Carl Edwards
Carl Edwards | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Homestead) | |||||||
First win | 2005 Golden Corral 500 (Atlanta) | ||||||
Last win | 2016 AAA Texas 500 (Texas) | ||||||
| |||||||
Zippo 200 (Watkins Glen ) | |||||||
| |||||||
O'Reilly 200 (Bristol ) | |||||||
| |||||||
Signature | |||||||
![]() | |||||||
Statistics current as of November 20, 2016. |
Carl Michael Edwards Jr.
Early life
Edwards was born on August 15, 1979, in Columbia, Missouri. He graduated from Rock Bridge High School in 1997. Edwards initially did not plan to attend college, but he received some state assistance and decided to attend the University of Missouri in his hometown of Columbia. After three semesters studying engineering, Edwards decided that university attendance was not working as he pursued his career goals in racing. Prior to becoming a full-time driver, Edwards was working as a substitute teacher while pursuing his racing career.[2][3][4]
Racing career
NASCAR
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/2008_NASCAR_Sprint_Cup_Series%2C_Texas..jpg/200px-2008_NASCAR_Sprint_Cup_Series%2C_Texas..jpg)
Edwards' big break came in 2002, when he competed in seven NASCAR
2005: First Full Season
In 2005, Edwards signed on and became a full-time driver in both the Nextel Cup and Busch Series; although he had already run races in each in prior seasons. Shortly into the season, on March 19, 2005, Edwards made history in the process of winning. First, Edwards won the
On June 12, 2005, Edwards picked up his second Nextel Cup win by taking the checkered flag at the
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/EdwardsSadlerLabonte.jpg/220px-EdwardsSadlerLabonte.jpg)
Edwards got his fourth win, at Texas, and became the tenth different driver to win at that track, and the fifth to win there for Roush Racing. By finishing the remainder of the 2004 season in the No. 99 car, he was not eligible to compete for the Cup Series Rookie of the Year, but did win the 2005 Busch Series Rookie of the Year; he finished third in the Cup standings (with teammate Greg Biffle actually winning the tiebreaker for second by virtue of his series-best six wins).
2006: Missing The Chase and winless season
In 2006, Edwards and
2007: Return to The Chase
On May 18, 2007, Edwards won the pole for the 2007
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Carl_Edwards_2008_Office_Depot_Ford_Fusion.jpg/220px-Carl_Edwards_2008_Office_Depot_Ford_Fusion.jpg)
On November 3, 2007, Edwards clinched his first
2008: First championship runner-up
The 2008 season was Edwards' strongest year, finishing second to Jimmie Johnson in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Edwards won the 2008 Auto Club 500, his first Sprint Cup win of the year. The following week, Edwards won the UAW-Dodge 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, his first back to back victories since 2005 when he won in Atlanta and Texas. These victories put Edwards at the top of the point standings for the first time in his career.[citation needed]
Following the Las Vegas win, on March 5, 2008, NASCAR penalized Edwards, owner
On May 2, Edwards announced that he had signed a multi-year contract to remain with Roush Fenway Racing.
2009: Second winless season
Heading into the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Season, many media analysts expected Edwards to challenge Johnson for the championship.
In the No. 99 car, on the final lap of the
He had a far more successful Nationwide Series season than Sprint Cup Series season, including a win at the NAPA 200 at Montreal. In the race Edwards had a Top 10 position until a final green-white-checker finish put him in third spot on the restart. Edwards passed Andrew Ranger for second and recovered from spinning his tires on the restart to catch up with dominant leader Marcos Ambrose. Edwards was unable to pass the Australian champion until the final turn of the final lap when Ambrose jumped over the curb too high. Edwards passed him and won the race in a big shock to the racing world; a finish considered to be one of the greatest of the sport. Edwards was elated about getting his first road course win at one of the most famous tracks in the world; has said that the Montreal race is his favorite winning performance, and that Marcos had chatted with him that week and taught him about the track during meetings which he credited for his success.
He experienced another winless season in 2009 as his best finish was second at Pocono Raceway. Although Kyle Busch won the Nationwide Series championship, Edwards finished second in the series and scored five wins, finishing 210 points behind the winner.
2010
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/60CarlEdwards2010Bucyrus200RoadAmerica.jpg/220px-60CarlEdwards2010Bucyrus200RoadAmerica.jpg)
During a Cup Series race in Atlanta on lap 40, Edwards was tapped by Brad Keselowski and it sent Edwards into Joey Logano and both went up into the wall with damage. 283 laps later with Edwards now 150 laps down on lap 323, Edwards got his retaliation against Keselowski. Edwards spun Keselowski in the tri-oval. Keselowski's car got airborne, flipped over, hit the wall on the roof, and came back on all fours coming to a stop in turn 1. Fox commentators Mike Joy and Darrell Waltrip compared Keselowski's crash to the previous years' Aaron's 499 finish where Keselowski wrecked Edwards in almost the same way. Edwards was parked for the rest of the race and was placed on a three-race probation. Edwards said in his interview that his retaliation didn't go as he had planned that he never expected Keselowski's car to catch air like that but was glad that Keselowski was ok.
