Carl Edwards Biography
On March 19th and 20th of 2005 Carl Edwards made NASCAR history at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia, by recording his first Busch Series win and his first Nextel Cup Series win during the same weekend. On Saturday, he won the Busch Series Aaron's 312, and on Sunday he edged out Jimmie Johnson by .02 seconds to win the Nextel Cup Golden Corral 500. There was no disputing the fact - Carl Edwards had arrived.
2008 was another banner year for Carl who finished second to Jimmie Johnson in the race for the Sprint Cup. In his 36 starts, he had 9 wins, 19 top fives and 27 top ten finishes. For the 2009 season, he had 7 top fives and 14 top tens. He finished eleventh in the Chase.
"I'm sure glad that we won the race, because it will make it a little bit easier to deal with in the offseason and coming so close to that championship. I wanted to make sure my guys understood they did their jobs. … I'm glad that we won the race so that we can go into the offseason knowing we won more races than anyone else in this series." ~ Carl reflecting on winning the 2008 series finale at Homestead.
Carl's first contacts with racing were somewhat involuntary. His father, Carl "Mike" Edwards... (Read more at Ace's Bio-Farm.)
Best Carl Edwards Sites
- CarlEdwards.com
- Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing
- Carl Edwards at Wikipedia.org
- Carl Edwards at NASCAR.com
- Carl Edwards, Office Depot Racing
- Carl Edwards Diehards
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