Carl Edwards Advance
Talladega Superspeedway, Apr. 28-30
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series: Aaron’s 499
Carl Edwards
Team: No.99 Office Depot Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Wally Brown
Chassis Number: RK- 232
Edwards on racing at Talladega Superspeedway:
“We had a great run last time at Talladega. I love racing there; it’s just about staying out the wrecks. We’ve had bad luck at Talladega in the past, but I know we have great car for this weekend. If we can just go out there and do our job and have a little bit of good luck, it could be a place we can gain some points.”
Crew Chief Wally Brown on racing at Talladega Superspeedway:
“Last week in Phoenix was a great way to get started. The Office Depot team made a good jump in the points which was exactly our goal heading into the weekend. Looking ahead to Talladega, wow, there's not much you can do there, it's Talladega. Bob Osborne built the car we are taking to Talladega, so I know it will run well. Carl had a good run at Talladega last fall, so I am hoping our team can repeat the same this weekend. It’s all about avoiding the ‘big one’ and being there at the end. Hopefully, we can run well, stay out of trouble, and have another good weekend in the points.”
Fast Facts
Carl Edwards, after an amazing comeback in Phoenix last weekend has jumped up six spots in the overall Nextel Cup point standings to 16th. He currently sits only 126 points out of the coveted 10th place.
Crew chief, Wally Brown will be making just his second start of the season as the crew chief for the No. 99 Office Depot team. Brown coached Edwards to a fourth place finish last week at Phoenix International Raceway.
Chassis RK-232 will be making its 2006 season debut this weekend in Talladega. It was last raced at Talladega in October 2005, where Edwards finished fifth.
This weekend will mark Edwards’ fourth Nextel Cup start at the Talladega Superspeedway. In his most-recent visit, Edwards was able to avoid the “big one” and bring home his best-ever finish of fifth place.
Edwards is one of only 16 current contenders for NASCAR’s “Chase for the Nextel Cup.” Edwards is within the 400-point range needed to make the “Chase.”
