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Carl Edwards is the defending series champion, having won the 2007 championship by the second-largest margin in history. He’ll try to be the sixth driver to win back-to-back titles as he returns with Roush Fenway Racing for his fourth consecutive season in the series.

Career Highlights

  • 2007 Busch Series champion
  • Third in NASCAR Busch Series and NASCAR Nextel Cup 2005 point standings
  • Raybestos Rookie of the Year in NASCAR Busch Series (2005) and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (’03)
  • First driver to win his first national series races in same weekend (Atlanta, 2005)
  • Two-time NASCAR track champion

Driver Details

  • Ht: 73     Wt: 185
  • Born: 08/15/1979
  • Hometown: Columbia, Missouri

Related Links

Carl Edwards fan site
Roush Fenway Racing
Carl Edwards unofficial fans
2008 NASCAR Nationwide Season Summary
Starts Poles Rank Wins Top 5 Top 10 Points Winnings
28 3 2 4 12 15 3881 940,875

Year-by-Year Nationwide Series Recap

  • > 2007 Won the series championship … Started season with eight top-fives an 10 top-10s in the first 10 races … Won four races, including both Nashville events, also won at Bristol and Dover spring races … His 15 top-fives tied for series lead and 21 top-10s led the the series.

  • >2006: Finished second in series points. … Driving for Jack Roush, grabbed first Busch pole of the season at California. Also earned poles at Chicago and Lowe’s Motor Speedway.… Had seven top-10 finishes in first 10 racesof the year.… First win of year came at LMS in May.… Also had wins at Nashville, New Hampshire and Gateway. ... His four wins were the second-highest in the series. … Had streak of five straight finishes of sixth or betterstarting at Daytona in July; during that span he won two races and also had a runner-up finish. … Finished the season with four straight top 10s. … His 15 top-fives and 25 top-10s were second in the series.

  • >2005 Finished third in series points. ... Second in the series with five wins driving for Jack Roush. ... First career win came from the Busch Pole in Atlanta where he also claimed his first Nextel Cup Series victory the following day making him the first driver to register his first national series victories in the same weekend. ... The victory also tied the series mark for the least number of starts (seven) before a first win in a driver’s rookie season. ... Also posted wins at the spring Richmond race, Kentucky (from the pole), California's fall race and at Phoenix in November (from the pole). ... Edged Elliott Sadler by .144 seconds at Richmond with a thrilling last-lap tussle. ... Totaled 15 top fives and 21 top-10s, both tied for second in the series. ... Set the qualifying record at Kentucky (181.287 mph). ... Raybestos Rookie of the Year in the series; tied the record for most wins in a season by a rookie. ... Second rookie in series history to lead the point standings; led for the first time following Atlanta and for 11 weeks total. ... Surrendered points lead after missing June Nashville race due to inclement weather – he made up for that with a win at Pocono in Cup competition that same weekend. … One of three drivers to remain in the top 10 all season. ... Tied for the Busch pole lead with Ryan Newman, but claimed the season award on the basis of more third-place starts. ... Fourth in series in best average start (11.0), fifth in laps led (525). ... Led 14 races. ... Strong start to season with nine consecutive top-10 finishes including four top fives.

  • >2004 Ran one race. ... Started 14th, finished 19th at Bristol in August for owner Bobby Benton.

  • >2002 Made series debut at Gateway for Danny Bost; started 36th and finished 38th running only 25 laps before retiring with valve trouble.

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