Carl Edwards – Bank of America 500
Team: No. 99 Fastenal Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig
Chassis: RK – 854 last ran at Chicago
RK – 821 last ran at Atlanta
ADVANCE NOTES
· Edwards at Charlotte
o Edwards enters the Bank of America 500 eleventh in the series points’ standings and will return to Charlotte Motor Speedway for his 18th Sprint Cup career start. In his previous starts, Edwards has five top-five and ten top-10 finishes. His average start is 17.9 and average finish is 11.9.
· In the Loop
o According to NASCAR’s Loop Statistics compiled over the last 17 races, Edwards has turned 123 of the track’s fastest laps, made 681 quality passes (eighth most) and has a driver rating seventh best among active drivers.
· The Car
o The Blue Team will unload RK – 854 which last ran at Chicago.
· Primary Sponsor Note
o Fastenal returns to the track with supplier brands WIDIA, Lenox, Loctite and GIS on the hood, TV panel, deck lid and B-post.
QUOTE WORTHY
Edwards quotes on the Bank of America 500
“Charlotte has been hot or cold for us. We hoped to build on our top five at Kansas and again more points at Charlotte. We need great runs to stay in the hunt for the championship. It’s fast and will require great strategy. Jimmy and my crew have been amazing, so I’ll lean on them.”
2013 No. 99 Team
Name Duties Hometown
Wayne Anderson 2nd Truck Driver West Covina, C.A.
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.
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.