99 Carl Edwards

 
  • POLES

    0
  • WINS

    0
  • RANK

    10
  • POINTS

    5811
  • BEHIND

    -437
 

Carl Edwards enters his fifth season as a full-time driver with Roush Fenway Racing. Edwards won the 2007 Busch Series title and finished as runnerup in the Nationwide and Cup series in 2008.

 

Career Highlights

  • Finished a career-high second in the 2008 Sprint Cup Series standings
  • Won a career-high nine races in 2008, most of any other driver
  • Finished second in 2006 NASCAR Busch Series points
  • 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

2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Season Summary
Starts Poles Rank Wins Top 5 Top 10 Points Winnings
33 0 10 0 7 13 5811 5,190,636

Year-by-Year Sprint Cup Series Recap

  • 2008 Finished second in the series standings … Earned nine wins, 19 top-five and 27 top-10 finishes. Edwards also finished second in the Nationwide Series standings, winning seven races there.

  • 2007 Finished ninth in the series points … Earned three wins, 11 top-five and 15 top-10 finishes … Posted more than $6 million in winnings … Edwards also won the Busch Series championship, his first NASCAR title.

  • 2006 Finished 12th in the series points … Earned 10 top-five and 20 top-10 finishes, but was winless for the year … Edwards finished second at New Hampshire in July and at Dover in September … Earned seven top-10 finishes in final nine races of season.

  • 2005 Finished third in series points. ... Finished with 13 top-fives and 18 top-10s. ... Entered the Chase For The Nextel Cup in eighth place. ... Won four races, including a sweep of the races at Atlanta in March (his first series career win) and October, Pocono in June and Texas in November. ... Captured his first career pole at California Speedway in September. ... Finished third in the Busch Series points with five wins, 15 top-fives and 21 top-10s.

  • 2004 Finished 37th in series points. ... Finished with one top five, five top 10s and two DNFs in 13 starts. ... Succeeded Jeff Burton in the No. 99 after Burton moved to Richard Childress Racing in August. ... Started 13 of the final 14 races, the exception being the Oct. 16 event at Lowe's Motor Speedway; that day, Edwards finished ninth in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event at Texas Motor Speedway. ... Finished 10th in his first series start on Aug. 22 at Michigan International Speedway, becoming one of only five active drivers to post a top-10 finish in their first series race ... Finished third in the 2004 Craftsman Truck Series point standings.

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