Carl Edwards News

Today in NASCAR History:

Today in NASCAR History:

July 8, 2009
-- July 8 -- 2006: Casey Mears wins the USG Durock 300 Nationwide Series race at Chicagoland for his first victory in NASCAR's top three national series. Mears beats Carl Edwards to the line by .525 seconds, and Jeff Burton is third. The top 16 finishers are full-time

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July 6, 2009
Clint Bowyer won the Subway Jalapeno 250 Powered by Coca-Cola. He posted his seventh series victory in his 150th start. It was his first win at Daytona in his 10th start. Bowyer won the race from the pole, the first time he has ever won a Nationwide race from the

Chase Notes/Stats going into Chicago:

Chase Notes/Stats going into Chicago:

July 6, 2009
#5-Mark Martin (38th) and #00-David Reutimann (36th) got in big trouble at Daytona and the result was everyone in the Top 12 gained big ground. #99-Carl Edwards and #11-Denny Hamlin went from being in the 161-point "danger zone" after New Hampshire to good cushions

UNOFFICIAL Driver Points Standings [after Daytona, race 7 of 36]:

UNOFFICIAL Driver Points Standings [after Daytona, race 7 of 36]:

July 4, 2009
1) #14-Tony Stewart 2719 [2 wins], finished 1st 2) #24-Jeff Gordon 2539 -180 [1 win], 28th 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson 2525 -194 [2 wins], 2nd 4) #2-Kurt Busch 2414 -305 [1 win], 5th 5) #99-Carl Edwards 2317 -402, 4th 6) #11-Denny Hamlin 2302 -417, 3rd 7) #39-Ryan Newman

Today in NASCAR History:

Today in NASCAR History:

July 3, 2009
Carl Edwards wins the Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway for his fifth NASCAR victory. He wins one more Truck race in 2004.(NASCAR.com)

Chase Notes going into Daytona:

Chase Notes going into Daytona:

June 30, 2009
#99-Carl Edwards is in fifth place in the Sprint Cup standings, but is far from safe. From Edwards (+109) on down to 12th place #42-Juan Pablo Montoya (+1), eight members of the Top 12 in all are within the one race margin of dropping out of the standings. In fact,

Special silver scheme for Edwards at night races:

Special silver scheme for Edwards at night races:

June 30, 2009
#99-Carl Edwards is scheduled to drive the Aflac Silver Special scheme in the Lifelock.com 400 at Chicagoland on July 11, 2009 and in all the remaining night races during the 2009 season. See the scheme on my #99 Team Scheme page.(6-30-2009)

New Hampshire Rookie Notes:

New Hampshire Rookie Notes:

June 23, 2009
Erik Darnell was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the June 20 Northern Tool.com 250 at The Milwaukee Mile. Darnell scored a fourth-place finish, equaling his best effort in six NASCAR Nationwide Series races. He claimed his second top-five and third top-10 in 2009

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June 22, 2009
Carl Edwards won the NorthernTool.com 300 at The Milwaukee Mile. He won from an "official" 11th-place starting position, but actually started 43rd after dropping to the rear under penalty for a driver change. (His car was qualified by Colin Braun since Edwards was

Edwards plans another full season in 2010:

Edwards plans another full season in 2010:

June 21, 2009
Five consecutive seasons of running the Sprint Cup and Nationwide series schedules full time apparently isnt enough for Roush Fenway Racings Carl Edwards. After earning his first NASCAR Nationwide Series victory of the season at the Milwaukee Mile, Edwards said he

Braun & Sauter lending a hand to Edwards & Busch at Milwaukee:

Braun & Sauter lending a hand to Edwards & Busch at Milwaukee:

June 16, 2009
Colin Braun [#6-Con-way Freight Ford], the newest winner on the NASCAR Truck Series circuit at Michigan Intl Speedway last Saturday, has been selected by his Roush Fenway Racing team to be the practice and qualifying driver on Saturday for his RFR teammate Carl Edwards

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June 15, 2009
Joey Logano won the Meijer 300 presented by RITZ Crackers at Kentucky Speedway. Logano won from the pole. He scored his second series win in his 12 starts this season. Logano is the third driver to score multiple wins in 2009, joining Kyle Busch (four) and Greg Biffle

Roush Fenway Racing gets 50th Truck Series win:

Roush Fenway Racing gets 50th Truck Series win:

June 14, 2009
Colin Braun captured Roush Fenway Racing's 50th win in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series today at Michigan International Speedway. The 50 wins have spanned over 14 years and 11 drivers. Currently Jack Roush has the most wins of any owner in the series. Mark Martin

Fired crew member sues Roush Fenway:

Fired crew member sues Roush Fenway:

June 11, 2009
A former employee of Roush Fenway Racing is suing the organization for firing him shortly after an unsuccessful suicide attempt. Jason Myers says his February termination is in violation of the Family Medical Leave Act. He has filed a civil complaint in Cabarrus County

Correction – Edwards Team Wins Tissot Pit Crew Award in Pocono:

Correction – Edwards Team Wins Tissot Pit Crew Award in Pocono:

June 10, 2009
The Tissot Pit Road Precision Award winner in the Pocono 500 Sprint Cup Series race was Carl Edwards' #99 team, not Jimmie Johnson's #48 team, which was previously reported due to an anomaly with a NASCAR scoring loop on pit road. It was the first Tissot win of the