Carl Edwards– NAPAAuto Parts 200
Team: No. 60 Fastenal Ford Mustang
Crew Chief: Mike Beam
Chassis: RK-663 – primary – last ran at Road America .
RK–664 – backup – New Nationwide Chassis
QUOTES
Carl Edwards on racing at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve:
HOW DOES MONTREAL COMPARE TO SONOMA AND WATKINS GLEN? “If I were to place all the tracks on a scale, if we just talk about braking, right off the bat Montreal is twice as hard on the brakes as any of these other race tracks we go to. It has long straightaways, stop, right-left, long straightaway, stop, right-left, it’s a very taxing race track on the brakes. It’s unlike any other track I’ve ever driven on, so that one is different. Sonoma is very slick, it’s a momentum race track.
It’s a finesse race track and this place is somewhere in between. Watkins Glen has some areas, like the esses, where you really have to finesse it through there, but then it has a couple of really hard braking zones that are tough, too. It’s fun to get to run these road courses. There’s a lot of driving going on. Even when you’re driving by yourself, you’re really driving hard and that’s fun. It’s neat to be a part of.”
Crew chief Mike Beam on racing at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve:
“Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is a different type of road course compared to Watkins Glen where we raced last week. Montreal is twice as hard on the brakes as any of the road courses that we visit so we have concentrated on our braking system. Hopefully we can stay out of trouble and keep this Fastenal Ford up front.”
FAST FACTS
- So far in 2011, Edwards has five wins, 13 top-fives, and 16 top-10s
- Edwards’ captured his 34th career NASCAR Nationwide win at Nashville Superspeedway.
- The No. 60 Ford is currently third in the Owner’s points. 38 points behind first place.
- Edwards will be doing double duty this weekend. He will practice his Cup car on Saturday and then fly to Montreal to race the No. 60 Fastenal Ford.