Edwards won the first-ever Nationwide Series race at Road America in late June. He followed that up with a controversial win at the first Nationwide race of the season at Gateway, turning Brad Keselowski coming off the final turn to win the race. He won his third Nationwide race of the year at Texas Motor Speedway after dominating the race and a late race restart where he was accused of jumping the start by Kyle Busch. He finished the season second in points for the third year in a row.
Edwards' season was a slow start in 2010. Going into Daytona in July, he was in danger of missing the Chase while barely running in the Top 12 in points. The whole Roush Fenway team marks Chicagoland as the turning around point for the organization, where Edwards finished second to David Reutimann. Edwards performance increased from this point, with him winning the pole at Watkins Glen and Richmond, and leading laps at Atlanta and Richmond.
On November 12, 2010, Edwards broke the track-record for the fastest qualifying lap at
2011: Second championship runner-up
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/NASCAR_Kobalt_Tools_400_110306-F-AQ406-227.jpg/220px-NASCAR_Kobalt_Tools_400_110306-F-AQ406-227.jpg)
On March 6, 2011, Edwards won the Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas, his only points win of 2011. On May 21, 2011, he won the
For the rest of the season, Edwards raced with consistency and made the 2011 Chase field. After the
2012: Third winless season
In January 2012, Edwards announced that he would not be competing in the Nationwide Series during the 2012 season, concentrating on his Sprint Cup championship effort.[10]
At Texas, Edwards ran well, until he made an unscheduled pit stop to check the lug on the car, sending him back to 30th, but was able to charge through over a course of 234 laps to finish 8th.
On August 11, 2012, Edwards entered and won his only race of the 2012 NASCAR Nationwide season at Watkins Glen. On September 8, 2012, during the race at Federation Auto Parts 400, he finished 17th and missed the chase for the first time since the 2006 season.[11]
2013: Rebound season
In the 2013 Daytona 500, Edwards was caught in a crash in turn one after Trevor Bayne slid, and Edwards was sent into the wall.[12] Edwards led the most laps the following week at Phoenix and prevailed late, the second time he broke a 70-race winless streak at the short track.
On July 6, 2013, at the
Edwards won his second race of the year at Richmond in September, assuming the lead on a cycle of pit stops and holding off Kurt Busch in the last laps, earning him an additional three points for Chase seeding. Edwards' win however caused controversy as it was discovered that Edwards jumped in front of leader Paul Menard on a restart to take the lead for the final time; an action that NASCAR gave penalties for in the past.[13] Following the controversy, NASCAR changed the rules to permit anybody to beat the leader to the start-finish line as long as they accelerate past the restart line first.[14]
Though Edwards finished 11th at Chicago and ninth at New Hampshire to start the Chase, his Chase chances were ended with a 35th-place finish at Dover caused by an ill-handling car. He then had a fifth-place finish at Kansas, a 10th-place finish at Charlotte, a 17th-place finish at Talladega, and a 12th-place finish at Martinsville. At Texas, Edwards started on pole and battled Jimmie Johnson for the lead on several restarts, before his engine blew up and he finished 37th. At Phoenix, Edwards and Johnson nearly wrecked each other in turn 1 mid-race but both cars continued on. Edwards ran out of gas with two laps left leading. Edwards finished 21st. He ended the season with a 12th-place finish at Homestead, and a 13th-place finish in the final points standings.
2014: Final season at Roush
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Carl_Edwards_Sonoma_2014.jpg/220px-Carl_Edwards_Sonoma_2014.jpg)
At the 2014 Food City 500, Edwards won a rain-delayed race. He led the last 78 laps.[15]
Weeks later Edwards nearly won the All-Star Race for a second time after starting on pole. However, he was edged by Jamie McMurray for the win as McMurray passed him with 8 laps to go to win the $1M purse. In a post race interview Edwards said "I'm disappointed but Jamie did a good job on the restart. He cleared me and beat me fair and square. My hats off to him. I wish I won but I was just beaten."
In late May 2014, it was rumored that Edwards was leaving Roush's team for good. Edwards kept quiet for months over the rumors. During NASCAR RaceDay, Edwards stated he declined an offer from Richard Childress Racing which made everybody speculate that Edwards already had plans for 2015. On June 19, 2014, Jayski's Silly Season Site stated he heard "that the deal between Edwards and Joe Gibbs Racing is done, no word when it will be announced."[16] On July 27, 2014, RFR announced the 2015 lineup, with Edwards not listed.[17]
On June 22, 2014, Edwards led the final 19 laps of the 2014 Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma for his 23rd career NSCS win, his first road course win of his career, his second win of 2014 and his final win for Roush.
