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| Name = Carl Michael Edwards, II
| Image = Carl Edwards.jpg
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|8|15}}
| birth_place = [[Columbia, Missouri|Columbia]], [[Missouri]]
| height = {{Height|ft=6|in=1}}
| Weight = {{convert|185|lb|kg|abbr=on}}
| Achievements = [[NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race XXVII|Sprint All-Star Race XXVII Winner]]
| Awards = 2003 [[NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series]]&nbsp;– Rookie of the Year <br /><br /> 2005 [[NASCAR Busch Series]]&nbsp;– Rookie of the Year <br /><br /> 2007 [[NASCAR Busch Series]] Champion
| Cup_Car_Team = <nowiki>99</nowiki>&nbsp;– [[Roush Fenway Racing]]
| Previous_Year = 2010
| Prev_Cup_Pos = 4th
| Best_Cup_Pos = 2nd&nbsp;– [[2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2008]]
| First_Cup_Race = [[2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series|2004]] [[GFS Marketplace 400]] ([[Michigan International Speedway|Michigan]])
| First_Cup_Win = [[2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series|2005]] [[Golden Corral 500]] ([[Atlanta Motor Speedway|Atlanta]])
| Last_Cup_Win = [[2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2011]] [[Kobalt Tools 400]] ([[Las Vegas Motor Speedway|Las Vegas]])
| Cup_Wins = 19
| Cup_Top_Tens = 139
| Cup_Poles = 9
| Prev_Busch_Year = 2010
| Busch_Car_Team = <nowiki>60</nowiki>&nbsp;– [[Roush Fenway Racing]]
| Prev_Busch_Pos = 2nd
| Best_Busch_Pos = 1st&nbsp;– [[2007 NASCAR Busch Series|2007]]
| First_Busch_Race = [[2002 NASCAR Busch Series|2002]] [[Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250|Charter Pipeline 250]] ([[Gateway International Raceway|Gateway]])
| First_Busch_Win = [[2005 NASCAR Busch Series|2005]] [[Aaron's 312 (Atlanta)|Aaron's 312]] ([[Atlanta Motor Speedway|Atlanta]])
| Last_Busch_Win = [[2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series|2011]] [[Dollar General 300|Dollar General 300 Miles of Courage]] ([[Charlotte Motor Speedway|Charlotte]])
| Busch_Wins = 37
| Busch_Top_Tens = 169
| Busch_Poles = 27
| Best_Truck_Pos = 4th&nbsp;– [[2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series|2004]]
| First_Truck_Race = [[2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series|2002]] [[O'Reilly 200|O'Reilly Auto Parts 200]] ([[Memphis Motorsports Park|Memphis]])
| Last_Truck_Race = [[2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series|2007]] [[San Bernardino County 200]] ([[California Speedway|California]])
| First_Truck_Win = [[2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series|2003]] [[Built Ford Tough 225|Built Ford Tough 225 by Greater Cincinnati Ford Dealers]] ([[Kentucky Speedway|Kentucky]])
| Last_Truck_Win = [[2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series|2004]] [[O'Reilly 200 presented by Valvoline Maxlife|O'Reilly 200 Presented by Valvoline Maxlife]] ([[Bristol Motor Speedway|Bristol]])
| Truck_Wins = 6
| Truck_Top_Tens = 35
| Truck_Poles = 4
| updated = June 5, 2011
}}
'''Carl Michael Edwards, II''' (born August 15, 1979) is an [[United States|American]] [[NASCAR]] [[Sprint Cup Series]] and [[Nationwide Series]] race car driver. He currently drives the #99 [[Aflac]] [[Ford]] in the Sprint Cup Series and the #60 [[Fastenal]] Ford in the Nationwide Series for [[Roush Fenway Racing]]. In 2007, he became the [[List of NASCAR Nationwide Series champions|NASCAR Busch Series Champion]].

==Career==
===NASCAR===
[[File:2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Texas..jpg|thumb|left|200px|Edwards does a backflip, after winning at [[Texas Motor Speedway]]]]
Edwards' big break came in 2001, when he competed in 7 NASCAR [[Craftsman Truck Series]] events for [[MB Motorsports]]. His best finish in the seven races was 8th at [[Kansas Speedway]]. He also ran one [[Busch Series]] race for [[Bost Motorsports]], finishing 38th at [[Gateway International Raceway]]. However, it was enough to impress [[Jack Roush]], and Edwards became a full-time Truck Series competitor in 2003, driving the #99 Ford F-150 sponsored by [[Superchips]]. He won Rookie-of-the-Year honors in addition, to three race wins, eventually finishing 8th in the points standings at the end of the season. In 2004, he notched three more race wins, including the season-opening [[Florida Dodge Dealers 250]] at the [[Daytona International Speedway]]. At season's end, Edwards finished 4th in the points. In August 2004, he made his NEXTEL Cup Series debut, replacing [[Jeff Burton]], who left the team, in the No. 99 Ford Taurus for Roush Racing, at the [[Michigan International Speedway]]. He finished 10th. He drove the #99 Ford for the remainder of the 2004 NEXTEL Cup. He also once again ran one [[Busch Series]] race; this time for Bobby Benton's RAB Racing team at [[Bristol Motor Speedway]] with sponsorship from [[Mac Tools]].

====2005====
In 2005, Edwards became a full-time driver in both the NEXTEL Cup and Busch Series. He has already won races in each, and he made history in the process of winning. On March 19, 2005, Edwards won the [[Aaron's 312 (Atlanta)|Aaron's 312]] at the [[Atlanta Motor Speedway]] in [[Hampton, Georgia]], recording his first Busch Series win. The next day, he beat [[Jimmie Johnson]] by 2-hundredths of a second to win the [[Golden Corral 500]] at the same track for his first NEXTEL Cup Series win. Until this took place, no driver had ever won both the Busch and NEXTEL Cup Series races in the same weekend at Atlanta, although the feat had been pulled off numerous times before at other tracks by other drivers. Also, Edwards became the first driver in NASCAR history to pick up his first career Busch and NEXTEL Cup Series wins in the same weekend, and became the eleventh driver in NASCAR history to win races in all three of the organization's major racing series.

On June 12, 2005, Edwards picked up his second NEXTEL Cup win by taking the checkered flag at the [[Pocono 500]] at the [[Pocono Raceway]] in [[Long Pond, Pennsylvania]]. The weekend was somewhat bittersweet for Edwards, as the Busch Series race at the [[Nashville Superspeedway]] in [[Lebanon, Tennessee]] had been rained out the night before, and rescheduled for the same day. Even worse, qualifying for that race had been rained out, too, and in NASCAR, when qualifying is rained out, the starting grid is set by owner points. Through this process, Edwards was awarded pole, but [[Hank Parker Jr.]] ended up driving the car to a 20th place finish. Since Edwards did not start the race he was not awarded any points, and as such lost a 74-point lead in Busch Series points and dropped to fourth in the standings; Edwards never recovered from the missed race and finished the season third in points, well behind eventual series champion [[Martin Truex, Jr.]].

