Carl Edwards – NSCS MARTINSVILLE ADVANCE
Team: No. 99 Fastenal Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Bob Osborne
Chassis: RK-791 This car debuted at Martinsville last fall where it finished ninth
Edwards, NSCS at Martinsville Speedway:
Date Event S F Laps Led Status Money
10-30-11 Tums Fast Relief 500 1* 9 500/500 28 Running $123,916
4-3-11 Goody’s Fast Relief 500 23 18 499/500 3 Running $119,816
10-24-10 Tums Fast Relief 500 7 8 500/500 0 Running $117,773
3-29-10 Goody’s Pain Relief 500 13 8 508/508 0 Running $118,723
10-25-09 Tums Fast Relief 500 29 20 501/501 0 Running $122,256
3-29-09 Goody’s Pain Relief 500 5 26 498/500 0 Running $120,856
10-19-08 Tums Quickpak 500 4 3 504/504 0 Running $145,850
3-30-08 Goody’s 500 27 9 500/500 0 Running $123,775
10-21-07 Subway 500 20 11 506/506 0 Running $82,275
4-1-07 Goody’s 500 9 17 500/500 0 Running $82,050
10-22-06 Subway 500 27 12 500/500 0 Running $90,250
4-2-06 Direct TV 500 15 16 500/500 0 Running $89,100
10-23-05 Subway 500 18 26 499/500 0 Running $82,650
4-10-05 Advance Auto Parts 500 36 38 321/500 0 Running $81,875
10-24-04 Subway 500 22 24 500/500 0 Running $92,042
*starting position based on points
Races Wins Top-5s Top-10s Poles Led Money
Cumulative 15 0 1 5 0 31 $1,593,207
QUOTES
Carl Edwards on racing at Martinsville Speedway:
“The Roush Fenway Fords were fast at Bristol and fast at California, and we’re going to Martinsville to put a Ford in victory lane. It will be a huge accomplishment for me as a race car driver to get my first victory at Martinsville. We got a top-10 finish the last time we were there and as an organization we’ve put a lot of focus on our short-track program. We’ve got the best cars we’ve ever had.”
Crew chief Bob Osborne on racing at Martinsville Speedway:
“Martinsville is a demanding track, both physically and mentally. It’s a difficult place to get the car handling just right and the driver has to be patient in traffic to save the brakes. It’s a very long race so you can’t wear out your brakes in the first half of the race. We gained a few points back with a solid finish at California last week, so that’s what we need to keep doing.”
FAST FACTS
Carl Edwards enters Martinsville 12th in the NASCAR Sprint Cup point standings, trailing leader Greg Biffle by 49 points. He has earned two top-five, three top-10 finishes and one pole this season.
FOR THE RECORD… In 15 starts at the 0.526-mile track, Edwards has one top-five and five top-10 finishes. His average start is 17.1, and his average finish is 16.3. Edwards has completed 97.6 percent (7336 of 7519) of laps in Cup competition attempted at Martinsville Speedway.
IN THE LOOP… According to NASCAR’s Loop Statistics compiled over the last 15 races at Martinsville, Edwards has turned 105 of the track’s fastest laps, spent 3,894 laps in the top 15, and has led 31 laps there.
ON THE TRACK… The No. 99 Fastenal Blue Team will unload RK-791 for the weekend. Edwards raced this car at Martinsville last October and finished ninth.
REWIND, MARTINSVILLE, APRIL 2011… Edwards was 12th for the final restart on lap 472. Since he was unable to pit for new tires he did all he could to hang on in the closing laps, but fell back to 18th by the time the race ended.