On the day of the 2014 Brickyard 400, Edwards admitted to the media that he was switching teams in 2015 effective immediately after 2014; but because a rule in his contract forbade him to mention his destination until September, he only mentioned the switch from Roush. According to Jack Roush, the parting was mutual and not because of any falling-out.[18][19]
2015: First season with Joe Gibbs and Two Crown Jewel victories
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Carl_Edwards_in_2015_05.jpg/220px-Carl_Edwards_in_2015_05.jpg)
Rumors arose of Edwards potentially joining Joe Gibbs Racing, which were confirmed on August 19, 2014, with Edwards signing a multi-year deal to drive the No. 19 Toyota for the team, a fourth entry for JGR. [20]
Carl began his season on a low-note, wrecking in the ending of the Daytona 500 and losing the draft late in the race in Atlanta. He rebounded at Las Vegas with a terrific run. While running close to the lead and leading a couple laps, Edwards tangled with Kasey Kahne with less than 20 laps to go. Edwards — while moving under Kahne — knocked Kahne into the SAFER barrier. In an apparent act of retaliation, Kahne forced Edwards out of the draft, wrecking Edwards and himself. Despite the payback, Edwards took responsibility for the collision stating: "I was just racing as hard as I can. It's completely my fault, Kasey did a good job. I just got sucked up into him there off of turn 4 and tore up the right side a little bit and got loose into Turn 1 and that was it... that's definitely my fault. I feel bad for Kasey."
In the
In the Challenger Round of the Chase, Edwards started with a second-place finish at Chicagoland coming back from a speeding penalty. At New Hampshire, he won the pole position, led 19 laps, and finished fifth. At Dover, Edwards started third and finished 15th. He was eliminated in the Round of 8, but finished fifth in points.
2016: Final season
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Carl_Edwards_Sonoma_2016.jpg/220px-Carl_Edwards_Sonoma_2016.jpg)
Edwards parted ways with crew chief Darian Grubb after the 2015 season ended. Dave Rogers was tapped as his new crew chief. Edwards showed strength with his new crew chief, evident when he brought home several Top 10's. Edwards dominated the final laps of the 2016 Food City 500 to win the race after starting on pole. He also dominated nearly the whole race as he led 276 of 500 laps, holding off Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kurt Busch on four restarts to win the race. On the final lap at Richmond, Edwards won the race after making a last-lap pass on teammate Kyle Busch, by moving him up the race track. He became the first driver to make a last lap pass in Richmond Speedway's history. This elevated him from sixth in the standings to 3rd. Edwards qualified for the playoffs and win a rain shortened race at Texas to clinch a spot in the Championship 4 race at Homestead–Miami Speedway Homestead-Miami Speedway. Because the race was shortened by rain, Edwards did not do his signature back-flip. In the final race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, he was hooked by championship rival Joey Logano on a restart with ten laps remaining, ending his hopes of winning a Cup Series championship. The championship was won by Jimmie Johnson for the seventh time in his career. This was Edwards' last NASCAR race.
On January 9, 2017, FOX Sports reported Edwards planned to step away from NASCAR to pursue other opportunities; Daniel Suárez replaced him in the 2017 season.[21] In his retirement press conference on January 11, 2017, Edwards said, “I don't have a life raft I'm jumping onto, I'm just jumping. And in a way, that makes it easier. This is a pure, simple, personal decision.”[22]
Other racing
On June 6, 2007, Edwards won the 2007 Nextel Prelude to the Dream at the Eldora Speedway. The Prelude is a dirt late model race organized in part by Tony Stewart, owner of Eldora, to benefit the Victory Junction Gang Camp and other worthy causes. Over 20 Nextel Cup drivers participated in the heat races and 30-lap feature, along with other drivers from different forms of motorsports. Edwards started second in the feature and held off Kyle Busch and Jeff Gordon to win.[23]
Edwards participated in the 2008 Race of Champions, partnered with Tanner Foust. While in the individual event Edwards faced 7-time Formula One Champion Michael Schumacher and defeated him. In the next round, however, Edwards was defeated by eventual runner-up David Coulthard.
In popular media
Edwards appeared on
He played in the annual
Edwards guest hosted on WWE Raw on February 8, 2010. Edwards also appeared a few weeks before the 2012 Daytona 500, saying to John Cena that he could wave the green flag for the start of the race; weather postponing the race to Monday kept Cena from doing so as he had to honor a WWE commitment in Portland.[26]
In 2015, Edwards was a
Edwards has a cameo appearance as a West Virginia state trooper in the 2017 film Logan Lucky.[28] He also had a cameo appearance in Chicago Fire as a pizza delivery driver in the fourth season episode "2112". He made an appearance in the music videos for Justin Moore's 2011 song "Bait a Hook" and Sara Evans's 2013 track "Slow Me Down".[29][30]
Personal life
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/CarlEdwardsReadingOct10.jpg/220px-CarlEdwardsReadingOct10.jpg)
Edwards gave out business cards to other teams for his services before getting a ride with Roush Racing. Off the track, Edwards has been busy promoting his new record label, Back 40 Records, a company he started with a high school friend back in
He was rumored to be considering a run against Claire McCaskill for her U.S. Senate seat in 2018 but decided not to run. Josh Hawley defeated McCaskill in that Senate race.[32][33] He was also reportedly floated as a potential nominee for the open Missouri U.S. Senate seat in 2022.[34]
Family
Edwards and Katherine "Kate" Downey were married January 3, 2009.[35][36] The couple have two children, Michael and Anne.
