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[/media-credit]Carl Edwards – NSCS ALL-STAR ADVANCE
Team: No. 99 Fastenal Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Bob Osborne
Chassis: RK-782 – Most recently ran at California in March, finished fifth
Edwards, NSCS at the Sprint All-Star Race:
Year Start Finish Laps Status
2005 7 15 57/90 Accident
2006 13 4 90/90 Running
2008 19 10 100/100 Running
2009 14 5 100/100 Running
2010 21 21 90/100 Accident
2011 4 1 100/100 Running
Edwards’ Sprint Showdown Results
2007 1 3 40/40 Running
2010 26 10 40/40 Running
Carl Edwards on racing at the Sprint All Star Race:
“We need the All-Star race right now. It’s a race where we can just go, let it all hang out, have some fun and not worry about any points. We’re just going for the win in each segment and hopefully get to victory lane like we did last year. That was a blast and one of the neatest nights of my career, so I’m excited to just go out there and have some fun.”
Crew Chief Bob Osborne on racing at the Sprint All Star Race:
“It’s an honor to compete in the All Star race, and it’s always fun to race without the pressure of points so everyone on the team is excited for Saturday night. We won it last year which was a great accomplishment for our team. The format has changed some which puts more emphasis on winning the segments so the new rules always make for an interesting race every year.”
Fast Facts
Carl Edwards will make his seventh appearance in the Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend. In his previous starts he has one win, three top-five and four top-10 finishes.
THE CAR…. The No. 99 Fastenal Blue Team will be unloading chassis RK-782 for this weekend’s event. Edwards raced this Ford Fusion at California in March of this year where he finished fifth.
A LITTLE HISTORY… Roush Fenway Racing has won four NASCAR Sprint Cup Series All-Star races. Mark Martin won the event in 1998 and 2005, Matt Kenseth took the checkered flag in 2004 and Carl Edwards in 2011.
PIT CREW SPOTLIGHT… The No. 99 Fastenal crew will participate in the annual Sprint All-Star Pit Crew Challenge on Thursday night, May 17 at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte. The event will be aired at 8 p.m. that evening on SPEED.
