Carl Edwards
Carl Michael Edwards, II
Born
August 15, 1979 (1979-08-15)
Hometown
Columbia, Missouri
Awards
2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck
Series Rookie of the Year
2005 NASCAR Busch Series
Runner-up and Rookie of the
Year
2007 NASCAR Busch Series
Champion
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series statistics
Car #, team No. 99 - Roush Fenway Racing
2008 Sprint
Cup
position
2nd
Best cup
position
2nd - 2008
First race
2004 GFS Marketplace 400
(Michigan)
First win
2005 Golden Corral 500
(Atlanta)
Last win
2008 Ford 400 (Homestead)
Wins
Top tens
Poles
16
85
4
NASCAR Nationwide Series statistics
Car #, team #60 - Roush Fenway Racing
2008 NNS
position
2nd
Best NNS
position
1st - 2007
First race
2002 Charter Pipeline 250
(Gateway)
First win
2005 Aaron’s 312 (Atlanta)
Last win
2008 Ford 300 (Homestead)
Wins
Top tens
Poles
20
87
11
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
statistics
2007
NCWTS
position
64th
Best
NCWTS
position
4th - 2004
First race
2002 O’Reilly Auto Parts 200
(Memphis)
Last race
2007 San Bernardino County
200 (California)
First win
2003 Built Ford Tough 225
(Kentucky)
Last win
2004 O’Reilly 200 presented by
Valvoline Maxlife (Bristol)
Wins
Top tens
Poles
6
35
4
Statistics current as of September 7, 2008.
Carl Michael Edwards, II (born August 15,
1979) is an American NASCAR Sprint Cup
Series and Nationwide Series driver for
Roush Fenway Racing.
In the Sprint Cup Series, Edwards drives
the #99 Aflac Ford Fusion. He will also have
sponsorship from Subway for 3 races and
Claritin for one race. He drives the #60 Ford
Fusion in the Nationwide Series, which is
sponsored by Scotts-Miracle Gro (and their
brands, Scotts, Miracle-Gro, Ortho and
Roundup), Save-A-Lot Food Stores, Citigroup,
vitaminwater,
and
the World Financial
Group.
Career
Early career
Edwards grew up in Columbia, Missouri,
watching his father, Carl, Sr., race, and was
inspired to do the same. Carl, Sr. has been
racing modified stock cars and USAC midget
sprint cars for over four decades, winning
over 200 races. Carl, Jr.’s career began in
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