He is a first cousin once removed to fellow driver
Athleticism
Edwards is popular among fans for celebrating his wins by doing a backflip off his car (or truck), a style of celebration he took from
He is also dedicated to fitness by biking and long-distance running off the track, but also his sponsors, which included Subway and Vitamin Water. He also appeared on "Eat Smart, Move More" Campaign ads in 2007.[40]
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Sprint Cup Series
Sprint Cup Series results
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | NSCC | Pts | Ref | ||
2004 | Roush Racing
|
99 | Ford | DAY | CAR | LVS
|
ATL
|
DAR
|
BRI | TEX
|
MAR | TAL
|
CAL
|
RCH
|
CLT | DOV
|
POC
|
MCH
|
SON
|
DAY | CHI
|
NHA
|
POC
|
IND | GLN
|
MCH 10 |
BRI 33 |
CAL 6 |
RCH 6 |
NHA 20 |
DOV 18 |
TAL 42 |
KAN 22 |
CLT QL† |
MAR 24 |
ATL 3 |
PHO 37 |
DAR 7 |
HOM 14 |
37th | 1424 | [41] | ||
2005 | DAY 12 |
CAL 5 |
LVS 14 |
ATL 1 |
BRI 26 |
MAR 38 |
TEX 19 |
PHO 7 |
TAL 32 |
DAR 9 |
RCH 21 |
CLT 3 |
DOV 16 |
POC 1 |
MCH 5 |
SON 38 |
DAY 33 |
CHI 39 |
NHA 12 |
POC 4 |
IND 12 |
GLN 19 |
MCH 4 |
BRI 24 |
CAL 4 |
RCH 21 |
NHA 19 |
DOV 9 |
TAL 5 |
KAN 3 |
CLT 10 |
MAR 26 |
ATL 1* |
TEX 1 |
PHO 6 |
HOM 4* |
3rd | 6498 | [42] | |||||
2006 | DAY 43 |
CAL 3 |
LVS 26 |
ATL 40 |
BRI 4 |
MAR 16 |
TEX 36 |
PHO 4 |
TAL 8 |
RCH 7 |
DAR 39 |
CLT 3 |
DOV 15 |
POC 25 |
MCH 2 |
SON 6 |
DAY 39 |
CHI 20 |
NHA 2 |
POC 39 |
IND 9 |
GLN 5 |
MCH 22 |
BRI 7 |
CAL 4 |
RCH 35 |
NHA 18 |
DOV 2 |
KAN 6 |
TAL 9 |
CLT 8 |
MAR 12 |
ATL 7 |
TEX 15 |
PHO 5 |
HOM 8 |
12th | 4428 | [43] | |||||
2007 | Roush Fenway Racing
|
DAY 23 |
CAL 29 |
LVS 6 |
ATL 7 |
BRI 12 |
MAR 17 |
TEX 12 |
PHO 11 |
TAL 42 |
RCH 12 |
DAR 5 |
CLT 15 |
DOV 3 |
POC 14 |
MCH 1* |
SON 18 |
NHA 13 |
DAY 4 |
CHI 3 |
IND 18 |
POC 21 |
GLN 8 |
MCH 7 |
BRI 1 |
CAL 2 |
RCH 42 |
NHA 12 |
DOV 1 |
KAN 37 |
TAL 14 |
CLT 5 |
MAR 11 |
ATL 2 |
TEX 26 |
PHO 42 |
HOM 5 |
9th | 6222 | [44] | ||||
2008 | DAY 19 |
CAL 1 |
LVS 1* |
ATL 42 |
BRI 16 |
MAR 9 |
TEX 1* |
PHO 4 |
TAL 40 |
RCH 7 |
DAR 2 |
CLT 9 |
DOV 2 |
POC 9 |
MCH 7 |
SON 9 |
NHA 17 |
DAY 2 |
CHI 32 |
IND 2 |
POC 1 |
GLN 9 |
MCH 1* |
BRI 1 |
CAL 6 |
RCH 13 |
NHA 3 |
DOV 3 |
KAN 2 |
TAL 29 |
CLT 33 |
MAR 3 |
ATL 1 |
TEX 1* |
PHO 4 |
HOM 1* |
2nd | 6615 | [45] | |||||
2009 | DAY 18 |
CAL 7 |
LVS 17 |
ATL 3 |
BRI 15 |
MAR 26 |
TEX 10 |
PHO 10 |
TAL 24 |
RCH 26 |
DAR 32 |
CLT 4 |
DOV 7 |
POC 2* |
MCH 4 |
SON 13 |
NHA 19 |
DAY 4 |
CHI 14 |
IND 15 |
POC 18 |
GLN 3 |
MCH 4 |
BRI 16 |
ATL 37 |
RCH 15 |
NHA 17 |
DOV 11 |
KAN 10 |
CAL 6 |
CLT 39 |
MAR 20 |
TAL 14 |
TEX 39 |
PHO 16 |
HOM 7 |
11th | 6118 | [46] | |||||
