Carl Edwards Advance
Michigan International Speedway, Jun. 16-18
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series: 3M Performance 400
Carl Edwards
Team: No.99 Office Depot Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Wally Brown
Chassis Number: RK-270 (Last raced at Dover International Speedway in June, where Edwards finished 15th)
Edwards on racing at Michigan International Speedway:
“I'm really looking forward to Michigan this weekend. Michigan is where I made my first NEXTEL Cup start so it's a special place for me. I really like the track a lot, its ton of fun to race at. What’s really neat about Michigan is you can pass anywhere on the track. The guys have been working really hard at the shop and I know they have put a lot of effort into a good car for this weekend in Michigan. Hopefully this will be the weekend we put our Office Depot Ford Fusion back in Victory Lane.”
Crew Chief Wally Brown on racing at Michigan International Speedway:
“The entire Office Depot team is excited to run at Michigan this weekend. Not only does Carl run well at Michigan, but all of the Roush Racing teams do. This weekend we are running RK-270 – a favorite chassis for the team and I know the guys have put a lot of work into it. After what happened last week to the Office Depot team we are all looking forward to a great run at Michigan. We need to continue focusing on top-five finishes and hopefully we can get a win, or two in there.”
Fast Facts
Carl Edwards’ first-career Nextel Cup start came at Michigan International Speedway in August of 2004.
Since his first run at MIS, Edwards has posted four wins, 18 top fives, and 29 top 10’s in 63 starts.
In all of his NASCAR career starts, Edwards has never finished outside the top 10 at MIS.
Edwards has never finished off the lead lap in all 925 laps run at MIS.
This weekend at Michigan will mark the second of three consecutive weekends that Edwards will be traveling to compete in the Busch race. The Busch Series will be racing in Kentucky this weekend, where Edwards will be piloting the No. 60 Henkel Ford Fusion.
The Office Depot team will run chassis RK-270 this weekend at MIS. This is the same winning chassis that Edwards won both Atlanta and Pocono in 2005.
Office Depot Store #2462 of Woodbridge, NJ will be on the side of Edwards’ Ford Fusion for this weekend’s race at Pocono Raceway.
