Carl Edwards Advance
Atlanta Motor Speedway, Mar. 17-19
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series: Golden Corral 500
Carl Edwards
Team: No.99 Office Depot Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Bob Osborne
Chassis Number: RK-270
Edwards on racing at Atlanta Motor Speedway:
“Atlanta is a fun racetrack, and I hope we are as fast as we were last couple of times we were there. The Office Depot team tested there earlier this year and you know, I just love going to Atlanta. I am really excited about this weekend. We have had a lot of success in Atlanta over the last year and we are hoping we can continue the same success this weekend.”
Crew Chief Bob Osborne on racing at Atlanta Motor Speedway:
“The No. 99 Ford Fusion is looking forward to getting back to Atlanta. Winning both races last year was really exciting for us. We’d like to go back and try to repeat that same feat. But we know it will be tough. If we have a good run next Sunday I will be happy, if we win, I will be ecstatic. We are really looking forward to getting back to Atlanta this weekend, Carl loves it a lot and I am have started to take a favor to it as well.”
Fast Facts
Carl Edwards has a 1.66 average finish at Atlanta, best among active drivers.
Edwards’ has never started OR finished outside of the top 10 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Chassis RK-270 was run last week at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. RK-270 is also the winning chassis from Edwards’ first wins at both Atlanta and Pocono.
Edwards became the first driver in NASCAR history to win his first NASCAR NEXTEL Cup and NASCAR Busch Series events on the same weekend in Atlanta of March 2005.
Edwards will try his hand at weather forecasting this Friday, March 17, when he visits the Atlanta-based Weather Channel. Edwards will be a guest on the “Morning Show,” beginning at 7:00 a.m. (EST).
