Carl Edwards – NSCS MICHIGAN ADVANCE
Team: No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Bob Osborne
Chassis: RK-765 Last outing: Kentucky in July – finished 5th
QUOTES
Carl Edwards on racing at Michigan International Speedway :
“MIS drives like a big dirt track. It’s a big, slick, wide race track. You slide the car all the way around the corners. I really like Michigan . It is fun, and our cars have been very good there. I feel like every time we go there we’ve got a chance to win. The last race I think we were leading when the caution came out at the end and we ended up fifth, but I felt like we could have won that one. I’m ready to go back. Our cars are better now than they were and that’ll be really cool.”
Crew chief Bob Osborne on racing at Michigan International Speedway :
” Michigan is a fun race track. It is fairly smooth and has a low banking angle, so we can be very aggressive with our setup. Michigan has always been a great track for the Aflac team and we’re excited to return to a place where we’ve had so much success. For the 99 team, Michigan is extra special for several reasons – it’s the site of Carl’s first Cup start, where he made his 100th start and where we’ve won a couple of times. I know to win there this weekend would mean a lot to Jack too, since his hometown is just up the road. It would also be great for all of our friends at Ford.”
FAST FACTS
* CARL EDWARDS enters Michigan tied for the lead with Kyle Busch in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings. This season Edwards has achieved one win, 10 top-five and 14 top-10 finishes.
* FOR THE RECORD…Edwards will make his 15th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start at Michigan International Speedway Sunday. In his previous 14 starts, Edwards has two wins, nine top-fives and 12 top-10 finishes. * Edwards’ average start at Michigan is 20.9, his average finish is 6.2. He has completed 100 percent of the laps he has attempted at the two-mile track. Only twice in his previous 14 starts has Edwards finished outside the top 10.
* IN THE LOOP … According to NASCAR’s Loop Statistics compiled over the last 14 races at MIS, Edwards has turned 171 of the track’s fastest laps which is third highest, spent 2,276 laps (89.8%) in the top 15 (best of all active drivers) and led a total of 274 laps (second highest). Edwards’ driver rating (110.8) is the best among active drivers.
* SO YOU KNOW… Edwards made his Cup series debut at Michigan in August 2004. He started that race 23rd and finished 10th. Edwards also made his 100th Cup start at MIS in June of 2007. He went on to win that race.
* ON THE TRACK… The No. 99 Aflac crew will be unloading chassis 765. Edwards last raced this car at Kentucky last month where he finished fifth. He also ran it at the Coke 600 in May at CMS.
* REWIND, MICHIGAN – August 2010… Edwards came from deep in the field twice to charge to the front and earn a third-place finish.
