Carl Edwards Advance
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
August 5th-7th 2005 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series
Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, Sunday 1:40PM
Carl Edwards
Team: No. 99 AAA Roush Racing Ford Taurus
Crew Chief: Bob Osborne
Chassis Number: RK-302 (raced at Dover and Michigan this year)
Edwards on racing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway:
“I'm really looking forward to racing at Indy. We had a great test there a few weeks ago and I'm feeling pretty good about our chances there this coming weekend. There's so much history at that track, it would certainly mean a lot to run well and win there. Saturday will be a little busy flying back and forth between Indy and IRP but I'm looking forward to it and of course I'm really excited to get back into a Silver Crown car on Thursday. It's going to be a fun week and hopefully we can win some races and improve in the point standings even more. We're headed in the right direction; we just need to keep digging.”
Crew Chief Bob Osborne on racing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway:
“The No. 99 team tested there several weeks ago and overall I was happy with the test. Carl really liked the track and we ran the fastest lap of the day so that was great. There were only a few cars there but we ran lap time comparable to the No. 97 so overall I think we looked pretty good. To race well at Indy the team has to have a good balance of mechanical grip and aero. More so then a lot of the track we go to because of the long straights and the high speed corners. To race at the Brickyard is pretty incredible. There's so much history there and so many great ‘racers’ have been there. I think being able to say that you've won at Indy is a great accomplishment. I think the AAA team has the potential to run really well there with the package we have and I'm excited to go there this week and see what we can do."
Fast Facts
Carl Edwards will compete in three different series this week in Indianapolis, IN. He kicks off the race week Thursday night at Indianapolis Raceway Park (IRP) when he races in the Silver Crown Series race for RE Technologies. He will then race the No. 60 Charter Ford in the Busch Series race at IRP on Saturday night and finally the No. 99 AAA Ford on Sunday at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the Brickyard 400.
This will be Edwards's first career start at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The team did test in preparation for the event back in July.
In 33 career NEXTEL Cup starts Edwards has accrued two wins (Atlanta & Pocono in 2005), seven top five and 13 top 10 finishes. In 2005 Edwards currently sits 12th in the overall point standings with two wins, six top-five and eight top-10 finishes. In the last two weeks Edwards has gained in the point standings and is now 439 points out of first and sits just 12 points out of 10th.
Edwards will be in the No. 99 AAA Ford for the second time in 2005. The AAA paint scheme debuted earlier this year at Michigan and will be run again at the second Michigan race in a couple weeks.
