Carl Edwards Advance
Darlington Raceway, May 12-13
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series: Dodge Charger 500
Carl Edwards
Team: No.99 Office Depot Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Wally Brown
Chassis Number: RK-270 Last ran at Texas Motor Speedway April 2006; Finished 36th
Edwards on racing at Darlington Raceway:
“I can’t wait to run Darlington this weekend. It is hands down – my favorite track on the circuit. The track has a million different characteristics that makes it a very cool track to run. The shape of the track is unique – one end is different than the other, so you have to set the car up for almost two different types of corners. And tire management, you have to set yourself up for the last run of the night. I really can’t say enough about racing at Darlington. The Office Depot team is coming off of a great run over the last three weeks; I just hope we can carry the success into this weekend at Darlington. We are so close to cracking the top 10; and hopefully, with a good finish this weekend we will move up a few more spots.”
Crew Chief Wally Brown on racing at Darlington Raceway:
“Darlington this weekend is going to be a lot of fun. I know it is track that Carl really enjoys running, so that helps us out a lot. Darlington is a tough track and not only for the driver. You have to be really careful with the set up of the race car. It is such a unique track that getting the handling just right is a tough balance. I am really proud of the guys over the last three weeks. We have made a lot of headway in the points and just hope we can come out of Darlington with another top-10 finish. Right now our goal is to get this Office Depot team into the top 10.”
Fast Facts
Carl Edwards enters Darlington with an average finish of eighth; third among active drivers.
After posting a third top-10 finish in-a-row at Richmond, Edwards moved up two more spots in the point standings to 13th. The team is currently only 53 points out of 10th place.
Over the last three races, crew chief Wally Brown has led the Office Depot team to one top-five finish and two top-10 finishes.
The Office Depot team will take chassis RK – 270 to Darlington this weekend. RK- 270 is the favorite chassis among Edwards and the team, as it posted two wins for them in 2005.
Fifty percent of Edwards’ finishes this year have been top-10 finishes.
In Edwards’ last three Nextel Cup races, he has neither started nor finished a race outside the top 10.