2010 | DAY 9 |
CAL 13 |
LVS 12 |
ATL 39 |
BRI 6 |
MAR 8 |
PHO 7 |
TEX 33 |
TAL 11 |
RCH 5 |
DAR 15 |
DOV 8 |
CLT 16 |
POC 12 |
MCH 12 |
SON 29 |
NHA 25 |
DAY 6 |
CHI 2 |
IND 7 |
POC 3 |
GLN 5 |
MCH 3 |
BRI 12 |
ATL 2 |
RCH 10 |
NHA 11 |
DOV 5 |
KAN 5 |
CAL 6 |
CLT 34 |
MAR 12 |
TAL 17 |
TEX 19 |
PHO 1 |
HOM 1* |
4th | 6393 | [47] | |||||
2011 | DAY 2 |
PHO 28 |
LVS 1 |
BRI 2 |
CAL 6 |
MAR 18 |
TEX 3 |
TAL 6 |
RCH 5 |
DAR 2 |
DOV 7 |
CLT 16 |
KAN 5 |
POC 37 |
MCH 5 |
SON 3 |
DAY 37 |
KEN 5 |
NHA 13 |
IND 14 |
POC 7 |
GLN 12 |
MCH 36 |
BRI 9 |
ATL 5 |
RCH 2 |
CHI 4 |
NHA 8 |
DOV 3 |
KAN 5 |
CLT 3 |
TAL 11 |
MAR 9 |
TEX 2 |
PHO 2 |
HOM 2* |
2nda | 2403 | [48] | |||||
2012 | DAY 8 |
PHO 17 |
LVS 5 |
BRI 39 |
CAL 5 |
MAR 11 |
TEX 8 |
KAN 9 |
RCH 10* |
TAL 31 |
DAR 7 |
CLT 9 |
DOV 26 |
POC 11 |
MCH 11 |
SON 21 |
KEN 20 |
DAY 6 |
NHA 18 |
IND 29 |
POC 7 |
GLN 14 |
MCH 6 |
BRI 22 |
ATL 36 |
RCH 17 |
CHI 19 |
NHA 19 |
DOV 5 |
TAL 36 |
CLT 7 |
KAN 14 |
MAR 18 |
TEX 16 |
PHO 11 |
HOM 12 |
15th | 1030 | [49] | |||||
2013 | DAY 33 |
PHO 1* |
LVS 5 |
BRI 18 |
CAL 4 |
MAR 15 |
TEX 3 |
KAN 17 |
RCH 6 |
TAL 3 |
DAR 7 |
CLT 11 |
DOV 14 |
POC 18 |
MCH 8 |
SON 3 |
KEN 21 |
DAY 29 |
NHA 8 |
IND 13 |
POC 11 |
GLN 4 |
MCH 10 |
BRI 39 |
ATL 18 |
RCH 1 |
CHI 11 |
NHA 9 |
DOV 35 |
KAN 5 |
CLT 10 |
TAL 17 |
MAR 12 |
TEX 37 |
PHO 21 |
HOM 12 |
13th | 2282 | [50] | |||||
2014 | DAY 17 |
PHO 8 |
LVS 5 |
BRI 1 |
CAL 10 |
MAR 13 |
TEX 14 |
DAR 13 |
RCH 9 |
TAL 30 |
KAN 6 |
CLT 4 |
DOV 14 |
POC 41 |
MCH 23 |
SON 1 |
KEN 17 |
DAY 37 |
NHA 13 |
IND 15 |
POC 29 |
GLN 5 |
MCH 23 |
BRI 7 |
ATL 5 |
RCH 22 |
CHI 20 |
NHA 17 |
DOV 11 |
KAN 5 |
CLT 8 |
TAL 21 |
MAR 20 |
TEX 9 |
PHO 15 |
HOM 34 |
9th | 2288 | [51] | |||||
2015 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 19 | Toyota | DAY 23 |
ATL 12 |
LVS 42 |
PHO 13 |
CAL 13 |
MAR 17 |
TEX 10 |
BRI 24 |
RCH 19 |
TAL 32 |
KAN 20 |
CLT 1 |
DOV 19 |
POC 15 |
MCH 12 |
SON 40 |
DAY 41 |
KEN 4 |
NHA 7 |
IND 13 |
POC 10 |
GLN 8 |
MCH 6 |
BRI 7 |
DAR 1 |
RCH 11 |
CHI 2 |
NHA 5 |
DOV 15 |
CLT 6 |
KAN 8 |
TAL 5 |
MAR 14 |
TEX 5 |
PHO 12 |
HOM 11 |
5th | 2368 | [52] | ||
2016 | DAY 5 |
ATL 5 |
LVS 18 |
PHO 2 |
CAL 7 |
MAR 6 |
TEX 7 |
BRI 1* |
RCH 1* |
TAL 35 |
KAN 11 |
DOV 28 |
CLT 18 |
POC 8 |
MCH 6 |
SON 4 |
DAY 25 |
KEN 2 |
NHA 20 |
IND 35 |
POC 8 |
GLN 15 |
BRI 6 |
MCH 7 |
DAR 19 |
RCH 32 |
CHI 15 |
NHA 6 |
DOV 14 |
CLT 12 |
KAN 2 |
TAL 29 |
MAR 36 |
TEX 1 |
PHO 19 |
HOM 34 |
4th | 5007 | [53] | |||||
† – Qualified for Dave Blaney |
a Edwards lost the title to Tony Stewart on a tiebreaker, after both tied on 2403 points. He won one race compared to Stewart's five.