Edwards got his third win of 2005 on October 30 in the [[Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500]] at [[Atlanta Motor Speedway]].

[[Image:EdwardsSadlerLabonte.jpg|left|thumb|Edwards No. 99 races to the end of pit lane]]
Edwards got his fourth win at Texas and became the tenth different driver to win at that track, and the fifth to win there for Roush Racing. By finishing the remainder of the 2004 season in the NEXTEL #99 car, he was not eligible to compete for the 2005 Rookie of the Year in NEXTEL Cup, but did win the 2005 Busch Series Rookie of the Year.

====2006====
In 2006, Carl Edwards' and [[Roush Racing]] struggled to keep up with the competition. Edwards did not win a race in 2006. His best finish was at [[Michigan Speedway]] where he finished 2nd.

====2007====
On May 18, 2007, Edwards won the pole for the 2007 [[NEXTEL All-Star Challenge|NEXTEL Open]], and while he led almost the entire 40 lap race, he faded to third in the last few laps, just missing the feature event. On June 17, 2007 Carl Edwards broke his 52-race winless streak in the Nextel Cup by winning the [[Citizens Bank 400]]. Shortly thereafter, on July 23, he dislocated his thumb in an eleven car pileup at a late model race at [[Nebraska Raceway Park]] (formerly I-80 Speedway) near [[Lincoln, Nebraska]]. Carl won his second race of the 2007 season, and sixth career Cup race, at the [[2007 Sharpie 500|Sharpie 500]] at [[Bristol Motor Speedway]] on August 25. During the post-race interview on Victory Lane, Edwards commented on the race, saying, "This is the biggest win of my career". At the conclusion of the first 26 races, the 2007 "regular season", Edwards ranked 6th in overall standings, with 3372 points, 477 points behind overall points leader [[Jeff Gordon]]. Edwards entered the [[2007 Chase for the NEXTEL Cup|2007 Chase for the Nextel Cup]] in 4th place, with 5020 points, based on his two wins in the 2007 season, clinching a spot in the Chase after his win at the [[2007 Sharpie 500|Sharpie 500]] at [[Bristol Motor Speedway|Bristol]].

Edwards struggled through the Chase despite winning at Dover during the Chase. The Hendrick duo of [[Jimmie Johnson]] and [[Jeff Gordon]] dominated the Chase for the Championship winning six of the 10 races and finishing #1 and #2 in the final 2007 standings. Edwards finished ninth in the final 2007 standings.

[[Image:CarlEdwardsClenches2007BuschSeriesChampionship.jpg|thumb|right|Edwards celebrating after clinching the 2007 Busch Series Championship after the [[O'Reilly Challenge|fall Texas race]].]]
[[Image:Carl Edwards 2008 Office Depot Ford Fusion.jpg|thumb|right|2008 Cup racecar]]
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On November 3, 2007, Edwards clinched his first [[NASCAR Busch Series]] Championship by finishing 11th at the [[O'Reilly Challenge]]. This came despite struggling in the second half of the Busch Series season. Edwards became the 19th different Busch Series Champion in the 26 years of the modern-era series.

====2008====
2008 was Carl Edwards strongest year finishing second to [[Jimmie Johnson]] in the [[NASCAR]] Sprint Cup Series. Edwards won the [[2008 Auto Club 500]], his 1st Sprint Cup win of the year. The following week, Edwards won the [[2008 UAW-Dodge 400|UAW-Dodge 400]] at [[Las Vegas Motor Speedway]], his first back to back victories since 2005 when he won back to back in [[2005 in NASCAR#Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500|Atlanta]] and [[2005 in NASCAR#Dickies 500|Texas]]. These victories would put Edwards at the top of the point standings for the first time in his career.

Following the Las Vegas win, on March 5, 2008, [[NASCAR]] penalized Edwards, owner [[Jack Roush]], and [[crew chief]] Bob Osborne for violations found in post-race inspection. The #99 car driven by Edwards was found to be in violation of Sections 12-4-A, 12-4-Q, and 20–2.1J of the 2008 NASCAR rulebook, specifically the cover was off the oil tank. The violations were found during post-race inspection at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 2. The following penalties were levied by [[NASCAR]]: Edwards was fined 100 driver points and stripped his 10 bonus points for the Las Vegas win which would be used to seed him in the Chase for Championship (should he make The Chase). Roush was fined 100 owner points and Osborne was suspended for six races and fined $100,000. Edwards was leading the [[Kobalt Tools 500]] looking for his 3rd consecutive victory, but on lap 274 his car began to smoke and his crew diagnosed the problem as a broken [[Transmission (mechanics)|transmission]]. Edwards went on to finish 42nd. On April 7, he won the [[Samsung 500]] at [[Texas Motor Speedway]] for his third win of the season.

On May 2, Edwards announced that he had signed a multi-year contract to remain with Roush Fenway Racing.<ref>[http://www.nascar.com/2008/news/headlines/cup/05/02/cedwards.resigns.jroush/index.html NASCAR.com&nbsp;– Multi-year contract keeps Edwards at Roush Fenway]</ref> It was announced that Aflac will be the full time sponsor of the 99 car in 2009. This was the largest sponsorship contract that Roush Fenway Racing has ever signed. On August 3, Carl got his fourth NASCAR Sprint Cup victory of the season, surviving a rain delay and fuel shortage to win at Pocono. On August 17, Carl Edwards dominated the 3M Performance 400 at Michigan International Speedway capturing his fifth win of the season and surpassing his career high season win total of four in 2005. On August 24, Carl Edwards earned another victory by winning the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. The win was his second consecutive and sixth of the season. He did a bump and run [[Kyle Busch]] in the closing laps to take the win from the dominant driver of the night. Busch showed his displeasure with Edwards after the race by driving into the side of Edwards' car, to which he returned the favor by spinning Kyle out. On October 26, Edwards earned his 7th victory of the season with a win in the [[Pep Boys]] Auto 500 at Atlanta. On November 2, Edwards tied Kyle Busch for the series wins lead by winning his second Dickies 500 at Texas, his eighth win of the season. He reduced his deficit in the points to 106 behind [[Jimmie Johnson]]. On November 9 at Phoenix, Edwards finished fourth behind race winner Johnson, who by virtue of the win and the 10 bonus points he earned for leading one lap and the most laps took a 141-point lead over Edwards. Edwards won the season finale at [[Homestead-Miami Speedway|Homestead]] to take over the series wins lead for the season, extending his career high win total to nine. However, he did not finish far ahead enough of Johnson to take the Sprint Cup championship, as Johnson finished fifteenth and led at least one lap to win the championship by 69 points over Edwards.

====2009====
Heading into the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Season, Carl Edwards would be sponsored by Aflac, Subway for three races, and Claritin for one race. The Office Depot sponsorship headed over to [[Tony Stewart]] and his [[Stewart Haas Racing|Stewart-Haas]] team. Many media analysts expected Edwards to challenge Johnson for the championship.

