Carl Edwards Advance
Infineon Raceway, Jun. 23-25
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series: Dodge/Save Mart 350
Carl Edwards
Team: No.99 Office Depot Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Wally Brown
Chassis Number: RK – 208 Last tested at Watkins Glen in 2005
Hasn’t raced since Watkins Glen 2003
Edwards on racing at Infineon Raceway:
“I am really looking forward to racing at Sonoma this weekend. I had the opportunity to practice out there a couple weeks ago with Boris Said. With the practice and the coaching I received from Boris we should do well. We had a great finish last weekend in Michigan and moved ourselves closer to 10th place in the point standings. Hopefully, with another good run this weekend, we can move a bit closer. I am really proud of the effort my team showed last weekend; they really clicked off some amazing pit stops. If I run well at Sonoma, matched with another strong effort by the team, we should have a great weekend.”
Crew Chief Wally Brown on racing at Infineon Raceway:
“Sonoma this weekend will be a good challenge for the Office Depot team. This will be our first road course car we have built this year. I know Carl received some top-notch coaching a couple weeks ago from Boris Said. With that practice under his belt and a solid racecar, we should have a good finish. The Office Depot team really stepped up last weekend in pits and hopefully will continue with the same speed and accuracy in the coming weeks. We are still looking for our first win of the season, but more importantly, getting ourselves in the top 10.”
Fast Facts
Carl Edwards is coming off his best finish of the 2006 season, after finishing second last weekend at Michigan International Speedway.
Edwards recently tested his Busch Series Ford Fusion at Infineon Raceway with help from road-course ace Boris Said. Edwards left the test as the fastest car with a time of one minute and 17.60 seconds.
Since first taking his seat atop the pit box in Phoenix, crew chief Wally Brown has led the Office Depot team to five top-10 finishes in eight starts.
This weekend at Sonoma will mark the last of three consecutive weekends that Edwards will be traveling to compete in the Busch race. The Busch Series will be racing in Milwaukee this weekend, where Edwards will be piloting the No. 60 Ameriquest Ford Fusion.
The Office Depot team will run chassis RK-208 this weekend at Infineon Raceway. This chassis was last raced by Jeff Burton in 2003.
Office Depot Store #2451 of East Brunswick, NJ will be on the side of Edwards’ Ford Fusion for this weekend’s race at Infineon Raceway.
