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| In 2003, Carl 'Micheal" Edwards Jr., got the chance of a life time to take the wheel of one of the most premier rides in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Jack Roush's No. 99 Ford F-150.
When Kyle Busch left Roush Racing to go to Hendrick Motorsports at the end of 2002, many believed that Jack Roush would be in trouble with his No. 99 Craftsman Truck Series program. Little did people realize, when someone leaves, they can always be replaced. Carl Edwards, a native of Columbia, Missouri, was just that and more for Roush. Jack Roush gave the driver his chance and ever since he has been an amazing piece of work on the race track in the Superchips Ford F-150 for the team. He was able to win the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Rookie of The Year title in 2003, with the backing of three victories, with his first win coming in only his 18th career start in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2003. Edwards also finished eighth in the Craftsman Truck Series standings that year, and it stood up to be one of the best rookie seasons ever. Edwards, grew up around a racing family in his home state of Missouri, where racing among the major sports. Over the past ten seasons, he has been able to put together, two NASCAR sanctioned track championships, two Rookie-of-the-Year honors, and 56 feature wins while racing on the dirt and asphalt tracks around the country. He began his racing career at the age of 13, driving a four cylinder mini-sprint car. In 1994,Carl won four feature races running on the tracks around Missouri and Illinois in the mini-sprint series. In the 1995 and 1996 seasons he was able to accumulate 14 additional feature wins in the mini-sprint series. In 1997, Carl switched over to the dirt circuit where he would run an IMCA Modified at Capital Speedway in Holt, Mo. The following season he was able to record the Rookie of the Year title at the track. In 1999, he gathered up pace and was able to win 13 races in the Modified division on his way to the NASCAR Track Championship. The following season he competed in the NASCAR Weekly Division in the Pro-Modified four barrell class, Edwards won 13 feature races, was Rookie-of-the-Year, and claimed the Capital Speedway Track Championship. Edwards won nine out of the 11 Baby Grand division races he competed in at Indianapolis, Tucson, Lebanon, Mo., and Moberly, Mo., in 2001. Edwards continued to compete in the USAC series in 2002, making eight starts. He also ran seven NASCAR Craftsman Truck races for MB Motorsports, where he earned a top-10 finish at Kansas. n 2003, the call he had been waiting for came. He was given a dream ride with Jack Roush at Roush Racing. Edwards had an amazing rookie season, capturing three wins, one pole, 13 top-five finishes, 15 top-10 finishes and the Raybestos Rookie-of-the-Year award. He finished the season eighth in the point standings. In 2004, a huge surprise came in front of Carl Edwards. While competing for the Craftsman Truck Series championship behind the wheel of Roush Racing's No. 99 Superchips Ford Taurus, Jeff Burton's departure from the No. 99 Ford Taurus in the Nextel Cup Series; left an open door for Edwards to take. Already winning three times in 2004 in the Truck Series, Edwards took the chance. In his first career Nextel Cup Series start he took home a tenth place finish at Michigan Speedway in the 99 car. He ran 13 races in the Nextel Cup Series for Roush Racing, finishing in the top-5 once, and in the top-10 five times in 2004. He finished fourth in the Craftsman Truck Series points standings. In 2005, Carl Edwards did something no other Nextel Cup Series driver did in one weekend. In the spring event in Atlanta, Carl won the Busch Series race at the 1.54 mile speedway. Then on Sunday he put on a dramatic show in the final laps of the race, running down Jimmie Johnson at the end of the event and passing him on the final turn of the final lap at the finish line. Edwards went on to win three more races in 2005. He won the first race for Jack Roush at the triangular Pocono Raceway, then won back to back races at Atlanta and Texas in the months of October and November. Edwards then went on to finish third in the points standings(tied for second) to Tony Stewart and Greg Biffle. It was a struggling season for Carl Edwards in the Nextel Cup Series during the 2006 season. Edwards went through two crew chief changes and suffered his first season without winning a race under the full-time schedule. In the NASCAR Busch Series, Edwards found his way to second place in the points standings behind chamion Kevin Harvick. Edwards won 4 races, scored 15 top-tens, 25 top-tens, and 3 poles. The next season would be a rejuvinating year for Edwards in both series. In the Nextel Cup Series, Edwards scored 3 victories at three different venues. He broke a long winless streak at Michigan Speedway in June in dominant fashion. He scored his first win in a COT car at Bristol, and then would win at Dover. Edwards would finish ninth in the points standings after having some terrible luck late in the Chase. In the final year of the Busch Series, Carl Edwards would shine. Edwards would win the championship by 618 points over David Reutimann. He would win four times(Nashville/twice, Dover and Bristol) and score 15 top-fives and 21 top-ten finishes, averaging an 11.8 finish. Edwards would win a total $1,258,515 in winnings. |
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| Date Of Birth Birthplace August 15, 1979 Columbia, Missouri Current Residence Marital Status Mooresville, NC Single |
| First Sprint Cup Event -2004 August Michigan Event First Sprint Cup Win - 2005 March Atlanta Event First Sprint Cup Top-5 - 2004 October Atlanta event First Sprint Cup Top-10 - 2004 August Michigan event First Sprint Cup Pole Award - 2005 September Fontana Event First Nationwide Series Event - 2002 Gateway Event First Nationwide Series Win - 2005 Atlanta event First Nationwide Top-5 - 2005 Mexico City Event First Nationwide Series Top-10 - 2005 February Daytona event First Nationwide Series Pole Award - 2005 Las Vegas event First Championship Season - 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Champion First Craftsman Truck Series Event - 2002 Memphis Event First Craftsman Truck Series Win - 2003 Kentucky Event First Craftsman Truck Series Top-5 - 2003 April Martinsville Event First Craftsman Truck Series Top-10 - 2002 Kansas Event First Craftsman Truck Series Pole Award - 2003 October Martinsville Event |
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