Carl Edwards

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Carl Edwards
Homestead)
First win2005 Golden Corral 500 (Atlanta)
Last win2016 AAA Texas 500 (Texas)
Wins Top tens Poles
28 220 22
Zippo 200 (Watkins Glen
)
Wins Top tens Poles
38 174 27
O'Reilly 200 (Bristol
)
Wins Top tens Poles
6 35 4
Signature
Carl Edwards signature
Statistics current as of November 20, 2016.

Carl Michael Edwards Jr.

backflip off his car to celebrate his victories. In 2023, he was named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers, and in 2025, he will be inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame
.

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

Edwards does his signature backflip, after winning at Texas Motor Speedway

Edwards' big break came in 2002, when he competed in seven NASCAR

Busch Series race; this time for Robby Benton's RAB Racing team at Bristol Motor Speedway
.

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

Golden Corral 500 at the same track for his first Nextel Cup Series win. Until this took place, no driver had ever won both the Busch and Nextel Cup Series races in the same weekend at Atlanta, although the feat had been pulled off numerous times before at other tracks by other drivers. Also, Edwards became the first driver in NASCAR history to pick up his first career Busch and Nextel Cup Series wins in the same weekend and became the 11th driver in NASCAR history to win races in all three of the organization's major racing series. [citation needed
]

On June 12, 2005, Edwards picked up his second Nextel Cup win by taking the checkered flag at the

Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, sweeping both of the Nextel Cup races at Atlanta for the 2005 season.[citation needed
]

Edwards racing Elliott Sadler and Bobby Labonte on pit road

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

Dover
in the fall where he finished second. At the Chevy Rock and Roll 400 in Richmond, he missed the chase by getting wrecked and finished 35th three laps down.

2007: Return to The Chase

On May 18, 2007, Edwards won the pole for the 2007

2007 Chase for the Nextel Cup in fourth place, with 5020 points, based on his two wins in the 2007 season, clinching a spot in the Chase after his win at the Sharpie 500 at Bristol. Edwards struggled through the Chase despite winning at Dover during the Chase. The Hendrick duo of Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon dominated the Chase for the Championship winning six of the 10 races and finishing No. 1 and No. 2 in the final 2007 standings. Edwards finished ninth in the final 2007 standings. [citation needed
]

fall Texas race
2008 NASCAR Cup Series car

On November 3, 2007, Edwards clinched his first

O'Reilly Challenge
. This came despite struggling in the second half of the Busch Series season. Edwards became the 19th different Busch Series Champion in the 26 years of the modern-era series.

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

Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway
for his third win of the season.

On May 2, Edwards announced that he had signed a multi-year contract to remain with Roush Fenway Racing.

Homestead to take over the series wins lead for the season, extending his career high win total to nine. However, he did not finish far ahead enough of Johnson to take the Sprint Cup championship, as Johnson finished fifteenth and led at least one lap to win the championship by 69 points over Edwards. [citation needed
]

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

catch fence. Eight fans were injured, including a woman with a broken jaw; she was airlifted to a nearby hospital.[7] Fortunately, Edwards emerged from the car unharmed and sprinted on foot over the start-finish line to the cheers of the crowd and with Fox Commentator Mike Joy commenting "shades of Ricky Bobby." Although he did cross the finish line (on foot), he was still handed a DNF. When Edwards was interviewed on Larry King Live, he responded, "I'm kind of a Will Ferrell fan. He did that at the end of Talladega Nights."[8]

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

2010 Road America winning car

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

Kobalt Tools 500 on November 14, 2010, with his Aflac Ford Fusion and breaking a 70-race winless streak going on from the 2008 Ford 400 at Homestead. The next weekend, Edwards qualified second at Homestead, and go on to dominate and win the race with season champion Jimmie Johnson finishing 2nd. The late season rally took Edwards to a fourth place points finish. [citation needed
]

2011: Second championship runner-up

Edwards celebrating after winning the 2011 Kobalt Tools 400

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

Roush Fenway Racing to continue driving his No. 99 Ford Fusion. The deal was reportedly worth over $40 million, with Ford talking Edwards into sticking with Roush Fenway Racing for the rest of his career. It was rumored for many months that Edwards was to move to Joe Gibbs Racing to take over the No. 20 Toyota Camry then driven by Joey Logano. Joe Gibbs
was rumored to have offered Edwards an $8 million deal a year with a $10 million signing bonus.

For the rest of the season, Edwards raced with consistency and made the 2011 Chase field. After the

Bucyrus 200 while the Cup Series raced at Infineon. Edwards won a career high eight races (including the May Dover race which ended similarly to the previous year's Gateway race, only Edwards did not touch Logano like he thought he did) and give Jack Roush the Nationwide Series Owners' Championship.[9]

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

Edwards during the 2013 STP Gas Booster 500

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

Coke Zero 400 he had a good run until turn 2 on the last lap. He got pushed up the track by Marcos Ambrose and created a mini-pileup, putting Edwards at the end of the lead lap. The caution did not fly. The next week, he was 11th most of the day and finished eighth at the 2013 Camping World RV Sales 301
.

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

Edwards before winning the 2014 Toyota/Save Mart 350

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

Edwards prior to the 2015 CampingWorld.com 500 at Talladega

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

New Hampshire and the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis
. At Darlington, Edwards took his second win of the year after rallying back from being two laps down to the leaders.

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

Edwards at Sonoma Raceway in 2016

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

The Price Is Right, where he presented both showcases on the episode which aired on November 10, 2009. The Showcases were NASCAR-themed, with a trip to the Coca-Cola 600 and a Camping World trailer featured in one Showcase, while the other featured the debut of a new garage door prop for the "ultimate garage" Showcase that featured tools and a hybrid version of his Ford Fusion racer.[24] Previously, Edwards had appeared in a small guest role during the fifth season of the hit Fox drama series 24.[25]

He played in the annual

Roush Fenway Racing
has to the owners of the Boston Red Sox.

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

Fox NASCAR
guest analyst for the Xfinity Series race at Texas.

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

Edwards reading prior to the 2010 Pepsi Max 400

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

24
, where he played Homeland Security Agent Jim Hill. Edwards was raised a Christian but refuses to talk about religion publicly and refuses to answer religion-connected questions when interviewed.

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

sprint car driver Tyler Walker. Seizing on the popularity of Edwards's trademark celebrations, Ford ran several "Overactive Adrenaline Disorder" commercials in 2006[38] featuring a "young Carl" performing backflips in his baby crib, off a couch, and off a doctor's exam table. Edwards also appeared in a This is SportsCenter commercial when he tried to excite anchor Neil Everett following a bad show. He has appeared in Aflac Commercials with the Aflac duck when Edwards was sponsored by Aflac, from 2009 to 2011.[39]

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]

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External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by NASCAR Busch Series Champion
2007
Succeeded by
Achievements
Preceded by Coca-Cola 600 Winner
2015
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Bojangles' Southern 500 Winner
2015
Succeeded by
Preceded by
NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Winner
2011
Succeeded by
Preceded by Prelude to the Dream Winner
2007
Succeeded by
Tony Stewart
Awards
Preceded by NASCAR Busch Series Rookie of the Year
2005
Succeeded by
Danny O'Quinn
Preceded by NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Rookie of the Year
2003
Succeeded by
Preceded by NASCAR Busch Series Most Popular Driver
2007
Succeeded by