Race 2 Win: Sprint Cup Series Race Notes

Sprint Cup Series

UAW-Dodge 400 - Carl Edwards Notes

Carl Edwards
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Las Vegas, NV
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: UAW-Dodge 400
Sunday, March 2nd

FAST FACTS

Carl Edwards will make his fourth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend in the UAW-Dodge 400. In his previous Cup starts at the 1.5-mile tri-oval, Edwards has one top-10 finish. Edwards captured sixth place in last year’s UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 at LVMS.

THE ODDS…Edwards’ average start at LVMS is 18th, his average finish is 15.3. The Columbia, Mo., native has completed 100% of the laps he has attempted at the 1.5-mile track.

In other Series… Edwards has made three starts at LVMS in all of three of NASCAR’s elite series. In the Nationwide Series, Edwards has achieved one pole, one top-five and three top-10 finishes while leading a total of 131 laps. He has never completed a truck race at LVMS due to engine problems in all three races he has attempted, but has led a total of 35 laps.

COLORS…Carl Edwards and the No. 99 team will again sport the colors of Dish Network this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

The No. 99 Dish Network team will be unloading chassis No. RK-558, this a brand new car that is identical to the car Edwards raced last weekend at Fontana.

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Carl Edwards ? NSCS Advance
Team: No.99 Dish Network Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Bob Osborne
Chassis: RK-558, a brand new car

Edwards on racing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:
"Similar to Fontana, we had a really good test at Vegas. I feel like our Vegas test was better than the California test, so I’m really looking forward to this weekend. Bob (Osborne) is a really smart guy and has done a great job with my cars lately, so I know whatever we unload will be good.”

Crew Chief, Bob Osborne on racing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:
“We had a really good test at Las Vegas earlier this month, but since we raced our test car at Fontana last week, we have to bring a brand new car to Vegas because there’s no time for turnaround. We didn’t test the car we’re bringing this weekend, but it’s exactly like the car we tested and raced in California. With the new cars, we can’t turn them around as fast as with the old ones, so we went back and built an identical car to our Fontana car. Hopefully our car will be just as good as last week’s car – if not better. If that’s the case, we should have another good weekend. Vegas is a great track and a fun town – I’m looking forward hopefully to back-to-back wins for the Dish Network team.”