CE DIEHARDS - May 7, 2008 - Race Previews
A top-ten effort last weekend in Richmond helped Carl Edwards make an extended gain on some of his competitors inside the top-ten in the standings. He enters the Dodge Challenger 500 sitting in 10th place in the standings, he has recorded 3 wins, 4 top-fives, and six top-tens this season.
Clariton Back on the No. 99: Carl Edwards will be piloting the No. 99 Clariton Ford Fusion this weekend in Darlington, the last time Edwards ran the Clariton scheme was in Martinsville when he took home a 9th place finish.
This week's car chassis for the Dodge Challenger 500: Carl Edwards will be driving a past winner at Darlington. Chassis RK-540 was last ran in California at Auto Club Speedway in February of 2008.
History at Darlington: Carl Edwards has competed in four NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events at Darlington Raceway and has one top-five finish, and three top-ten efforts to his credit. His best career finish at the track came last May when he took home a fifth place finish. Edwards has completed 1385 of 1471 laps at the oldest speedway in NASCAR, and he has led 37 laps on the track. He holds an average start of 11.2 and an average finish of 15.0, with $427,192 in winnings at the track.
Carl Edwards on racing at Darlington Raceway:
"Darlington is hands down my favorite track on the circuit. The shape of the track is unique - one end is different than the other, so you have to set the car up for almost two different types of corners. I really can't say enough about racing at Darlington."
Crew Chief Bob Osborne on racing at Darlington Raceway:
“Darlington is a tough track and not only for the driver. You have to be really careful with the setup of the race car. The new track surface has a lot of grip and is very smooth. The cars will be very fast and difficult to drive. Carl considers Darlington to be one of his favorite tracks, and we're all looking forward to another good finish here with the Clariton team."