In the #99 Claritin car, on the final lap of the April 26, 2009 Talladega race (Aaron's 499) Edwards survived one of the most violent crashes in NASCAR history. Heading into the tri-oval with the lead, Edwards attempted a double block of [[Brad Keselowski]] and unintentionally wrecked himself. Edwards bounced off [[Ryan Newman]], and flipped airborne into the catchfence. Edwards emerged from the car unharmed and sprinted on foot over the start/finish line to the cheers of the crowd. Eight fans were injured, the worst being a woman with a broken [[jaw]]; she was airlifted to a nearby hospital.<ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar/cup/news/story?id=4103113</ref> Edwards experienced another winless season in 2009 as his best finish was 2nd at [[Pocono Raceway]].

Although [[Kyle Busch]] won the [[NASCAR Nationwide Series]] championship, Edwards finished 2nd place in the series and scored 5 wins, finishing 210 pts. behind the leader.

====2010====
Edwards won the first-ever Nationwide Series race at [[Road America]] in late June. He followed that up with a controversial win at the first Nationwide race of the season at Gateway, turning Brad Keselowski coming off the final turn to win the race. He won his third Nationwide race of the year at Texas Motor Speedway after dominating the race and a late race restart where he was accused of jumping the start by Kyle Busch. He would finish the season 2nd in points for the third year a in a row.

Carl Edwards season was a slow start in 2010. Going into Daytona in July, Carl Edwards was in danger of missing the chase while barely running in the top 12 in points. The whole Roush-Fenway team marks Chicagoland as the turning around point for the organization, where Edwards would finish 2nd to David Reutimann. Edwards performance increased from this point, with him winning the pole at Watkins Glen and Richmond, and leading laps at Atlanta and Richmond. On November 12, Edwards broke the track-record for the fastest qualifying lap at [[Phoenix International Raceway]] scoring his 6th career pole. Carl went on to win the [[Kobalt Tools 500]] on November 14, 2010, with his Aflac Ford Fusion and breaking a 70-race winless streak going on from the 2008 Ford 400 at Homestead. The next weekend, Carl Edwards would qualify second at Homestead, and go on to dominate and win the race with season champion Jimmie Johnson finishing 2nd. The late season rally would take Carl Edwards to 4th in points.

====2011====
On March 6, 2011, Carl won the Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas, his first win of 2011. On May 21, 2011, Carl won the [[NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race]].

On August 4, [[Carl Edwards]] re-signed with [[Roush-Fenway Racing]] to continue driving his #99 [[Aflac]] [[Ford Fusion]]. The deal was reportedly worth over $40 million, with [[Ford]] talking Edwards into sticking with [[Roush-Fenway Racing]] for the rest of his career. It was rumored for many months that Edwards would go over to [[Joe Gibbs Racing]] to take over the #20 [[Home Depot]] [[Toyota Camry]] currently driven by [[Joey Logano]]. [[Joe Gibbs]] was rumored to have offered Carl an $8 million dollar deal a year with a $10 million signing bonus.

===Other Racing===
On June 6, 2007, Carl won the 2007 NEXTEL Prelude to the Dream at the [[Eldora Speedway]]. The Prelude is a dirt late model race organized in part by [[Tony Stewart]], owner of Eldora, to benefit the [[Victory Junction Gang Camp]] and other worthy causes. Over 20 NEXTEL Cup drivers participated in the heat races and 30-lap feature, along with other drivers from different forms of motorsports. Edwards started second in the feature and held off [[Kyle Busch]] and [[Jeff Gordon]] to win.

Edwards participated in the 2008 Race of Champions, partnered by [[Tanner Foust]]. While in the individual event Edwards faced 7-time Formula One Champion [[Michael Schumacher]] and defeated him. In the next round, however, Edwards was defeated by eventual runner-up [[David Coulthard]].

==Personal life==
Edwards once dated [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] [[gold medal]]-winning [[swimmer]] [[Amanda Beard]].<ref>[http://drinkthis.typepad.com/answer_this/2005/10/amanda_beard.html This... is Amanda Beard]</ref>

Edwards is a first cousin once removed to fellow [[NASCAR]] driver [[Ken Schrader]], who furiously told Edwards early in his racing career to get dirt track experience before going to Cup; he would later take the advice. In light of this relationship, Edwards is often referred to as "Cousin Carl." Edwards would give a business card to other teams for his services before getting a ride with Roush Racing.

Off the track, Carl has been busy promoting his new record label, Back40 Records, a company he started with a high school friend back in Columbia, Missouri.<ref>[http://yorkdispatch.inyork.com/sports/ci_4818530 NASCAR driver Carl Edwards stays in tune off the track] The York Dispatch 12/11/2006 ELLEN SISKA</ref>

During the week of the [[Auto Club 500]], Edwards participated in taping of the Fox television series ''[[24 (season 5)|24]]'', where he played Homeland Security Agent Jim Hill.

It has been rumored that he is the cousin of Jacksonville Jaguars Quarterback [[Trent Edwards]]. During an interview with Dave Hollander of AOL Sports,<ref>http://sports.aol.com/nascar/story/_a/enter-the-mind-of-edwards/20080322042909990001</ref> Hollander asked if Carl's cousin Trent Edwards had the same allergies as he did. After Carl replied that, "My old cousin Trent...he probably has the same kind of stuff I do," Roush Fenway Racing Senior Account Manager Randy Fuller said he did not know that Trent Edwards was Carl's cousin. In response to Fuller, Edwards said, "He's not. I’m just rollin’ with it."

Edwards also appeared on ''[[The Price Is Right (U.S. game show)|The Price Is Right]]'', where he presented both Showcases on the November 10, 2009, episode. The Showcases were NASCAR-themed, with a trip to the [[Coca-Cola 600]] and a [[Camping World]] trailer featured in one Showcase, while the other featured the debut of a new garage door prop for the "ultimate garage" Showcase that featured tools and a hybrid version of his [[Ford Fusion (Americas)|Ford Fusion]] racer.

Edwards is a known fan of professional wrestling, specifically [[WWE]], and wrestler [[John Cena]] is one of his closest friends. The two first met at the taping of [[Fast Cars and Superstars: The Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race]] in 2007. On April 5, 2009 Edwards appeared at WWE [[Wrestlemania XXV]] as it was in [[Houston, TX]] and so was the NASCAR race at Texas earlier in the day. Edwards [[List of WWE Raw guest stars|guest hosted]] on [[WWE Monday Night RAW]] on February 8, 2010.

