Carl Edwards – NSCS DOVER ADVANCE
Team: No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Bob Osborne
Chassis: RK-739 – This car last ran California in March & finished sixth
Carl Edwards on racing at Dover International Speedway:
“Dover has been one of our best tracks as a team and everyone at Roush Fenway Racing looks forward to going there. Our Aflac team has done a great job contending for wins and being up front at every track so I hope this week is the same and we have another shot to win. I’ve been thinking the whole week about the last two laps at Darlington, so I’m ready to get to Dover and hopefully get a win.”
Crew Chief Bob Osborne on racing at Dover International Speedway:
“Dover is a difficult race track to drive and Carl really excels with cars that don’t necessarily handle well an entire race. It has a lot to do with getting the most out of what you have for a race car and he does that extremely well. The whole Roush organization runs well at Dover so hopefully we can get a win and continue to extend our lead in the point standings.”
Fast Facts
* Carl Edwards is currently leading the Sprint Cup points, 23 points ahead of Jimmie Johnson. To date he has one win, six top fives, eight top 10s and two poles this season. * FOR THE RECORD…In 13 starts at the one-mile track, Edwards has one win, six top-five and nine top-10 finishes. Edwards scored his only Cup win there in Sept. ’07. He has an average start of 15.7 and an average finish of 7.7. * LAPS…Edwards has led 299 laps at Dover and has completed 99.9 percent of his laps there (5199 of 5204 laps). * ON THE TRACK… The No. 99 team will be unloading chassis RK-739 this weekend. This car last raced at Auto Club Speedway where Edwards finished sixth. * IN THE LOOP… According to NASCAR’s Loop Statistics compiled over the last 13 races at Dover, Edwards has turned 319 of the track’s fastest laps which is third highest, spent 3,498 laps (72.8%) in the top 15 (sixth highest) and led a total of 299 laps (sixth highest). Edwards’ driver rating (103.1) is fourth best among active drivers. * REWIND, DOVER, May 2010… After fighting a loose condition and going down one lap early in the race, Edwards rallied to get back on the lead lap and was up to ninth with 100 laps to go. He was eighth with 30 laps to go and finished the race there.
