Carl Edwards – NSCS CALIFORNIA ADVANCE
Team: No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Bob Osborne
Chassis: RK-739 New chassis
QUOTES
Carl Edwards on racing at Auto Club Speedway:
“We’re going to California to win the race this weekend. We’ve got fast race cars and this is a great race track for us. Our whole Roush Fenway team has just been performing really well this season. I think any one of our teams could be considered a favorite to win at California.”
Crew chief Bob Osborne on racing at Auto Club Speedway:
“Historically California has been a really good track for Carl. He has finished in the top 10 in all but three of his Cup races there. We are taking a brand new car so we feel it will be very competitive at California. We had another solid run last weekend at Bristol which moved us to within one point of the lead. It’s still early in the season, but we are right where we need to be right now.”
FAST FACTS
* Carl Edwards enters California second in the NASCAR Sprint Cup point standings, only one point behind leader Kurt Busch. He has earned one win, three top-five, three top-10 finishes and two poles in only four starts this season. * FOR THE RECORD… In 13 starts at the two-mile California track, Edwards has one win, one pole, six top-five and 10 top-10 finishes. His average start is 19.0, and his average finish is 9.2 which is third best. Edwards has completed 3189 of 3205 (99.5%) of laps attempted at Auto Club Speedway. * IN THE LOOP… According to NASCAR’s Loop Statistics compiled over the last 13 races at Fontana, Edwards has turned 151 of the track’s fastest laps (fourth best), spent 2163 laps in the top 15 and led a total of 121 laps. Edwards’ driver rating is sixth best among active drivers. * ON THE TRACK…The No. 99 Aflac crew will unload RK-739 for the weekend. This is a new car for Edwards and the team. * REWIND, CALIFORNIA, February 2010… After struggling a bit in qualifying to start 31st, Edwards moved up as high as sixth with 52 laps to go. After some contact late in the race he fell back to 22nd but after quick work in the pits on the final stop he rebounded to finish the race in 13th place.
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