Edwards and Dr. Katherine "Kate" Downey were married January 3, 2009.<ref>[http://drinkthis.typepad.com/answer_this/carl_edwards_girlfriend/index.html Carl Edwards Engaged]</ref><ref>[http://nascar-bits.blogspot.com/2008/10/carl-edwards-is-engaged.html Kenny Wallace announces Edwards' Engagement]</ref>

On Wednesday, February 24, 2010, Edwards' wife gave birth to their first child, Anne Katherine Edwards, at 12:44 p.m. CST in Columbia, Mo. She was 8&nbsp;lbs 4 oz.<ref>[http://www.roushfenway.com/story/carl-edwards-newest-addition-anne-edwards-has-arrived Announcement of birth on Roush Fenway Racing website]</ref> They welcomed a son, Michael Lee Edwards, on May 4, 2011. He was 8&nbsp;lbs 6 oz.

===Athleticism===
Edwards has appeared on the covers of ''[[ESPN The Magazine]]'' and ''[[Men's Health (magazine)|Men's Health]]'' shirtless, displaying his muscular body. He appeared in an [[Under Armour]] commercial during [[Super Bowl XLII]]. For a NASCAR driver, Edwards spends a lot of time developing his body, as photos of his abdominal and pectoral muscles have shown. Edwards made an appearance on the February 22, 2006, episode of ''[[The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson]]''. Ferguson produced the cover of the February issue of ''ESPN The Magazine'' which featured a bare-chested photo of Edwards. Joking that Edwards' [[nipples]] seemed far apart, Ferguson suggested this was due to the high rates of speed at which Edwards often traveled.

Edwards is popular among fans for celebrating his wins by doing a backflip off his car (or truck), a style of celebration he took from sprint car driver [[Tyler Walker (NASCAR)|Tyler Walker]]. Seizing on the popularity of Edwards' trademark celebrations, Ford has recently run several "Overactive Adrenaline Disorder" commercials featuring a "young Carl" performing backflips in his baby crib, off of a couch, and off a doctors exam table. Edwards also performed his signature backflip not once, but twice in a recent [[This Is Sportscenter]] commercial when he tried to cheer up anchor [[Neil Everett]] following a bad show. He has recently appeared in [[Aflac]] Commercials with the Aflac duck driving the #99 car and doing Carl's trademark backflip which causes Carl Edwards to utter "I taught him that!". After his win in Milwaukee in the Nationwide Series in 2008, Edwards opted out of his typical backflip. [[NHRA]] racer [[Scott Kalitta]] was killed earlier that day and Edwards felt his backflip was inappropriate. He also did not perform his backflip following his win at the [[2009 Virginia College Savings 250]] because of a broken right foot while playing frisbee two weeks before. The backflip returned during the [[WWE Raw]] episode he hosted, as his opening ring entrance included a backflip off the top rope. In addition to his backflip, he has taken to entering the stands to celebrate his two 2010 victories with fans, in a move similar to [[John Cena]] in the WWE.

Edwards played in the annual [[Taco Bell All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game]] in 2009 at [[Busch Stadium]] in St. Louis. During the game he sported a [[Boston Red Sox]] cap because of the affiliation his race team [[Roush Fenway Racing]] has to the owners of the Boston Red Sox.

==Aviation==
According the [[Federal Aviation Administration]] registry, Edwards has an [[Airline Transport Pilot License]] with a [[multi engine rating]].<ref>https://amsrvs.registry.faa.gov/airmeninquiry/Detail.aspx?uniqid=A3943503&certNum=1</ref> He is authorized to pilot [[Cessna Citation]] jets.

==Filmography==
* 2006&nbsp;– Appeared as an extra in an episode of the fifth season of the [[Fox Network]] hit series [[24_(TV_series)|24]]. He portrayed Homeland Security agent Jim Hill.

* 2009&nbsp;– Appeared as a club manager on The Bill Engvall Show <ref>http://www.roushfenway.com/story/carl-edwards-guest-star-bill-engvall-show-saturday-august-1</ref>

* 2011&nbsp;– Portrayed Kenny in the movie Small Pond <ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1907731/</ref>

* 2013&nbsp;– Will appear in a Civil War-themed television mini-series, [http://www.toappomattox.com "To Appomattox"] with a projected air date of Summer 2013.

==Races won==
===Sprint Cup===(20)

'''2011'''
* [[Kobalt Tools 400]] at [[Las Vegas Motor Speedway]]&nbsp;– March 6, 2011
* [[Sprint All Star Race]] at [[Charlotte Motor Speedway]]-(non-points race)- May 21, 2011

'''2010'''
* [[Checker Auto Parts 500|Kobalt Tools 500]] at [[Phoenix International Raceway]]&nbsp;– November 14, 2010
* [[Ford 400]] at [[Homestead-Miami Speedway]]&nbsp;– November 21, 2010
'''2008'''
* [[Auto Club 500]] at [[California Speedway]]&nbsp;– February 25, 2008
* [[UAW-Dodge 400]] at [[Las Vegas Motor Speedway]]&nbsp;– March 2, 2008
* [[Samsung 500]] at [[Texas Motor Speedway]] – April 6, 2008
* [[Pennsylvania 500]] at [[Pocono Raceway]] – August 3, 2008
* [[GFS Marketplace 400|3M Performance 400 Presented by Bondo]] at [[Michigan International Speedway]] – August 17, 2008
* [[Sharpie 500]] at [[Bristol Motor Speedway]] – August 23, 2008
* [[Pep Boys Auto 500]] at [[Atlanta Motor Speedway]] – October 26, 2008
* [[Dickies 500]] at [[Texas Motor Speedway]] – November 2, 2008
* [[Ford 400]] at [[Homestead-Miami Speedway]] – November 16, 2008

'''2007'''
*[[Citizens Bank 400]] at [[Michigan International Speedway]] – June 17, 2007
*[[Sharpie 500]] at [[Bristol Motor Speedway]] – August 25, 2007
*[[Dodge Dealers 400]] at [[Dover International Speedway]] – September 23, 2007

'''2005'''
* [[Golden Corral 500]] at [[Atlanta Motor Speedway]] – March 20, 2005
* [[Pocono 500]] at [[Pocono Raceway]] – June 12, 2005
* [[Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500]] at [[Atlanta Motor Speedway]] – October 30, 2005
* [[Dickies 500]] at [[Texas Motor Speedway]] – November 6, 2005

===Nationwide Series===
[[File:60CarlEdwards2010Bucyrus200RoadAmerica.jpg|thumb|right|2010 [[Road America]] winning car]]
'''2011'''
* [[O'Reilly 300|O'Reilly Auto Parts 300]] at [[Texas Motor Speedway]] – April 8, 2011
* [[Nashville 300]] at [[Nashville Superspeedway]] – April 23, 2011
* [[5-hour Energy 200]] at [[Dover International Speedway]] – May 14, 2011
* [[Alliance Truck Parts 250]] at [[Michigan International Speedway]] – June 18, 2011
* [[Federated Auto Parts 300]] – at [[Nashville Superspeedway]] – July 23, 2011
* [[Great Clips 300]] – at [[Atlanta Motor Speedway]] – September 3, 2011
* [[OneMain Financial 200]] - at [[Dover International Speedway]] – October 1, 2011
* [[Dollar General 300|Dollar General 300 Miles of Courage]] - at [[Charlotte Motor Speedway]] - October 14, 2011

