Carl Edwards Advance
Pocono Raceway, Jul. 23
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series: Pennsylvania 500
Carl Edwards
Team: No.99 Office Depot Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Wally Brown
Chassis: RK–-272 Last raced at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in May; finished third
Edwards on racing at Pocono Raceway:
“I really can’t wait to race at Pocono this weekend. Pocono is by far one of my favorite tracks. It’s a track where I have raced well at in the past. The last race at Pocono was really tough, because we had the fastest car on the track. Hopefully, we can return to Pocono this weekend and prove to everyone the depth of this Office Depot team. Last week’s finish in New Hampshire really helped us gain back valuable points in the ‘Chase’ and another good run this weekend will continue to move the Office Depot team up in the standings.”
Crew Chief Wally Brown on racing at Pocono Raceway:
“Pocono is a great track for our Office Depot team. It’s a track that Carl really enjoys racing at, and a track we all enjoy setting up for. It’s a track where you need to put a lot of effort into the setup of the car to be successful. Since our last run at Pocono, the guys at the shop have had the date circled on our calendar. This weekend’s race will hopefully allow us to continue gaining points in the standings.”
Fast Facts
Carl Edwards, in three career starts at Pocono Raceway, has two top-five finishes.
Edwards scored his second NEXTEL Cup Series win at Pocono Raceway in June 2005.
Crew chief Wally Brown, who graduated from Widener University in Chester, PA, looks for his first career win at his "local" track.
Edwards will be back-on-the-road this weekend with the Busch Series competing in Martinsville, Va. Edwards is currently second in the Busch Series point standings.
After a second-place run last weekend in New Hampshire, Edwards is currently 13th in the point standings and only 146 points out of 10th place.
Edwards has scored six top-five finishes and nine top-10 finishes so far this season.
Office Depot Store #2413 of Slidell, La. will be on the side of Edwards' Ford Fusion for this weekend's race at Pocono Raceway.
