Sunday
Carl Edwards On Pace So Far In 2010 With A Solid Fourth Place At Auto Club Speedway
Press Release
team finished fourth in the Stater Bros. 300 at Auto Club Speedway
Saturday. After starting fourth, the team struggled throughout the
afternoon with some handling issues as well as dealing with the
repercussions from two pit road penalties. Twice today, Edwards was
penalized for speeding off of pit road as a result from what was
believed to be a miss collaborated tachometer. In the end Edwards
remained focused while Kyle Busch took the checkered flag. Coupled with
his second place finish in Daytona last week Edwards is now leading in
series standings 24 points ahead of Joey Logano.
“That was a crazy finish. You know at points in that race everything got
strung out, but there at the end that’s what the NASCAR Nationwide
Series is all about said Edwards, who fought back to a fourth place
finish. “My Copart Ford Fusion was fast and I wanted a better run for
them (Copart) today but it still ended up ok. We came back from two pit
road penalties and it ended up being a good day.”
Early in the race Edwards was communicating that the car was tight. On
lap 34 Edwards brought the No. 60 into the pits to make a track bar
adjustment, air pressure adjustment and to get four fresh tires. Edwards
came into the pit running in the eighth position and was able to make up
three positions after pitting into fifth.
At lap 79, running eighth Edwards pits for four tires. Upon exiting pit
road NASCAR penalized Edwards for speeding. Edwards had to make a pit
road pass thru. Serving his penalty he rejoined the field in the
eighteenth position. Shortly after, on lap 87 the yellow flag flew for
debris on the front stretch. Edwards navigated his Copart Ford Fusion
onto pit road where the team topped off with fuel. Once again, Edwards
was penalized for speeding on pit road. His penalty was to start at the
tail end of the longest line.
Back under green flag conditions, on lap 113, Edwards radioed to crew
chief Mike Kelley saying that the balance in the car was “pretty darn
good.” On lap 119 the caution flag dropped for the third time as a
result of crash involving Roush Fenway Racing teammate Ricky Stenhouse
Jr. At lap 120 Edwards came back into the pits where his No. 60 team
took a half wedge out of the left rear. Shortly Edwards was back running
in the top-10.
On lap 144 the yellow flag came out once again and the decision was made
to bring the No. 60 down pit road for new right side tires. Edwards
entered the pits running seventh and exited running ninth. Due to the
caution the race ended with a green-white-checkered finish. On lap 152
Kyle Busch was able to get under Greg Biffle and claim the win. Edwards
finished fourth, making two top-fives for 2010.
Next Up:
Sam’s Town 300
Las Vegas Motor Speedway (1.5-Mile)
Las Vegas, NV
Saturday, February 27, 2010
About Copart
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other vehicles to dealers, dismantlers, rebuilders, exporters, and to
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auction utilizing its patented VB2 technology. Copart sells vehicles on
behalf of insurance companies, banks, finance companies, fleet
operators, dealers, car dealerships, the general public and others. The
company currently operates 147 facilities in the United States, Canada
and the United Kingdom. For more information, or to become a member,
visit www.copart.com.
About Roush-Fenway Racing
Roush Fenway Racing is NASCAR’s largest team operating seven motorsports
teams. Four in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with drivers Matt Kenseth,
Greg Biffle, Carl Edwards anSeries with Edwards, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., Colin Braun, and Paul Menard.
For more information on any of the Roush Fenway Racing teams, log onto
www.RoushFenway.com. Become a fan of Roush Fenway Racing on Facebook by
going to http://www.facebook.com/roushfenway. And for sponsorship inquiries please contact Robin Johnson at 704.720.4645.
- Roush-Fenway Racing Press Release
Article Tags: ACS, Auto Club Speedway, Carl Edwards, Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, Greg Biffle, Joey Logano, Kyle Busch, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Mike Kelley, NASCAR Nationwide Series, No. 60 Copart Ford Fusion, Sam’s Town 300