'''2010'''
* [[Bucyrus 200|Bucyrus 200 Presented by Menards]] at [[Road America]] – June 19, 2010
* [[Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250]] at [[Gateway International Raceway]] – July 17, 2010
* [[O'Reilly Challenge|O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge]] at [[Texas Motor Speedway]] – November 6, 2010
* [[Arizona 200|Wypall 200 Powered by Kimberly-Clark]] at [[Phoenix International Raceway]] – November 13, 2010
'''2009'''
* [[NorthernTool.com 250]] at [[The Milwaukee Mile]] – June 20, 2009
* [[Kroger 200 (Nationwide Series)|Kroger 200]] at [[Indianapolis Raceway Park]] – July 25, 2009
* [[NAPA Auto Parts 200|NAPA Auto Parts 200 Presented By Dodge]] at [[Circuit Gilles Villeneuve]] – August 30, 2009
* [[Virginia 529 College Savings 250]] at [[Richmond International Raceway]] – September 11, 2009
* [[Able Body Labor 200]] at [[Phoenix International Raceway]] – November 14, 2009
'''2008'''
* [[Camping World RV Rental 250]] at [[The Milwaukee Mile]] – June 21, 2008
* [[Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250]] at [[Gateway International Raceway]] – July 19, 2008
* [[Carfax 250]] at [[Michigan International Speedway]] – August 16, 2008
* [[Emerson Radio 250]] at [[Richmond International Raceway]] – September 7, 2008
* [[Sam's Town 250|Kroger On Track For The Cure 250]] at [[Memphis Motorsports Park]] – October 25, 2008
* [[Hefty Odor Block 200]] at [[Phoenix International Raceway]] – November 8, 2008
* [[Ford 300]] at [[Homestead-Miami Speedway]] – November 15, 2008

'''2007'''
* [[Sharpie Mini 300]] at [[Bristol Motor Speedway]] – March 24, 2007
* [[Pepsi 300]] at [[Nashville Superspeedway]] – April 7, 2007
* [[Dover 200 (Spring Race)|Dover 200]] at [[Dover International Speedway]] – June 2, 2007
* [[Federated Auto Parts 300|Federated Auto Parts 300 Presented by Dollar General]] at [[Nashville Superspeedway]] – June 9, 2007

'''2006'''
* [[Carquest Auto Parts 300]] – at [[Lowe's Motor Speedway]] – May 27, 2006
* [[Federated Auto Parts 300]] – at [[Nashville Superspeedway]] – June 10, 2006
* [[New England 200]] – at [[New Hampshire International Speedway]] – July 15, 2006
* [[Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250|Busch Silver Celebration 250 Presented by Shop 'n Save]] – at [[Gateway International Raceway]] – July 29, 2006

'''2005'''
* [[Aaron's 312 (Atlanta)|Aaron's 312]] – at [[Atlanta Motor Speedway]] – March 19, 2005
* [[Funai 250]] – at [[Richmond International Raceway]] – May 13, 2005
* [[Meijer 300]] presented by [[Oreo]] – at [[Kentucky Speedway]] – June 18, 2005
* [[Ameriquest 300]] – at [[California Speedway]] – September 3, 2005
* [[Arizona 200|Arizona 200 Presented by Walk the Line]] – at [[Phoenix International Raceway]] – November 12, 2005

===Camping World Truck Series===
'''2004'''
*[[Florida Dodge Dealers 250]] at [[Daytona International Speedway]] – February 13, 2004
* [[O'Reilly Auto Parts 250]] at [[Kansas Speedway]] – July 3, 2004
* [[O'Reilly 200 presented by Valvoline Maxlife]] at [[Bristol Motor Speedway]] – August 25, 2004

'''2003'''
*[[Built Ford Tough 225]] at [[Kentucky Speedway]] – July 12, 2003
* [[Power Stroke Diesel 200]] at [[Indianapolis Raceway Park]] – August 1, 2003
* [[Toyota Tundra 200|Federated Auto Parts 200]] at [[Nashville Superspeedway]] – August 8, 2003

==Career NASCAR Sprint Cup statistics==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year || Races || Wins || Poles || Top 5 || Top 10 || DNF || Avg. Finish || Avg. Start || Winnings || Season Rank || Team(s)
|-
|2004 ||13 ||0 ||0 ||1 ||5 ||2 ||18.6 ||19.8 ||$1,454,380 ||37th || [[Roush Racing]]
|-
|2005 ||36 ||4 ||2 ||13 ||18 ||1 ||14.0 ||18.9 ||$6,893,157 ||3rd || [[Roush Racing]]
|-
|2006 ||36 ||0 ||0 ||10 ||20 ||3 ||15.2 ||19.3 ||$5,353,629 ||12th || [[Roush Racing]]
|-
|2007 ||36 ||3 ||1 ||11 ||15 ||4 ||13.9 ||16.8 ||$6,011,044 ||9th || [[Roush Fenway Racing]]
|-
|2008 ||36 ||9 ||1 ||19 ||27 ||2 ||9.5 ||12.3 ||$11,364,210 ||2nd || [[Roush Fenway Racing]]
|-
|2009 ||36 ||0 ||0 ||7 ||14 ||1 ||14.4 ||18.4 ||$6,710,870 ||11th || [[Roush Fenway Racing]]
|-
|2010 ||36 ||2 ||3 ||9 ||19 ||2 ||12.1 ||15.6 ||$5,359,534 ||4th || [[Roush Fenway Racing]]
|-
|2011 ||31 ||1 ||2 ||16 ||22 ||0 ||10.2 ||10.3 ||$7,176,993 ||1st || [[Roush Fenway Racing]]
|-
| colspan=12 bgcolor=#808080 height="5px" |
|-
|Totals ||260 ||19 ||9 ||86 ||140 ||15 ||13.2 ||16.4 ||$52,108,498 ||
|} (Data as of October 15, 2011) <ref>[http://www.racing-reference.info/driver?id=edwarca01 www.racing-reference.info]</ref><ref>[http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/cedwards00/cup/index.html#stats Carl Edwards on NASCAR.COM]</ref>

==References==
[http://www.jayski.com Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site]
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Carl Edwards}}
*[http://www.aflacracing.com Aflac Racing website]
*[http://www.carledwards.com Carl Edwards' Official Website]
*[http://www.carledwards.net Carl Edwards Diehards Home Page]
*[http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/cedwards00/cup/index.html Edwards' profile on NASCAR]
*[http://multimedia.foxsports.com/car-racing/nascar/drivers/carl-edwards.htm Carl Edwards Video on FoxSports Video Archive]
*[http://www.gnextinc.com/nascar/drivers/cedwards.html Edwards' Bio, Team Information and Stats]
*[http://www.cocacolaracingfamily.com/edwards.html Coca-Cola Racing Family's Carl Edwards profile]
*{{IMDB name|id=1907731|name=Carl Edwards}}
*[http://www.racing-reference.info/driver?id=edwarca01 Driver's stats at racing-reference.info]
*[http://www.back40records.com/ Back40 Records]
*[http://www.nascar.com/series/bg/ NASCAR Nationwide Series] official site
*[http://www.nationwide.com/series Nationwide Series] page on nationwide.com