Daytona 500
Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | Roush Racing
|
Ford | 27 | 12 |
2006 | 5 | 43 | ||
2007 | Roush Fenway Racing
|
14 | 23 | |
2008 | 11 | 19 | ||
2009 | 16 | 18 | ||
2010 | 27 | 9 | ||
2011 | 22 | 2 | ||
2012 | 1 | 8 | ||
2013 | 36 | 33 | ||
2014 | 30 | 17 | ||
2015 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 | 23 |
2016 | 10 | 5 |
Nationwide Series
Nationwide Series results
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | NNSC | Pts | Ref |
2002 | Bost Motorsports | 9 | Chevy | DAY
|
CAR
|
LVS
|
DAR
|
BRI
|
TEX
|
NSH
|
TAL | CAL
|
RCH
|
NHA
|
NZH
|
CLT
|
DOV
|
NSH
|
KEN
|
MLW
|
DAY
|
CHI
|
GTY 38 |
PPR
|
IRP | MCH
|
BRI
|
DAR
|
RCH
|
DOV
|
KAN
|
CLT
|
MEM
|
ATL
|
CAR
|
PHO
|
HOM
|
117th | 49 | [54] | |
2004 | RAB Racing | 03 | Ford | DAY
|
CAR | LVS
|
DAR
|
BRI
|
TEX
|
NSH
|
TAL
|
CAL
|
GTY
|
RCH
|
NZH | CLT
|
DOV
|
NSH | KEN
|
MLW
|
DAY
|
CHI
|
NHA
|
PPR
|
IRP | MCH
|
BRI 19 |
CAL
|
RCH
|
DOV
|
KAN
|
CLT
|
MEM
|
ATL
|
PHO
|
DAR
|
HOM
|
116th | 106 | [55] | |
2005 | Roush Racing
|
60 | Ford | DAY 10 |
CAL 6 |
MXC 3 |
LVS 7* |
ATL 1 |
NSH 4 |
BRI 7 |
TEX 4 |
PHO 8 |
TAL 33 |
DAR 11 |
RCH 1 |
CLT 35 |
DOV 31 |
NSH | KEN 1* |
MLW 14 |
DAY 36 |
CHI 4 |
NHA 2 |
PPR 34 |
GTY 3 |
IRP 20 |
GLN 11 |
MCH 3 |
BRI 29 |
CAL 1 |
RCH 28 |
DOV 9 |
KAN 27 |
CLT 4 |
MEM 5 |
TEX 3 |
PHO 1* |
HOM 19 |
3rd | 4601 | [56] |
2006 | DAY 39 |
CAL 3 |
MXC 8 |
LVS 5 |
ATL 24 |
BRI 5 |
TEX 43 |
NSH 5 |
PHO 3 |
TAL 10 |
RCH 6 |
DAR 8 |
CLT 1 |
DOV 2* |
NSH 1* |
KEN 36 |
MLW 21 |
DAY 5 |
CHI 2 |
NHA 1 |
MAR 6 |
GTY 1 |
IRP 10 |
GLN 27 |
MCH 23 |
BRI 8 |
CAL 12 |
RCH 9 |
DOV 26 |
KAN 6 |
CLT 27* |
MEM 3 |
TEX 7 |
PHO 5 |
HOM 2 |
2nd | 4824 | [57] | |||
2007 | Roush Fenway Racing
|
DAY 3 |
CAL 4 |
MXC 4 |
LVS 6 |
ATL 4 |
BRI 1* |
NSH 1* |
TEX 3 |
PHO 5 |
TAL 10 |
RCH 13 |
DAR 3 |
CLT 17 |
DOV 1* |
NSH 1 |
KEN 33* |
MLW 8* |
NHA 2 |
DAY 11 |
CHI 20 |
GTY 6 |
IRP 4 |
CGV 30 |
GLN 32 |
MCH 28 |
BRI 11 |
CAL 26 |
RCH 2 |
DOV 6 |
KAN 38 |
CLT 33 |
MEM 25 |
TEX 11 |
PHO 7 |
HOM 4 |
1st | 4805 | [58] | ||
2008 | DAY 10 |
CAL 5 |
LVS 14 |
ATL 4 |
BRI 14 |
NSH 3 |
TEX 13 |
PHO 2 |
MXC 4 |
TAL 31 |
RCH 7* |
DAR 43 |
CLT 13 |
DOV 2 |
NSH 13 |
KEN 20 |
MLW 1 |
NHA 5 |
DAY 11 |
CHI 16 |
GTY 1* |
IRP 11 |
CGV 6 |
GLN 25 |
MCH 1* |
BRI 37 |
CAL 2 |
RCH 1 |
DOV 5 |
KAN 4 |
CLT 5 |
MEM 1* |
TEX 2 |
PHO 1* |
HOM 1 |
2nd | 5111 | [59] | |||
2009 | DAY 2 |
CAL 4 |
LVS 2 |
BRI 2 |
TEX 18 |
NSH 5 |
PHO 33 |
TAL 13 |
RCH 2 |
