Carl Edwards News

Office Depot negotiating with Roush; if not UPS could replace: MORE

Office Depot negotiating with Roush; if not UPS could replace: MORE

April 22, 2008
Office Depot is in the midst of an exclusive 60-day negotiating period to extend its sponsorship of Carl Edwards' #99 Ford, but industry sources say that UPS is waiting in the wings to make a run at the hot Roush Fenway Racing driver.(SportsBusinessJournal.com-sub)(

Unofficial Drivers Points Standings [after Phoenix race 8 of 36]:

Unofficial Drivers Points Standings [after Phoenix race 8 of 36]:

April 12, 2008
1) #31-Jeff Burton 1215 [1 win] 2) #18-Kyle Busch 1135 -80 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1129 -86 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson 1116 -99 [1 win] 5) #29-Kevin Harvick 1115 -100 6) #11-Denny Hamlin 1078 -137 [1 win] 7) #20-Tony Stewart 1057 -158 8) #07-Clint Bowyer 1044 -171 9) #

Season In Review – Week 8:

Season In Review – Week 8:

April 9, 2008
Five different drivers have posted victories in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in 2008, led by #99-Carl Edwards with three (California, Las Vegas and Texas). #12-Ryan Newman (Daytona), #18-Kyle Busch (Atlanta), 331-Jeff Burton (Bristol) and #11-Denny Hamlin (Martinsville

Raybestos Rookie Notes for Phoenix:

Raybestos Rookie Notes for Phoenix:

April 8, 2008
Dario Franchitti was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the OReilly 300 at Texas. Franchitti scored an 11th-place finish and claimed top Raybestos Rookie honors for the fourth time this season. He led the race once for one lap, the first time he has led in 10-career

Reiser & Andrews named the Wypall Wipers “Co-Crew Chiefs of the Race” in Texas:

Reiser & Andrews named the Wypall Wipers “Co-Crew Chiefs of the Race” in Texas:

April 8, 2008
For the first time in its history, the Wypall Wipers Crew Chief award will go to two men, Roush Fenway Racing's Robbie Reiser and Chris Andrews. The tandem showed the power of teamwork Sunday as they helped Carl Edwards and his #99 Aflac Ford score the win in the Samsung

No changes planned in COT:

No changes planned in COT:

April 7, 2008
NASCAR's Jim Hunter, one of the sport's top officials and a 40-year veteran at the tour's tracks, said that drivers and crews shouldn't be expecting any rules changes for the winged car any time soon: "At least for a period of time. "I think Robin (Pemberton) and John

Edwards wins at Texas:

Edwards wins at Texas:

April 6, 2008
#99-Carl Edwards won the Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway for his 3rd win of 2008 and the 10th of his career. He domanated the race, leading 122 laps and surviving and green white checker finish. #48-Johnson was 2nd, followed by #18-Busch, #12-Newman, #11-Hamlin

Aflac Sponsoring Edwards at Texas & Phoenix:

Aflac Sponsoring Edwards at Texas & Phoenix:

April 4, 2008
Aflac, the number one provider of guaranteed-renewable insurance in the United States, will be the primary sponsor of Carl Edwards' #99 Roush Fenway Racing team this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. Additionally, Aflac will also be the primary sponsor next weekend

Qualifying Notes:

Qualifying Notes:

April 4, 2008
.. Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Samsung 500 with a lap of 28.286 seconds, 190.097 mph. .. This is his eighth pole in 298 career NASCAR Sprint Cup races. His most recent pole was at Pocono in August 2007. .. This is his first pole and fourth

A Look At The 2008 Season:

A Look At The 2008 Season:

April 3, 2008
Five different drivers have posted victories in the Sprint Cup Series in 2008: Ryan Newman (Daytona), Carl Edwards (California and Las Vegas), Kyle Busch (Atlanta), Jeff Burton (Bristol) and Denny Hamlin (Martinsville). Dale Earnhardt Jr. has posted five top-10 finishes

UPS Moving to another team? will stay in NASCAR:

UPS Moving to another team? will stay in NASCAR:

April 1, 2008
on SPEED's Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain [3-30-2008], Zak Brown, CEO of Just Marketing International, reported that sponsor UPS, currently sponsoring the #44 Toyota that David Reutimann drives, that UPS plans to stay in NASCAR and is reviewing it's sponsor program

RFR working on driver contracts:

RFR working on driver contracts:

March 31, 2008
Greg Biffle's contract extension with Roush Fenway Racing is nearly complete, and the team is working on extensions for David Ragan and Carl Edwards. Using Biffle's words from earlier in the week, Roush Fenway Racing President Geoff Smith said that the contract with

Roush Fenway Racing doesn’t plan any legal action against MWR:

Roush Fenway Racing doesn’t plan any legal action against MWR:

March 30, 2008
Roush Fenway Racing doesn't plan to take legal action against Michael Waltrip Racing for what it characterized as the theft of a sway bar unless there is evidence that the piece has been duplicated. Team president Geoff Smith said the issue would not have surfaced

Raybestos Rookie News and Notes – Kroger 250:

Raybestos Rookie News and Notes – Kroger 250:

March 24, 2008
Justin Marks was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the March 7 American Commercial Lines 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Marks was credited with a 14th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the second time in three races this season. Marks leads Phillip McGilton

After five Sprint Cup Races

After five Sprint Cup Races

March 24, 2008
parity has reigned in the first five races of this Sprint Cup Series season. All four manufacturers have at least two cars in the top 12. Only 96 points separate first-place Kyle Busch from fifth-place Dale Earnhardt Jr. (#88 National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet). Six