Carl Edwards on racing at Texas Motor Speedway:
"Texas has been one of my best race tracks the last couple years. In the
spring we were leading the race and ended up having a little trouble on
pit road during the last stop. I felt like myself, Greg (Biffle) and
Matt (Kenseth) were all in a position to win that race. I'm real excited
about going back because I feel like it's one of our strongest race
tracks. It's a special place to me for a number of reasons, but I think
that our record at Texas over the years is better than any other track
we go to, so I'm real excited about going there and going for the win."
Crew chief Bob Osborne on racing at Texas Motor Speedway:
"I'm really looking forward to racing at Texas. We were able to sweep
both races there last year, and we had a strong run this spring. Texas
is a great track for Carl, and it really seems to suit his driving
style. His record there is very impressive and I'm hoping we can add to
those stats this weekend. We're taking a different car than the raced
there in the spring, but hopefully this one will be just as good, if not
better. It would be great to get a win before the season ends, and I
think Texas is one of our best chances."
Fast Facts
* Carl Edwards will make his 10th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start at
Texas Motor Speedway this weekend in the Dickies 500.J
* FOR THE RECORD... Edwards has accumulated three wins at the 1.5-mile
Texas track, the most of any active Sprint Cup driver, and is the only
driver to win both the spring and the fall races in the same season.
* Edwards' average NSCS start at Texas is 18.2; his average finish is
13.4.
* IN THE LOOP... According to NASCAR's Loop Statistics, Edwards ranks
first in laps led with 476 in the past nine races. He has also turned
260 of the track's fastest laps over the past nine races at Texas, which
ranks him second behind RFR teammate Greg Biffle.
* REWIND 2008... Edwards was able to rebound from a disappointing
starting position to pick up the win at Texas Motor Speedway in November
2008, giving him the sweep of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races there.
It was the first time a driver has accomplished the feat, and it gives
Edwards the most wins at the 1.5-mile speedway with three victories.
* ON THE TRACK...The No. 99 Aflac team will be unloading chassis No.
RK-587 at Texas this weekend. This Ford Fusion last raced at Richmond in
September.
* Edwards is currently 10th in Sprint Cup point standings. He trails the
leader, Jimmie Johnson, by 437 points.
-credit: rfr