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Carl Edwards
Born (1979-08-15) August 15, 1979 (age 45)
Columbia, Missouri
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
AchievementsSprint All-Star Race XXVII Winner
Awards2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series – Rookie of the Year

2005 NASCAR Busch Series – Rookie of the Year

2007 NASCAR Busch Series Champion
NASCAR Cup Series career
Car no., team99 – Roush Fenway Racing
2010 position4th
Best finish2nd – 2008
First race2004 GFS Marketplace 400 (Michigan)
First win2005 Golden Corral 500 (Atlanta)
Last win2011 Kobalt Tools 400 (Las Vegas)
Wins Top tens Poles
19 139 9
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
Car no., team60 – Roush Fenway Racing
2010 position2nd
Best finish1st – 2007
First race2002 Charter Pipeline 250 (Gateway)
First win2005 Aaron's 312 (Atlanta)
Last win2011 Dollar General 300 Miles of Courage (Charlotte)
Wins Top tens Poles
37 169 27
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
Best finish4th – 2004
First race2002 O'Reilly Auto Parts 200 (Memphis)
Last race2007 San Bernardino County 200 (California)
First win2003 Built Ford Tough 225 by Greater Cincinnati Ford Dealers (Kentucky)
Last win2004 O'Reilly 200 Presented by Valvoline Maxlife (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles
6 35 4
Statistics current as of June 5, 2011.

Carl Michael Edwards, II (born August 15, 1979) is an American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series race car driver. He currently drives the #99 Aflac Ford in the Sprint Cup Series and the #60 Fastenal Ford in the Nationwide Series for Roush Fenway Racing. In 2007, he became the NASCAR Busch Series Champion.

Career

NASCAR

Edwards does a backflip, after winning at Texas Motor Speedway

Edwards' big break came in 2001, when he competed in 7 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series events for MB Motorsports. His best finish in the seven races was 8th at Kansas Speedway. He also ran one Busch Series race for Bost Motorsports, finishing 38th at Gateway International Raceway. However, it was enough to impress Jack Roush, and Edwards became a full-time Truck Series competitor in 2003, driving the #99 Ford F-150 sponsored by Superchips. He won Rookie-of-the-Year honors in addition, to three race wins, eventually finishing 8th in the points standings at the end of the season. In 2004, he notched three more race wins, including the season-opening Florida Dodge Dealers 250 at the Daytona International Speedway. At season's end, Edwards finished 4th in the points. In August 2004, he made his NEXTEL Cup Series debut, replacing Jeff Burton, who left the team, in the No. 99 Ford Taurus for Roush Racing, at the Michigan International Speedway. He finished 10th. He drove the #99 Ford for the remainder of the 2004 NEXTEL Cup. He also once again ran one Busch Series race; this time for Bobby Benton's RAB Racing team at Bristol Motor Speedway with sponsorship from Mac Tools.

2005

In 2005, Edwards became a full-time driver in both the NEXTEL Cup and Busch Series. He has already won races in each, and he made history in the process of winning. On March 19, 2005, Edwards won the Aaron's 312 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia, recording his first Busch Series win. The next day, he beat Jimmie Johnson by 2-hundredths of a second to win the Golden Corral 500 at the same track for his first NEXTEL Cup Series win. Until this took place, no driver had ever won both the Busch and NEXTEL Cup Series races in the same weekend at Atlanta, although the feat had been pulled off numerous times before at other tracks by other drivers. Also, Edwards became the first driver in NASCAR history to pick up his first career Busch and NEXTEL Cup Series wins in the same weekend, and became the eleventh driver in NASCAR history to win races in all three of the organization's major racing series.

On June 12, 2005, Edwards picked up his second NEXTEL Cup win by taking the checkered flag at the Pocono 500 at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The weekend was somewhat bittersweet for Edwards, as the Busch Series race at the Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee had been rained out the night before, and rescheduled for the same day. Even worse, qualifying for that race had been rained out, too, and in NASCAR, when qualifying is rained out, the starting grid is set by owner points. Through this process, Edwards was awarded pole, but Hank Parker Jr. ended up driving the car to a 20th place finish. Since Edwards did not start the race he was not awarded any points, and as such lost a 74-point lead in Busch Series points and dropped to fourth in the standings; Edwards never recovered from the missed race and finished the season third in points, well behind eventual series champion Martin Truex, Jr..

Edwards got his third win of 2005 on October 30 in the Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Edwards No. 99 races to the end of pit lane

Edwards got his fourth win at Texas and became the tenth different driver to win at that track, and the fifth to win there for Roush Racing. By finishing the remainder of the 2004 season in the NEXTEL #99 car, he was not eligible to compete for the 2005 Rookie of the Year in NEXTEL Cup, but did win the 2005 Busch Series Rookie of the Year.

2006

In 2006, Carl Edwards' and Roush Racing struggled to keep up with the competition. Edwards did not win a race in 2006. His best finish was at Michigan Speedway where he finished 2nd.

2007

On May 18, 2007, Edwards won the pole for the 2007 NEXTEL Open, and while he led almost the entire 40 lap race, he faded to third in the last few laps, just missing the feature event. On June 17, 2007 Carl Edwards broke his 52-race winless streak in the Nextel Cup by winning the Citizens Bank 400. Shortly thereafter, on July 23, he dislocated his thumb in an eleven car pileup at a late model race at Nebraska Raceway Park (formerly I-80 Speedway) near Lincoln, Nebraska. Carl won his second race of the 2007 season, and sixth career Cup race, at the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 25. During the post-race interview on Victory Lane, Edwards commented on the race, saying, "This is the biggest win of my career". At the conclusion of the first 26 races, the 2007 "regular season", Edwards ranked 6th in overall standings, with 3372 points, 477 points behind overall points leader Jeff Gordon. Edwards entered the 2007 Chase for the Nextel Cup in 4th place, with 5020 points, based on his two wins in the 2007 season, clinching a spot in the Chase after his win at the Sharpie 500 at Bristol.

Edwards struggled through the Chase despite winning at Dover during the Chase. The Hendrick duo of Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon dominated the Chase for the Championship winning six of the 10 races and finishing #1 and #2 in the final 2007 standings. Edwards finished ninth in the final 2007 standings.

Edwards celebrating after clinching the 2007 Busch Series Championship after the fall Texas race.
2008 Cup racecar

On November 3, 2007, Edwards clinched his first NASCAR Busch Series Championship by finishing 11th at the O'Reilly Challenge. This came despite struggling in the second half of the Busch Series season. Edwards became the 19th different Busch Series Champion in the 26 years of the modern-era series.

