Carl Edwards
Martinsville Speedway
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Goody’s Cool Orange 500
Sunday, March 30
1:30 PM Eastern TV - FOX, 2:00 PM Eastern RADIO - MRN
FAST FACTS
Carl Edwards enters Martinsville 16th in the NASCAR Sprint Cup point standings. In five starts, Edwards has accumulated two wins, two top-five and two top-10 finishes.
Edwards will make his eighth Cup start at Martinsville this weekend. Edwards has completed 94.9% of the laps attempted at Martinsville.
Edwards’ best career finish at Martinsville came back in 2003, when he finished second in the Craftsman Truck Series race. He started that race from the pole position.
Edwards will debut the new Claritin® paint scheme this weekend at Martinsville. Claritin will also be the primary sponsor of the No. 99 Ford at Darlington in May.
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Carl Edwards - NSCS Advance
Team: No. 99 Claritin® Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Chris Andrews
Chassis: RK-513 Last outing: Phoenix, November ’07 – finished 42nd
Also: Debuted at Phoenix, won the pole and was leading the race when the engine expired
Carl Edwards on racing at Martinsville Speedway:
"Martinsville is a track that I’ve really had a tough time at over the years. It's probably one of the toughest tracks for me in the Cup car, but I’m still really looking forward to the race. Track position is so important at Martinsville, if we can have a decent qualifying run I think we’ll race well. A lot can happen in 500 laps at Martinsville, and things like pit strategy and tire management can make or break you.”
Crew Chief Chris Andrews on racing at Martinsville Speedway:
“The No. 99 and all the Roush Fenway Racing teams have had a strong start to the season and now we're returning to some of the tracks where we started to show progress with our COT cars last fall. While Martinsville hasn’t been one of Carl’s strongest tracks statistically speaking, he has run well there but doesn’t seem to have the finishes to back that up. We’ll look to change that this time around.”
