Carl Edwards – NSCS RICHMOND ADVANCE
Team: No. 99 Cheez-It Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Bob Osborne
Chassis: RK-756 – Last ran Richmond in May, finished 5th
Edwards, NSCS at Richmond International Raceway:
Date Event S F Laps Led Status Money
4-30-11 Crown Royal 400 8 5 400/400 11 Running $151,516
9-11-10 Air Guard 400 1 10 400/400 95 Running $131,673
5-1-10 Crown Royal 400 28 5 400/400 2 Running $145,373
9-12-09 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 10 15 400/400 0 Running $122,256
5-2-09 Crown Royal 400 37 26 400/400 0 Running $118,056
9-7-08 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 2 13 400/400 0 Running $121,325
5-3-08 Crown Royal 400 19 7 410/410 0 Running $131,375
9-8-07 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 6 42 182/400 15 Engine $72,055
5-6-07 Crown Royal 400 2 12 400/400 0 Running $83,575
9-9-06 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 9 35 397/400 0 Running $83,550
5-6-06 Crown Royal 400 9 7 400/400 0 Running $100,100
9-10-05 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 18 21 400/400 0 Running $83,225
5-12-05 Chevy American Rev 400 11 21 399/400 0 Running $81,700
9-11-04 Chevy Monte Carlo 400 13 6 400/400 0 Running $102,997
Races Wins Top-5s Top-10s Poles Led Money
Cumulative 14 0 2 6 1 123 $1,528,776
Carl Edwards on racing at Richmond International Raceway:
“Richmond is a fun race track. We ran fifth there in the first race this year so I feel like we’ve got a really good shot at going there and competing for a victory. It’ll be a purely fun race with no real stress because we’ve already made the Chase. It’s an opportunity to go there and have a good time and try to get a victory for Kellogg’s. We’ve clinched a spot in the Chase so we definitely don’t have to go in there with the stress we’ve had in the years past. That was one of our goals for the season and we’ve accomplished it. I’m really proud of my guys.”
Crew chief Bob Osborne on racing at Richmond International Raceway:
“Richmond is a challenge to get the set-up just right when we practice in the day and race at night, but we’ll work on it throughout the race to get it where it needs to be. We won the pole there and led 95 laps last fall so it’s certainly a track where we can run well. We’re taking the same car we ran there in May which should be good, so it will be up to us to keep up with the track as the sun sets and the temperature goes down.”
Fast Facts
* Carl Edwards will make his 15th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start at Richmond International Raceway this weekend. In 25 starts this season he has one win, 11 top-five and 16 top-10 finishes. He sits third in points and is locked in the Chase. * FOR THE RECORD… Edwards has two top-five and six top-10 finishes at Richmond. He has led 123 laps and completed 96 percent of the laps he has attempted at the 0.75-mile D-shaped oval. His average starting position at 12.4 and his average finish is 16.1. * ON THE TRACK… The No. 99 team will be bringing chassis RK-756 to Richmond this weekend. This was a brand new chassis at Richmond in May and has not raced since. The car will sport a Cheez-It paint scheme. * REWIND SEPTEMBER, 2010… After winning the pole and leading twice for 95 laps early in the race, Edwards reported that the handling of the Cheez-It Ford was not as good. With only three cautions throughout the race there was little chance to make adjustments and Edwards finished the race in 10th place.