2008

2008 was Carl Edwards strongest year finishing second to Jimmie Johnson in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Edwards won the 2008 Auto Club 500, his 1st Sprint Cup win of the year. The following week, Edwards won the UAW-Dodge 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, his first back to back victories since 2005 when he won back to back in Atlanta and Texas. These victories would put Edwards at the top of the point standings for the first time in his career.

Following the Las Vegas win, on March 5, 2008, NASCAR penalized Edwards, owner Jack Roush, and crew chief Bob Osborne for violations found in post-race inspection. The #99 car driven by Edwards was found to be in violation of Sections 12-4-A, 12-4-Q, and 20–2.1J of the 2008 NASCAR rulebook, specifically the cover was off the oil tank. The violations were found during post-race inspection at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 2. The following penalties were levied by NASCAR: Edwards was fined 100 driver points and stripped his 10 bonus points for the Las Vegas win which would be used to seed him in the Chase for Championship (should he make The Chase). Roush was fined 100 owner points and Osborne was suspended for six races and fined $100,000. Edwards was leading the Kobalt Tools 500 looking for his 3rd consecutive victory, but on lap 274 his car began to smoke and his crew diagnosed the problem as a broken transmission. Edwards went on to finish 42nd. On April 7, he won the Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway for his third win of the season.

On May 2, Edwards announced that he had signed a multi-year contract to remain with Roush Fenway Racing.[1] It was announced that Aflac will be the full time sponsor of the 99 car in 2009. This was the largest sponsorship contract that Roush Fenway Racing has ever signed. On August 3, Carl got his fourth NASCAR Sprint Cup victory of the season, surviving a rain delay and fuel shortage to win at Pocono. On August 17, Carl Edwards dominated the 3M Performance 400 at Michigan International Speedway capturing his fifth win of the season and surpassing his career high season win total of four in 2005. On August 24, Carl Edwards earned another victory by winning the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. The win was his second consecutive and sixth of the season. He did a bump and run Kyle Busch in the closing laps to take the win from the dominant driver of the night. Busch showed his displeasure with Edwards after the race by driving into the side of Edwards' car, to which he returned the favor by spinning Kyle out. On October 26, Edwards earned his 7th victory of the season with a win in the Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta. On November 2, Edwards tied Kyle Busch for the series wins lead by winning his second Dickies 500 at Texas, his eighth win of the season. He reduced his deficit in the points to 106 behind Jimmie Johnson. On November 9 at Phoenix, Edwards finished fourth behind race winner Johnson, who by virtue of the win and the 10 bonus points he earned for leading one lap and the most laps took a 141-point lead over Edwards. Edwards won the season finale at Homestead to take over the series wins lead for the season, extending his career high win total to nine. However, he did not finish far ahead enough of Johnson to take the Sprint Cup championship, as Johnson finished fifteenth and led at least one lap to win the championship by 69 points over Edwards.

2009

Heading into the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Season, Carl Edwards would be sponsored by Aflac, Subway for three races, and Claritin for one race. The Office Depot sponsorship headed over to Tony Stewart and his Stewart-Haas team. Many media analysts expected Edwards to challenge Johnson for the championship.

In the #99 Claritin car, on the final lap of the April 26, 2009 Talladega race (Aaron's 499) Edwards survived one of the most violent crashes in NASCAR history. Heading into the tri-oval with the lead, Edwards attempted a double block of Brad Keselowski and unintentionally wrecked himself. Edwards bounced off Ryan Newman, and flipped airborne into the catchfence. Edwards emerged from the car unharmed and sprinted on foot over the start/finish line to the cheers of the crowd. Eight fans were injured, the worst being a woman with a broken jaw; she was airlifted to a nearby hospital.[2] Edwards experienced another winless season in 2009 as his best finish was 2nd at Pocono Raceway.

Although Kyle Busch won the NASCAR Nationwide Series championship, Edwards finished 2nd place in the series and scored 5 wins, finishing 210 pts. behind the leader.

2010

Edwards won the first-ever Nationwide Series race at Road America in late June. He followed that up with a controversial win at the first Nationwide race of the season at Gateway, turning Brad Keselowski coming off the final turn to win the race. He won his third Nationwide race of the year at Texas Motor Speedway after dominating the race and a late race restart where he was accused of jumping the start by Kyle Busch. He would finish the season 2nd in points for the third year a in a row.

Carl Edwards season was a slow start in 2010. Going into Daytona in July, Carl Edwards was in danger of missing the chase while barely running in the top 12 in points. The whole Roush-Fenway team marks Chicagoland as the turning around point for the organization, where Edwards would finish 2nd to David Reutimann. Edwards performance increased from this point, with him winning the pole at Watkins Glen and Richmond, and leading laps at Atlanta and Richmond. On November 12, Edwards broke the track-record for the fastest qualifying lap at Phoenix International Raceway scoring his 6th career pole. Carl went on to win the Kobalt Tools 500 on November 14, 2010, with his Aflac Ford Fusion and breaking a 70-race winless streak going on from the 2008 Ford 400 at Homestead. The next weekend, Carl Edwards would qualify second at Homestead, and go on to dominate and win the race with season champion Jimmie Johnson finishing 2nd. The late season rally would take Carl Edwards to 4th in points.

2011

On March 6, 2011, Carl won the Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas, his first win of 2011. On May 21, 2011, Carl won the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.

On August 4, Carl Edwards re-signed with Roush-Fenway Racing to continue driving his #99 Aflac Ford Fusion. The deal was reportedly worth over $40 million, with Ford talking Edwards into sticking with Roush-Fenway Racing for the rest of his career. It was rumored for many months that Edwards would go over to Joe Gibbs Racing to take over the #20 Home Depot Toyota Camry currently driven by Joey Logano. Joe Gibbs was rumored to have offered Carl an $8 million dollar deal a year with a $10 million signing bonus.

Other Racing

On June 6, 2007, Carl won the 2007 NEXTEL Prelude to the Dream at the Eldora Speedway. The Prelude is a dirt late model race organized in part by Tony Stewart, owner of Eldora, to benefit the Victory Junction Gang Camp and other worthy causes. Over 20 NEXTEL Cup drivers participated in the heat races and 30-lap feature, along with other drivers from different forms of motorsports. Edwards started second in the feature and held off Kyle Busch and Jeff Gordon to win.

Edwards participated in the 2008 Race of Champions, partnered by Tanner Foust. While in the individual event Edwards faced 7-time Formula One Champion Michael Schumacher and defeated him. In the next round, however, Edwards was defeated by eventual runner-up David Coulthard.

Personal life

Edwards once dated Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer Amanda Beard.[3]

Edwards is a first cousin once removed to fellow NASCAR driver Ken Schrader, who furiously told Edwards early in his racing career to get dirt track experience before going to Cup; he would later take the advice. In light of this relationship, Edwards is often referred to as "Cousin Carl." Edwards would give a business card to other teams for his services before getting a ride with Roush Racing.

