Carl Edwards – NSCS PHOENIX ADVANCE
Team: No. 99 Fastenal Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Chad Norris
Chassis: RK-811 Last ran Bristol in August, finished 22nd
Edwards, NSCS at Phoenix International Raceway:
Date Event S F Laps Led Status Money
3-4-12 Subway Fresh Fit 500 24 17 312/312 0 Running $116,716
11-13-11 Kobalt Tools 500 9 2 312/312 27 Running $210,141
2-27-11 Subway Fresh Fit 500 1 28 252/312 21 Running $117,991
11-14-10 Kobalt Tools 500 1 1 312/312 93 Running $247,098
4-10-10 Subway Fresh Fit 600 9 7 378/378 0 Running $130,448
11-15-09 Checker O’Reilly 500 25 16 312/312 0 Running $119,206
4-18-09 Subway Fresh Fit 500 11 10 312/312 0 Running $127,756
11-9-08 Checker O’Reilly AP 500 15 4 313/313 0 Running $165,000
4-12-08 Subway Fresh Fit 500 3 4 312/312 0 Running $158,585
11-11-07 Checker Auto Parts 500 1 42 125/312 87 Engine $98,115
4-21-07 Subway Fresh Fit 500 28 11 312/312 0 Running $83,625
11-12-06 Checker Auto Parts 500 12 5 312/312 0 Running $120,425
4-22-06 Subway Fresh 500 5 4 312/312 0 Running $126,685
11-13-05 Checker Auto Parts 500 3 6 312/312 0 Running $101,900
4-23-05 Subway Fresh 500 11 7 312/312 0 Running $100,125
11-7-04 Checker Auto Parts 500 29 37 272/315 0 Running $84,417
Races Wins Top-5s Top-10s Poles Led Money
Cumulative 16 1 6 10 2 228 $2,102,923
QUOTES
Carl Edwards on racing at Phoenix:
“I’m looking forward to going to Phoenix. We have to have a fast car and we need to run well. The long run is going to be the true test. I feel like if we are pretty decent on the long run, we will have a chance to compete for the win. We still need to have a good pit stall and we’ve got to have a fast race car. Our team goal is to get our Fastenal Ford into victory lane before the end of the year.”
Crew chief Chad Norris on racing at Phoenix:
“Phoenix is a good track for Carl and the 99 team. He always likes racing there and we’re going to try to give him a fast race car for the weekend. He would have had a better finish in the spring but ran out of fuel in the final laps to finish 17th. We’d sure like to end the season strong like we did in 2010 so we’ll do our best for sure.”
FAST FACTS
CARL EDWARDS enters Phoenix 15th in the NASCAR Sprint Cup point standings with three top fives, 13 top 10s and one pole. He will make his 300th Cup start on Sunday at Phoenix.
FOR THE RECORD… In 16 starts at the one-mile track, Edwards has one win, six top-five and 10 top-10 finishes. His average start is 11.7 and average finish is 12.6. Edwards has completed 94.3 percent of laps in Cup competition attempted at Phoenix.
IN THE LOOP… According to NASCAR’s Loop Statistics compiled over the last 16 races at Phoenix, Edwards has turned 284 of the track’s fastest laps (second most), spent 3282 laps in the top 15, and has led 228 laps. He has a driver rating of 99.7 (third best).
ON THE TRACK… The No. 99 Blue Team will unload RK-811 at Phoenix. This car last raced at Bristol (22nd), but also ran Kentucky (20th) in June and Charlotte (9th) in May.
REWIND, PHOENIX, NOVEMBER 2011… After a quick two-tire stop on lap 291, Edwards was back in second place once the field cycled through the pits. With only 12 laps remaining, he tried to chase down Kasey Kahne for the win. Although he was gaining ground, there was not enough time left to get close enough to make the pass.
