Carl Edwards News

Testing at Infineon:

Testing at Infineon:

April 19, 2005
The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series will visit Infineon Raceway for a two-day test session, April 19-20, on the 10-turn, 1.99-mile Sonoma Valley road course. This test allows NEXTEL Cup drivers to prepare for the Dodge/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway, June 24-26, which

Kahne wins at Texas:

Kahne wins at Texas:

April 16, 2005
#38-Kasey Kahne won the O'Reilly 300 at Texas Motor Speedway, Kahne started 25th and scored his 2nd career Busch Series win. The rest of the top-5 were #66-Greg Biffle, #41-Reed Sorenson, #60-Carl Edwards and #90-Elliott Sadler. Biffle finished just three-tenths of

More on possible #6 Drivers UPDATE 2::

More on possible #6 Drivers UPDATE 2::

April 15, 2005
Geoff Smith, the manager of Jack Roush's racing operation, must fill Mark Martin's seat when Martin retires at the end of this season, and he must also sign a new sponsor for that team. Martin was a proven product when Smith did his five-year, $60 million deal with

Hmiel wins the pole at Texas:

Hmiel wins the pole at Texas:

April 14, 2005
#32-Shane Hmiel won the pole for the O'Reilly 300 at Texas Motor Speedway with a speed of 189.840mph. The rest of the top-10 are: #8-Martin Truex Jr., #60-Carl Edwards, #44-Justin Labonte, #9-Mark Martin, #33-Tony Stewart, #47-Jon Wood, #66-Greg Biffle, #20-Denny Hamlin

Atlanta Dyno ‘results’:

Atlanta Dyno ‘results’:

April 11, 2005
Dodge's #42-Jamie McMurray has surprised everyone by winning NASCAR's post-race chassis dyno testing at Atlanta two weeks ago. The test is designed to compare engine power at the rear wheels, using cars fresh from the track. Among the highlights: McMurray's car topped

Edwards races, surprises crowd:

Edwards races, surprises crowd:

April 10, 2005
Racing fans thought Carl Edwards would only be there [24 Raceway in Moberly MO] to sign autographs. As it turned out, the NASCAR star did more. Edwards, a 25-year-old Columbia [MO] native, drove on the same track as his younger brother, Kenny, in the Hornet car race

Testing at Richmond:

Testing at Richmond:

April 9, 2005
Several NASCAR Busch Series drivers turned the first laps of the 2005 season at Richmond International Tuesday, April 5 and Wednesday, April 6, including #22-Kenny Wallace, #32-Shane Hmiel,#44- Justin Labonte, and #10-Michel Jourdain. Kenny Wallace, who currently sits

Testing at Sonoma coming up:

Testing at Sonoma coming up:

April 7, 2005
Three NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series drivers are scheduled to attend a two-day test session at Infineon Raceway, April 19-20. This will be the first of two test sessions planned for the Sonoma Valley road course in advance of the Dodge/Save Mart 350 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup weekend

Edwards goes green again, for National Garden Month:

Edwards goes green again, for National Garden Month:

April 5, 2005
The #99 Scotts team will kick off National Garden Month this week when the green and white Scotts/Miracle Gro paint scheme returns to the Ford of Carl Edwards. In honor of National Garden Month, the #99 Scotts/Miracle Gro Ford will carry a special decal on the TV panel

Qualifying Rained out, Edwards starts first:

Qualifying Rained out, Edwards starts first:

April 2, 2005
Rained washed out qualifying for the Sharpie Professional 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway, so the field was set by the rules book, top 35 in owners [NOT drivers points] points, race winners in 2004-2005 not already in, past champ, then by 2005 race attempts, ties broken

Dale Jr. Comments:

Dale Jr. Comments:

March 31, 2005
Even though he pulled off the Bristol sweep last fall, Dale Earnhardt Jr. says winning the Busch and Nextel Cup races like Carl Edwards did at Atlanta will be a tough act to follow. He said "I don’t know man, the way Carl did it at Atlanta I thought he topped me there

So who to the #6 car in 2006? UPDATE:

So who to the #6 car in 2006? UPDATE:

March 31, 2005
Carl Edwards, driver of the #99 Roush Racing Ford, is no longer is slated to replace Mark Martin [retires from Cup at end of 2005] in the #6 after this season. "It's pretty obvious he's found a home in the 99," [Roush Racing president Geoff] Smith says. "We're going

Sorenson wins at Nashville:

Sorenson wins at Nashville:

March 26, 2005
#41-Reed Sorenson dominated the Pepsi 300 at Nashville Superspeedway, leading 196 of 225 laps to win from trom the pole, the first driver to do so at Nashville. #22-Kenny Wallace finished 2nd, one of 8 cars on the lead lap when the race ended. The rest of the top five

Sorenson wins pole at Nashville:

Sorenson wins pole at Nashville:

March 26, 2005
#41-Reed Sorenson won his first career Busch Pole Award on Saturday for the Pepsi 300 at Nashville Superspeedway. The rest of the top-five are #2-Clint Bowyer, #60-Carl Edwards, #12-Tim Fedewa and #20-Denny Hamlin. Missing the race were: #16-John Hayden, #85-Damon

Buschwackers at Nashville:

Buschwackers at Nashville:

March 24, 2005
only four Nextel Cup drivers will run the Busch Series race at Nashville Superspeedway this Saturday [FX]: #40-Sterling Marlin [#40]; #42-Jamie McMurray [#64]; #9-Kasey Kahne [#6] and #99-Carl Edwards [#60]. 2004 winner, Michael Waltrip will not run the race, deciding