Off the track, Carl has been busy promoting his new record label, Back40 Records, a company he started with a high school friend back in Columbia, Missouri.[4]

During the week of the Auto Club 500, Edwards participated in taping of the Fox television series 24, where he played Homeland Security Agent Jim Hill.

It has been rumored that he is the cousin of Jacksonville Jaguars Quarterback Trent Edwards. During an interview with Dave Hollander of AOL Sports,[5] Hollander asked if Carl's cousin Trent Edwards had the same allergies as he did. After Carl replied that, "My old cousin Trent...he probably has the same kind of stuff I do," Roush Fenway Racing Senior Account Manager Randy Fuller said he did not know that Trent Edwards was Carl's cousin. In response to Fuller, Edwards said, "He's not. I’m just rollin’ with it."

Edwards also appeared on The Price Is Right, where he presented both Showcases on the November 10, 2009, episode. The Showcases were NASCAR-themed, with a trip to the Coca-Cola 600 and a Camping World trailer featured in one Showcase, while the other featured the debut of a new garage door prop for the "ultimate garage" Showcase that featured tools and a hybrid version of his Ford Fusion racer.

Edwards is a known fan of professional wrestling, specifically WWE, and wrestler John Cena is one of his closest friends. The two first met at the taping of Fast Cars and Superstars: The Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race in 2007. On April 5, 2009 Edwards appeared at WWE Wrestlemania XXV as it was in Houston, TX and so was the NASCAR race at Texas earlier in the day. Edwards guest hosted on WWE Monday Night RAW on February 8, 2010.

Edwards and Dr. Katherine "Kate" Downey were married January 3, 2009.[6][7]

On Wednesday, February 24, 2010, Edwards' wife gave birth to their first child, Anne Katherine Edwards, at 12:44 p.m. CST in Columbia, Mo. She was 8 lbs 4 oz.[8] They welcomed a son, Michael Lee Edwards, on May 4, 2011. He was 8 lbs 6 oz.

Athleticism

Edwards has appeared on the covers of ESPN The Magazine and Men's Health shirtless, displaying his muscular body. He appeared in an Under Armour commercial during Super Bowl XLII. For a NASCAR driver, Edwards spends a lot of time developing his body, as photos of his abdominal and pectoral muscles have shown. Edwards made an appearance on the February 22, 2006, episode of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Ferguson produced the cover of the February issue of ESPN The Magazine which featured a bare-chested photo of Edwards. Joking that Edwards' nipples seemed far apart, Ferguson suggested this was due to the high rates of speed at which Edwards often traveled.

Edwards is popular among fans for celebrating his wins by doing a backflip off his car (or truck), a style of celebration he took from sprint car driver Tyler Walker. Seizing on the popularity of Edwards' trademark celebrations, Ford has recently run several "Overactive Adrenaline Disorder" commercials featuring a "young Carl" performing backflips in his baby crib, off of a couch, and off a doctors exam table. Edwards also performed his signature backflip not once, but twice in a recent This Is Sportscenter commercial when he tried to cheer up anchor Neil Everett following a bad show. He has recently appeared in Aflac Commercials with the Aflac duck driving the #99 car and doing Carl's trademark backflip which causes Carl Edwards to utter "I taught him that!". After his win in Milwaukee in the Nationwide Series in 2008, Edwards opted out of his typical backflip. NHRA racer Scott Kalitta was killed earlier that day and Edwards felt his backflip was inappropriate. He also did not perform his backflip following his win at the 2009 Virginia College Savings 250 because of a broken right foot while playing frisbee two weeks before. The backflip returned during the WWE Raw episode he hosted, as his opening ring entrance included a backflip off the top rope. In addition to his backflip, he has taken to entering the stands to celebrate his two 2010 victories with fans, in a move similar to John Cena in the WWE.

Edwards played in the annual Taco Bell All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game in 2009 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. During the game he sported a Boston Red Sox cap because of the affiliation his race team Roush Fenway Racing has to the owners of the Boston Red Sox.

Aviation

According the Federal Aviation Administration registry, Edwards has an Airline Transport Pilot License with a multi engine rating.[9] He is authorized to pilot Cessna Citation jets.

Filmography

  • 2006 – Appeared as an extra in an episode of the fifth season of the Fox Network hit series 24. He portrayed Homeland Security agent Jim Hill.
  • 2009 – Appeared as a club manager on The Bill Engvall Show [10]
  • 2011 – Portrayed Kenny in the movie Small Pond [11]
  • 2013 – Will appear in a Civil War-themed television mini-series, "To Appomattox" with a projected air date of Summer 2013.

Races won

===Sprint Cup===(20)

2011

2010

2008

2007

2005

Nationwide Series

2010 Road America winning car

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

Camping World Truck Series

2004

2003

Career NASCAR Sprint Cup statistics

Year Races Wins Poles Top 5 Top 10 DNF Avg. Finish Avg. Start Winnings Season Rank Team(s)
2004 13 0 0 1 5 2 18.6 19.8 $1,454,380 37th Roush Racing
2005 36 4 2 13 18 1 14.0 18.9 $6,893,157 3rd Roush Racing
2006 36 0 0 10 20 3 15.2 19.3 $5,353,629 12th Roush Racing
2007 36 3 1 11 15 4 13.9 16.8 $6,011,044 9th Roush Fenway Racing
2008 36 9 1 19 27 2 9.5 12.3 $11,364,210 2nd Roush Fenway Racing
2009 36 0 0 7 14 1 14.4 18.4 $6,710,870 11th Roush Fenway Racing
2010 36 2 3 9 19 2 12.1 15.6 $5,359,534 4th Roush Fenway Racing
2011 31 1 2 16 22 0 10.2 10.3 $7,176,993 1st Roush Fenway Racing
Totals 260 19 9 86 140 15 13.2 16.4 $52,108,498

(Data as of October 15, 2011) [12][13]

References

Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

  1. ^ NASCAR.com – Multi-year contract keeps Edwards at Roush Fenway
  2. ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar/cup/news/story?id=4103113
  3. ^ This... is Amanda Beard
  4. ^ NASCAR driver Carl Edwards stays in tune off the track The York Dispatch 12/11/2006 ELLEN SISKA
  5. ^ http://sports.aol.com/nascar/story/_a/enter-the-mind-of-edwards/20080322042909990001
  6. ^ Carl Edwards Engaged
  7. ^ Kenny Wallace announces Edwards' Engagement
  8. ^ Announcement of birth on Roush Fenway Racing website
  9. ^ https://amsrvs.registry.faa.gov/airmeninquiry/Detail.aspx?uniqid=A3943503&certNum=1
  10. ^ http://www.roushfenway.com/story/carl-edwards-guest-star-bill-engvall-show-saturday-august-1
  11. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1907731/
  12. ^ www.racing-reference.info
  13. ^ Carl Edwards on NASCAR.COM
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