Carl Edwards
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series: Allstate 400 at the Brickyard
Sunday, July 29 1:00 PM Eastern - ESPN/IMS Radio Network
Fast Facts
Carl Edwards will make his third NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series start at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway. In his two previous starts at Indy, Edwards has achieved two top-12 finishes
After 19 races, Edwards and the No. 99 Office Depot team are currently fifth in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series point standings with 2473 points, 438 points out of first place
Backpack Donation: Edwards will participate in the first Office Depot backpack donation program of 2007. He will be at the Office Depot store at 4200 South East Street in Indianapolis on Thursday, July 26 from 2:00 - 4:00 PM. An autograph session will immediately follow the backpack donation. Fans wishing to participate may pick up a wristband starting at 7:00 AM at the store. Only the first 200 people will receive wristbands.
WIN Carl's Laptop: To help celebrate the launch of its new television commercial titled Carl's Laptop, Office Depot is running a promotion for fans to have the opportunity to actually win a new laptop from Carl Edwards. For a chance to win a new TOSHIBA Satellite Notebook computer loaded with the latest technology and autographed by Carl Edwards, fans can simply log on to www.officedepotracing.com to register.
Carl Edwards
Team: No.99 Office Depot Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Bob Osborne
Chassis: RK-358 this will be the first race for this car this year
Edwards on racing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway:
"I'm really looking forward to racing at Indy. There's so much history at that track, it would certainly mean a lot to run well and win there.
"This weekend I will be a little busy flying back and forth between Indy and ORP but I'm looking forward to it. It's going to be a fun week and hopefully we can win some races and keep up the great momentum we've had over the last couple of weeks. We're headed in the right direction; we just need to keep digging"
Crew Chief Bob Osborne on racing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway:
"To race at the Brickyard is pretty incredible. There's so much history there and so many great 'racers' have been there. I think being able to say that you've won at Indy is a great accomplishment. I think the Office Depot team has the potential to run really well there and I'm excited to go there this week and see what we can do."
"The setup for Indy is unlike most set-ups. With the long front and back stretches and overall length of 2.5 miles, it's classified as a superspeedway. But, it only has nine degrees of banking in the corners and that shallow banking is a characteristic of the flat track like Loudon and Martinsville. We'll need a good aero package, as well as a good 'flat track' setup, which will be challenging."
