Carl Edwards – Kobalt Tools 400 Advance
Team: No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig
Chassis: RK- 831 new chassis
RK – 808 backup – last ran in Atlanta
ADVANCE NOTES
· Edwards in the 400
In eight starts at the 1.5-mile Vegas track, Edwards has two wins, three top-five and four top-10 finishes. His average start is 13.5, and his average finish is 10.2. Edwards has completed every lap of Cup competition attempted at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and aim to repeat his 2011 win at this track.
· Edwards at Las Vegas
According to NASCAR’s Loop Statistics compiled over the last eight races at Vegas, Edwards has turned 139 of the track’s fastest laps (sixth most), spent 1501 laps in the top 15 and led a total of 160 laps. Edwards’ driver rating is sixth best among active drivers.
· The Car
The No. 99 Team will roll out RK – 831 which is a new chassis for intermediate tracks for the 2013 season.
· Primary Sponsor Note
Aflac will carry out their primary paint scheme for the fifth consecutive sponsorship season of the No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion.
QUOTE WORTHY
Edwards quotes on the Kobalt Tools 400
“Since the test in Charlotte this off season, the whole 99 team has been looking forward to the race in Vegas,” said Edwards. “We feel that we have a very fast Aflac Ford Fusion and that all the Ford’s should be pretty tough there. We’re going to Las Vegas to make it two in a row. We feel like we can use the momentum we’ve got and the confidence we built there in Phoenix to go have great pit stops, qualify well and race hard all day.”
2013 No. 99 Aflac Team
Name Duties Hometown
Darren Beach Catch Front Tire New Franklin, M.O.
Cameron Cobb Jackman Washington, I.L.
Justin Coble Spot Rear Tire Greensboro, N.C.
Richie Davis Car Chief/Grille Miami, F.L.
Greg Emmer Road Mechanic/Front Hose Allenton, W.I.
Jimmy Fennig Crew Chief Milwaukee, W.I.
Joey Fennig Windshield Harrisburg, N.C.
Jason Hedlesky Spotter Clinton, M.I.
Doug Impsen Motor Specialist/Sign Board/Spot Front Tire Pequannock, N.J.
Norm Lowe Catch Rear Tire Webster, M.A.
Zach Marquardt Road Mechanic/Tire Runner Lena, W.I.
Dave McDonald Shock Specialist/2nd Gas Man Clinton, M.I.
Ryan McCray Rear Tire Carrier Highland, C.A.
Matt Millard Truck Driver Middleton, W.I.
Jon Moore Rear Tire Changer Gainesville, G.A.
Justin Nottestad Front Tire Changer Cambridge, W.I.
Collin Pasi Front Tire Carrier Concord, N.C.
Garrett Reding Mechanic Rockton, I.L.
Greg Rimmer 2nd Truck Driver Charlotte, N.C.
Nick Sandler Engineer Ashville, N.C.
Randy Seals Engineer Ashville, N.C.
Dave Smith Mechanic Baltimore, M.D.
Don Stern Mechanic Burnt Hills, N.Y.
Scott Swift Tire Specialist Kannapolis, N.C.
Shawn Ward Gas Man Hickory, N.C.
Jim Watson Catch Gas Can/Gas Runner Greenfield, W.I.