DAR 3 |
CLT 10 |
DOV 5 |
NSH 3 |
KEN 20 |
MLW 1 |
NHA 6 |
DAY 3 |
CHI 6 |
GTY 3 |
IRP 1* |
IOW 4 |
GLN 3 |
MCH 40 |
BRI 2 |
CGV 1 |
ATL 7 |
RCH 1 |
DOV 5 |
KAN 7 |
CAL 3 |
CLT 5 |
MEM 6 |
TEX 9 |
PHO 1* |
HOM 2 |
2nd | 5472 | [60] | |||
2010 | DAY 2 |
CAL 4 |
LVS 3 |
BRI 4 |
NSH 6 |
PHO 6 |
TEX 30 |
TAL 35 |
RCH 5 |
DAR 6 |
DOV 11 |
CLT 9 |
NSH 2 |
KEN 2 |
ROA 1* |
NHA 3 |
DAY 11 |
CHI 6 |
GTY 1 |
IRP 2 |
IOW 10 |
GLN 33 |
MCH 2 |
BRI 5 |
CGV 20* |
ATL 3 |
RCH 10 |
DOV 3 |
KAN 14 |
CAL 4 |
CLT 13 |
GTY 5 |
TEX 1 |
PHO 1* |
HOM 6 |
2nd | 5194 | [61] | |||
2011 | DAY 29 |
PHO 2 |
LVS 6* |
BRI 7 |
CAL 2 |
TEX 1* |
TAL 17 |
NSH 1* |
RCH 25 |
DAR 20 |
DOV 1* |
IOW 2 |
CLT 2* |
CHI 2* |
MCH 1* |
ROA
|
DAY 14 |
KEN 8 |
NHA 34 |
NSH 1* |
IRP 5 |
IOW 2 |
GLN 5 |
CGV 7 |
BRI 4 |
ATL 1* |
RCH 2* |
CHI 2 |
DOV 1* |
KAN 2 |
CLT 1 |
TEX 3* |
PHO 3 |
HOM 3* |
89th | 01 | [62] | ||||
2012 | DAY
|
PHO
|
LVS
|
BRI
|
CAL
|
TEX
|
RCH
|
TAL
|
DAR
|
IOW
|
CLT
|
DOV
|
MCH
|
ROA
|
KEN
|
DAY
|
NHA
|
CHI
|
IND
|
IOW | GLN 1 |
CGV | BRI
|
ATL
|
RCH
|
CHI
|
KEN
|
DOV
|
CLT
|
KAN | TEX
|
PHO
|
HOM
|
105th | 01 | [63] |
Craftsman Truck Series
Craftsman Truck Series results
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | NCTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||
2002 | MB Motorsports | 63 | Ford | DAY
|
DAR
|
MAR
|
GTY
|
PPR | DOV
|
TEX
|
MEM 23 |
MLW 28 |
KAN 8 |
KEN 18 |
NHA
|
MCH
|
IRP 19 |
NSH
|
RCH
|
TEX 24 |
SBO
|
LVS 36 |
CAL
|
PHO
|
HOM
|
33rd | 676 | [64] | ||||||||||||||||
2003 | Roush Racing
|
99 | DAY 24 |
DAR 23 |
MMR 15 |
MAR 4 |
CLT 12 |
DOV 33 |
TEX 2 |
MEM 5 |
MLW 15 |
KAN 2 |
KEN 1 |
GTW 4 |
MCH 5 |
IRP 1* |
NSH 1* |
BRI 11 |
RCH 25 |
NHA 2 |
CAL 7 |
LVS 27 |
SBO 7 |
TEX 4 |
MAR 2 |
PHO 4 |
HOM 27 |
8th | 3416 | [65] | ||||||||||||||
2004 | DAY 1* |
ATL 7 |
MAR 6 |
MFD 17 |
CLT 2* |
DOV 14 |
TEX 6 |
MEM 5 |
MLW 23 |
KAN 1 |
KEN 33 |
GTW 18 |
MCH 6 |
IRP 5 |
NSH 20 |
BRI 1 |
RCH 5 |
NHA 4 |
LVS 33 |
CAL 10 |
TEX 9 |
MAR 8 |
PHO 10 |
DAR 4 |
HOM 12 |
4th | 3493 | [66] | ||||||||||||||||
2006 | 50 | DAY
|
CAL
|
ATL
|
MAR
|
GTY
|
CLT
|
MFD
|
DOV 2 |
TEX
|
MCH
|
MLW
|
KAN
|
KEN
|
MEM
|
IRP
|
NSH
|
BRI
|
NHA
|
LVS
|
TAL
|
MAR
|
ATL
|
TEX
|
PHO
|
HOM
|
63rd | 170 | [67] | |||||||||||||||
2007 | Roush Fenway Racing
|
DAY 24 |
CAL 4 |
ATL
|
MAR
|
KAN
|
CLT
|
MFD | DOV
|
TEX
|
MCH
|
MLW
|
MEM
|
KEN
|
IRP
|
NSH
|
BRI
|
GTW
|
NHA
|
LVS
|
TAL
|
MAR
|
ATL
|
TEX
|
PHO
|
HOM
|
64th | 251 | [68] |
* Season still in progress.
