CE DIEHARDS - February 21, 2008 - Race Previews
Saturday , February 23 at 7:00 PM Eastern on ESPN 2
Carl Edwards will try and get back to victory lane this weekend in the Stater Bros. 300 at California Speedway in Fontana, California.
California Success - If anyone can say that they've been a successful driver at California Speedway it would be Carl Edwards. The driver of the No. 60 Scotts Ford Fusion has recorded six starts at California since 2005 and has been able to prove he can run with the best of the at the track. Edwards scored his lone win at the track in 2005 in the September race at the track. He has scored 3 top five finishes and put the car in the top-five at four of the six races at the track. Edwards has completed 99%(891/900) of the laps available at the track. He has led 10 laps of the races total amount, has an average start of 13.7 and an average finish of 8.7. He has a total of $270,376 in winnings at Fontana.
Chassis Notes - This will be the first race for this new chassis that crew chief Pierre Kuettel has decided to take the track. Chassis RK-545 was tested during the Preseason Thunder test session in California.
Roush Fenway Has Its Mark at Western Venues - In 15 events at California Speedway, Roush Fenway Racing has scored seven of the victories in the Nationwide Series at the track. in Las Vegas, the team has scored 4 wins in 11 races at the track.
Edwards on racing at California Speedway:
“I really like Fontana. I’m able to race well there. I’ve had some really good races and a solid win at California Speedway. It’s a really fast track with a lot of passing lanes, which makes for some fun racing. The No. 60 team has had a lot of success at Fontana and we hope to win a bunch of races this year.”
Crew Chief Pierre Kuettel (P.K.) on racing at California Speedway:
“I’m excited about taking the Scotts Ford Fusion to Fontana. The very first time we ran there when I was with the team in 2006, we had a really strong run. We sat on the pole, finished third and we’re looking to go back there and have some more dominance like we did that time.”