Carl Edwards No. 99 Office Depot Ford Fusion
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, Fla.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2008 Budweiser Shootout
Saturday February 9
8:00 PM Eastern TV - FOX
8:30 PM Eastern RADIO - MRN

FAST FACTS This is his second start in the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway, poles at Fontana and Homestead in 2005 gave him entry to the 2006 Shootout Secured his second Shootout appearance with a pole win at Phoenix International Raceway in November of 2007 The No. 99 Office Depot team will be unloading chassis No. RK-519. Edwards raced this car in October of 2007 at Talladega Superspeedway. He started that race 31st and finished 14th Broke the record for Shootout starters by being the 23rd different pole sitter in NSCS for 2007

Carl Edwards – NSCS ADVANCE
Team: No.99 Office Depot Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Bob Osborne
Chassis: RK-519 Last outing: Talladega ’07 where it finished 14th

Edwards on racing in the Shootout:
“I’m excited that my Office Depot team and I were able to make it into the Budweiser Shootout this year. It frustrated me to miss out on the Shootout last year and have to sit out and watch the guys have fun without me. I’m excited every time I have the chance to race and am really looking forward to the Budweiser Shootout and hopefully getting a win for my Office Depot team.”

Crew Chief Bob Osborne on racing in the Shootout:
“I do enjoy being in the (Budweiser) Shootout. It's a great opportunity to get race experience for the (Daytona) 500. Of course I think we have a chance to win. I like to think we have a chance to win every time we go to the track – our No. 99 Office Depot team is very competitive and would like to win every race, regardless of whether or not points are involved. It will be fun to race with Jamie (McMurray) and Greg (Biffle), two of our teammates during the Shootout so that we may gain some insight into what will come in the Daytona 500.”