1 Ineligible for series championship points.
Rolex Sports Car Series
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, Results are overall/class)
Rolex Sports Car Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Team | Make | Engine | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Points | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009
|
Doran Racing | Dallara | Ford | DP | DAY | VIR | NJ | LAG
|
WAT | MDO | DAY2 | BAR | WAT2 | CGV 29/16 |
MIL
|
HOM
|
0 | [69] |
References
- ^ "Carl Edwards". TV Guide. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ Fleishcman, Bil. "Carl Edwards furthers his education on and off the track." Star-News. June 3, 2005. p 6C
- ^ "Alumni / RBHS Alumni Hall of Fame". Schoolwires, Inc. Archived from the original on January 8, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
- ^ Baer, Rus (November 20, 2011). "Carl Edwards: The hometown hero who never left – Columbia Daily Tribune | Columbia Missouri: Carl Edwards". Columbiatribune.com. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
- ^ Carl Edwards' First Win
- ^ Pate, Josh (May 2, 2008). "Multi-year contract keeps Edwards at Roush Fenway". NASCAR. Turner Sports. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
- ^ Blount, Terry (April 27, 2009). "Seven fans injured in Edwards wreck". ESPN. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
- ^ "CNN LARRY KING LIVE - Swine Flu: NYC Epicenter?/Specter Switches Political Parties, Aired April 28, 2009 - 21:00 ET, CNN Transcripts". CNN.
- ^ NASCAR Nationwide Series Owners Championship after Homestead, Jayski
- ^ Rodman, Dave (January 15, 2012). "Edwards opts out of Nationwide Series in 2012". NASCAR.com. Turner Sports. Archived from the original on January 18, 2012. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
- ^ "Standings | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series". NASCAR. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
- The Huffington Post. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
- ^ Spencer, Lee (September 8, 2013). "Richmond restart being questioned". Fox Sports. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
- ^ "NASCAR tweaks restart rules before Chicago race". Sports Illustrated. September 15, 2013. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
- ^ "CARL EDWARDS BEATS RAIN, FIELD AT BRISTOL". NASCAR. March 16, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ^ "#99 Team News and Rumors". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on June 18, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
- ^ Fryer, Jenna (July 27, 2014). "Carl Edwards leaving Roush at end of 2014 season". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on April 4, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
- ^ "Carl Edwards leaving Roush at end of 2014 season". AP News. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
- ^ "Carl Edwards leaving Roush, mum on next stop". USA TODAY. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
- ^ James, Brant (August 19, 2014). "Carl Edwards to join JGR in 2015". ESPN. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
- ^ Jensen, Tom (January 10, 2017). "Exclusive: Carl Edwards won't race in 2017". Fox Sports. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ Gluck, Jeff (January 11, 2017). "Satisfied Carl Edwards wants his health intact, more time with family". USA Today. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
- ^ "2007 Prelude to the Dream". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
- ^ Carey, Drew; Cole, Lanisha; Edwards, Carl; Fields, Rich (November 10, 2009), Episode #38.42, retrieved January 25, 2017
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Carl Edwards on "24"". YouTube.
- ^ Raw: NASCAR's Carl Edwards invites John Cena to be the honorary starter for the Daytona 500, retrieved January 25, 2017
- ^ "NBCSN PRESENTS "THE LAST RACE TO MAKE THE CHASE" THIS WEEKEND IN PRIMETIME FROM RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY". NBC Sports. September 9, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ^ "NASCAR serves as vehicle for heist film 'Logan Lucky' starring Channing Tatum". USA Today. October 9, 2016. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
- ^ "Justin Moore Shoots New Music Video for 'Bait a Hook'". Taste of Country. September 28, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
- Sporting News. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ Siska, Ellen. "NASCAR driver Carl Edwards stays in tune off the track" Archived February 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, The York Dispatch December 11, 2006.
- ^ "Sen. Claire McCaskill will face conservative Missouri AG Josh Hawley in November's hotly contested match-up". August 7, 2018.
- ^ "Edwards not ruling out Senate candidacy in '18". January 25, 2017.
- ^ "Former NASCAR Star Reportedly Being Floated for Political Run". MSN.
- ^ "Carl Edwards Engaged". Drinkthis.typepad.com. February 24, 2010. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
- ^ Simmons, Bruce (October 19, 2008). "Kenny Wallace announces Edwards' Engagement". Nascar-bits.blogspot.com. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
- ^ DeCola, Pat (June 7, 2016). "CARL EDWARDS AND HIS PRESIDENTIAL BLOODLINE". NASCAR. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- ^ Ford combats Overactive Adrenaline Disorder
- ^ Agency, PFP Sports Talent. "Carl Edwards Agent, Speaker Fees & Booking Information". www.playingfieldpromotions.com. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ NASCAR's Carl Edwards Fit And Fast
- ^ "Carl Edwards – 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ "Carl Edwards – 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ "Carl Edwards – 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ "Card Edwards – 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ "Carl Edwards – 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ "Carl Edwards – 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ "Carl Edwards – 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ "Carl Edwards – 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ "Carl Edwards – 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ "Carl Edwards – 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ "Carl Edwards – 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ "Carl Edwards – 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ "Carl Edwards – 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ "Carl Edwards – 2002 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ "Carl Edwards – 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ "Carl Edwards – 2005 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ "Carl Edwards – 2006 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ "Carl Edwards – 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ "Carl Edwards – 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ "Carl Edwards – 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ "Carl Edwards – 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ "Carl Edwards – 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ "Carl Edwards – 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ "Carl Edwards – 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ "Carl Edwards – 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ "Carl Edwards – 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ "Carl Edwards – 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ "Carl Edwards – 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ "Carl Edwards − 2009 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
External links
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- Carl Edwards driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Carl Edwards at IMDb
- Back40 Records Archived August 25, 2018, at the Wayback Machine