Carl Edwards
Carl Edwards
Carl Michael Edwards IIis an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, driving the No. 19 Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing. Prior to that, he drove the No. 99 Ford Fusion for Roush Fenway Racing. He won the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series championship and nearly won the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title, but lost by a tiebreaker to Tony Stewart. Edwards is well known for doing a backflip off...
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth15 August 1979
CityColumbia, MO
fourth good great guys pit stops
We got back up to fourth and that is pretty exciting, ... I had a really good time. My guys did a great job. The pit stops were perfect.
beat changing giving gonna guy knows stop tony win
We're not changing a thing, ... We're going out to win this championship, and we're gonna do it by having fun. We probably won't beat Tony Stewart; the guy knows how to win championships. But that's not going to stop us from giving 100 percent.
beat business giving laugh pass people stop tony tracks trying walked
People used to laugh at me when I walked around tracks trying to pass out my business card. We probably won't beat Tony Stewart, but that's not going to stop us from giving it 100 percent.
apologize behind car ended guy people petty running stopping worried
I just have to apologize to Petty Enterprises. I should have been more worried about stopping my car than people from behind running into me. I ended up being the guy that got Kyle.
behind bottom came car drove ended flipped green guy kyle people running stopping worried
I thought Green flipped over or something because we went in the smoke, so I just drove to the bottom and Kyle came down. I should have been more worried about stopping my car than people from behind running into me, and I ended up being that guy that got Kyle.
weddings
I think this is the most weddings I've ever had.
fall fortunate fun further next race
I think we are fortunate this is the next race considering our position. I don't think we can fall much further back, so I think it's going to be fun race in California.
fortunate next race
I think we are fortunate this is the next race considering our position.
chalk crowded good hard kyle talked wall
Kyle just crowded me into the wall there. But no hard feelings. I'll just chalk it up to hard racing. Anyway, I talked with Kyle after the race. Everything's settled, we're on good terms, and I got his dad's autograph.
ended flying good job kyle race running saw sideways track underneath
I saw (Green) get sideways and go flying up the race track and I thought I could do a good job of going underneath him. I ended up running into the back of Kyle Petty.
believed damage glad saw
I saw everything happening, and I said, 'Wow, I can't believed we're going to go out like this, ... I'm just glad I didn't do any damage to any important stuff.
attention came couple guys minutes sat
I sat over there for 15 minutes and a couple guys came by and that's about it. There's a lot more attention now.
emulate front matter runs trying works
It doesn't matter how he runs the first part of the race, he always runs up front and I think that's because he works on his stuff. So that's someone I'm trying to emulate there.
benefits enjoying success
I think I'm the one that benefits and it's making me look really good. The success we've had is not all my doing, that's for sure. But I am enjoying it.