Carl Edwards – Ford 400
Team: Â Â Â Â No. 99 Fastenal Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Â Â Jimmy Fennig
Chassis: Â Â Â RK- 854 last ran at Charlotte
RK – 831 last ran at KansasADVANCE NOTES
·     Edwards at Homestead
o  Edwards’ average start at Homestead is 11.0, his average finish is 6.0 which is the best of all active drivers. He has also led a total of 560 laps there, the most among active drivers. He has only finished outside the top 10 twice in nine starts.
·     In the Loop
o  According to NASCAR’s Loop Statistics compiled over the last nine races at Homestead, Edwards has turned 264 of the track’s fastest laps, spent 1,881 laps in the top 15, and has a driver rating of 119, which leads all active drivers in these categories.
·     The Car
o  The team will unload RK – 854 which last ran in the Bank of America 500 where Edwards landed his 16th top-10 finish this season.
QUOTE WORTHY
Edwards quotes on the Ford 400:
“Ford championship weekend at Homestead has always been good to us. As a team, we’ve always been able to perform well at that race. I love going down to south Florida and I had the opportunity to meet some fire fighters and first responders at the Miami-Dade fire district at the start of the chase, so hopefully we get to have a few of those guys and girls out at the race track. Who doesn’t like to go to Florida in November? It’s a beautiful place, they make it a fun event and the race track itself has always been one of my favorite; The pavement is worn out, you can slide the cars sideways, there are three or four distinct grooves in the corners, you can ride right up by the fence or down by the bottom of the racetrack, so to drive it’s a really fun weekend. Our chase has obviously not gone the way we wanted and I don’t’ think we really have anything to lose points wise there. So for us, especially coming off such a disappointing final two laps in Phoenix, we want to wrap this season up standing in victory lane and that’s what we plan on doing. We’re going there for one thing and that’s to win.”
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.