Carl Edwards
Richmond International Raceway, May 5-6
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series: Crown Royal 400
Carl Edwards
Team: No.99 Office Depot Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Wally Brown
Chassis Number: RK-264 Last ran Richmond Sept. 2005; Finished 21st
Edwards on racing at Richmond International Speedway:
“I am really looking forward to Richmond this weekend. In the past at Richmond, we haven’t had much luck. However, we tested a few weeks ago and were competitive throughout the entire testing session. The Office Depot team will be able to apply a lot of data we took from those two days of testing into our setup for this weekend’s race. Our team focus right now is to move ourselves back into the top ten in the point standings. Hopefully, with a good run in Richmond and Darlington next week, we will be able to achieve our goal.”
Crew Chief Wally Brown on racing at Richmond International Speedway:
“The Office Depot team is looking forward to a Saturday night short-track race. The test at Richmond went really well for the team; they had competitive lap times from both days. The setup at Richmond is tricky, you have to maintain a good balance in the car and not use up your brakes too early in the night. When the Office Depot team tested back in April, they were able to work out some of the kinks and hopefully, we will be able to showcase those changes this weekend. Overall, the team is looking forward to going to Richmond, being competitive and bringing home another top-10 finish.”
Fast Facts
Carl Edwards, After posting another top-10 finish in Talladega, Edwards moved up one more spot in the point standings to 15th. The team is currently only 97 points out of 10th place.
With Crew Chief Wally Brown calling the shots over the last two races, the Office Depot team has one top-five finish and one top-10 finish.
Chassis RK-264 will be making its 2006 season debut this weekend in Richmond. Its best finish came last July at New Hampshire International Speedway, where Edwards finished 12th.
After leading seven laps at the Talladega Superspeedway, Edwards now has led over 500 laps in his three-year Nextel Cup career.
In nine Nextel Cup starts this season, Edwards has posted three top-five finishes and four top-ten finishes.
