Carl Michael Edwards, II (born August 15, 1979) is an American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series driver for Roush Fenway Racing. He is the defending Nationwide Series Champion.
In the Sprint Cup Series, Edwards drives the...
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Carl Michael Edwards, II (born August 15, 1979) is an American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series driver for Roush Fenway Racing. He is the defending Nationwide Series Champion.
In the Sprint Cup Series, Edwards drives the #99 Ford Fusion that is primarily sponsored by Office Depot (other one-race primary sponsors have included: Pennzoil, Stonebridge Life Insurance, and the American Automobile Association). This year Aflac will sponsor the #99 in 8 races and Claritin will sponsor the #99 in a few spring races. His #60 Nationwide Series car, also a Ford Fusion, is sponsored by Scotts-Miracle Gro (and their brands, Scotts, Miracle-Gro, Ortho and Roundup), Dish Network, Citigroup, vitaminwater, and the World Financial Group.
Carl Edwards, driver of the #99 Claritin Ford goes airborne as Ryan Newman, driver of the #34 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet hits the wall at the end of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 26, 2009 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Todd Warshaw/Getty Images) more pics » For a split second on Sunday afternoon, NASCAR driver Carl Edwards tested the strength of the thick cables holding together the fence that serves as a barrier between cars and spectators... Read Full Story
NASCAR demanded drivers be on their best behavior at Talladega Superspeedway, where a ban on bump-drafting sanitized what's usually one of the most spectacular races of the season. In the end, chaos reigned, just like always. After 450 miles of what resembled a slow Sunday drive, the action picked up and the outcome was much of what everyone has come to expect out of Talladega: An unlikely winner, two spectacular crashes and an army of drivers frustrated about the unpredictability of... Read Full Story
Jimmie Johnson last started from the pole at Talladega Superspeedway in 2002, as the points leader, lined up next to Mark Martin. He didn't even make it to the first lap. In a bizarre prerace mishap as the drivers were warming up their tires, a problem with Martin's steering box caused him to run into Johnson. The two cars skidded into the infield grass, Johnson suffered damage to the front of his Chevrolet, and had dropped to the back of the field when the race began. "Did you bring that... Read Full Story
NASCAR red-flagged Sunday's race at Talladega following a spectacular crash involving Ryan Newman with five laps remaining. Newman was in the middle of a pack hurtling down the backstretch at the massive 2.66-mile tri-oval when he bumped into teammate Tony Stewart. Newman's No. 39 Stewart-Haas Chevrolet was then nudged by Marcos Ambrose, and Newman veered inside before flipping into the air and landing on the hood of Kevin Harvick's car. Newman rolled over before coming to a rest upside down... Read Full Story
NASCAR will not permit bump-drafting through the corners at Talladega Superspeedway, even on the final laps in an attempt to win Sunday's race. The stern warning was delivered during the traditional pre-race driver meeting by Mike Helton, and several competitors immediately began to pepper him with questions. Juan Pablo Montoya was the most outspoken driver during the meeting, and he asked Helton if a driver will be stripped of a win if they bump-draft their way to victory. Helton said yes... Read Full Story
Ford Racing says its first motor built specifically for NASCAR will make its debut next weekend in the Sprint Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway. Ford says Matt Kenseth and David Ragan will both use the "FR9." The motor is the first new model produced by the company since the 351 Windsor in 1991, and the first engine the company has ever produced specifically for use in NASCAR. The motor has been in design and production for three years. Engine designer Doug Yates says the company believes... Read Full Story
NASCAR is reducing the size of the restrictor plates used by Sprint Cup cars at Talladega in hopes of making it safer for drivers. NASCAR director of business affairs Bob Smith said the move will reduce horsepower and take a little bit of top-end speed off the cars. The track announced earlier this week it is raising the fence at the massive 2.66-mile oval from 14 to 22 feet following a safety analysis after Carl Edwards' last-lap crash during the spring race sent him flying into the fence... Read Full Story
Carl Edwards Car was airborne and crashed into the protective fence that separates the audience from the track injuring eight fans immediately. Seven fans were treated at Talladega Superspeedway for the minor injuries on the spot.
It is said that the injuries were caused by the flying debris when Carl Edwards Car #99 went airborne on the final lap and crashed into fence at Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday.
As Dr. Bobby Lewis puts it, “”minor … not dangerous or life... Read Full Story
by Holly Cain
Filed under: Jimmie Johnson , Ryan Newman , Talladega Superspeedway , NASCAR Crashes
Before Ryan Newman ’s horrific Talladega flip-roll-smash-and-slide on Sunday, there was Carl Edwards ‘ car somersaulting into the front stretch fencing.
The late Dale Earnhardt had one of his most frightening accidents at Talladega Superspeedway, barrel-rolling through the tri-oval. Before that it was Ricky Craven and Bill Elliott on E-ticket rides. In 1993, driver Jimmy Horton’s car... Read Full Story
Carl Edwards, driver of the #99 Claritin Ford, walks across the finish line after suffering damage during the final lap of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 26, 2009 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) more pics » Carl Edwards has got to be feeling lucky. The NASCAR driver had a spectacular flaming wreck on Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway, but walked away unharmed. The same can't be said for seven spectators in the... Read Full Story
