number: RK-302 (Brand new car)
Carl Edwards on racing at Dover:
"It's one of my favorite tracks. It reminds me a lot of driving a 1/2 mile dirt track because of the banking and the way it drives. The No. 99 team tested there a couple weeks ago and I think we learned a lot. We got better with each run and I think we should be a lot better than we were last fall. We had a good run in Charlotte and I would really like to build on that and maintain our spot in the top 10."
Crew Chief Bob Osborne on racing at Dover:
"Dover is a tough track. I think it's probably one of the more physically demanding tracks on a driver but I think Carl is up to the challenge. We are taking a new car that we tested a few weeks ago. We're pretty happy with our test and if we can apply what we learned, I think we'll be pretty good. We had a good points day last week at Charlotte and we need to have more of those if we want to be in the 'Chase' at the end of 26 races."
Fast Facts
Carl Edwards made the biggest move forward in the top 10 in points, up five positions to eighth following his third place finish at Charlotte. Edwards sits 288 points out of first and just 57 points out of fifth. There are currently 16 drivers eligible for the NEXTEL Cup after 12 races.
RK-302 is a brand new car that has never been raced but it was tested two weeks ago at Dover. The Office Depot team tested for two days at the track and saw some good results.
Edwards will be making an appearance at the Office Depot located next to the track in Dover on Thursday, June 2 from 6 - 8 p.m. (EDT).
