Carl Edwards
Bristol Motor Speedway, Aug. 23-26
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series: Sharpie 500, Aug. 26
Fast Facts
Carl Edwards currently sits 244 points out of 10th place in the NASCAR Nextel Cup points standings.
Edwards’ last win at Bristol came in August 2004 while racing in the Craftsman Truck Series.
Office Depot Store #2316 of Murfreesboro, Tenn., will be on the side of Edwards’ Ford Fusion for this weekend’s race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Edwards and “Carl’s Thrill Ride” will be featured during the pre-race show on TNT leading into the race on Saturday night at Bristol. The story will profile “Carl’s Thrill Ride” sweepstakes. Brian Wright of Charlotte, N.C., won the Ford Racing sponsored contest. His prize? A day spent dogfighting in an L-39 jet at 550 miles per hour against Edwards in early August.
Carl Edwards
Team: No. 99 Office Depot Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Wally Brown
Chassis: RK–320 Last raced at Bristol Motor Speedway in March ‘06; finished 4th
Edwards on racing at Bristol Motor Speedway:
“I haven’t run that well at Bristol during my career, but we were fourth here this spring and it would be awesome to build on that finish. Luck plays a big part at Bristol – it’s easy to get caught up in a wreck. If we can stay out of trouble, I think the No. 99 Office Depot Ford Fusion will be a blast to drive this weekend.”
Crew Chief Wally Brown on racing at Bristol Motor Speedway:
“Bristol is a tough place to race, but Carl and the entire team are focused on getting a good finish. We’re taking it one weekend at a time. We’ll be racing RK-320, which is the same car that we finished in the Top-Five with here in March, and I think we have a good shot of running well with it again.”
