This article is about the racing driver. For other people sharing this name, see Carl Edwards (disambiguation).
NASCAR driver
Carl Edwards
Edwards at Dover International Speedway in 2016
Born
Carl Michael Edwards Jr. (1979-08-15) August 15, 1979 (age 44) Columbia, Missouri, U.S.
Height
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight
185 lb (84 kg)
Achievements
2007 NASCAR Busch Series Champion 2011 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Winner 2007 Prelude to the Dream Winner 2015 Coca-Cola 600 winner 2015 Bojangles' Southern 500 winner
Awards
2005 NASCAR Busch Series Rookie of the Year 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Rookie of the Year 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Most Popular Driver Named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers (2023)
NASCAR Cup Series career
445 races run over 13 years
2016 position
4th
Best finish
2nd (2008, 2011)
First race
2004 GFS Marketplace 400 (Michigan)
Last race
2016 Ford EcoBoost 400 (Homestead)
First win
2005 Golden Corral 500 (Atlanta)
Last win
2016 AAA Texas 500 (Texas)
Wins
Top tens
Poles
28
220
22
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
245 races run over 10 years
Best finish
1st (2007)
First race
2002 Charter Pipeline 250 (Gateway)
Last race
2012 Zippo 200 (Watkins Glen)
First win
2005 Aaron's 312 (Atlanta)
Last win
2012 Zippo 200 (Watkins Glen)
Wins
Top tens
Poles
38
174
27
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
60 races run over 5 years
Best finish
4th (2004)
First race
2002 O'Reilly Auto Parts 200 (Memphis)
Last race
2007 San Bernardino County 200 (California)
First win
2003 Built Ford Tough 225 (Kentucky)
Last win
2004 O'Reilly 200 (Bristol)
Wins
Top tens
Poles
6
35
4
Signature
Statistics current as of November 20, 2016.
Carl Michael Edwards Jr.[1] (born August 15, 1979) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He last competed 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 known for doing a backflip off his car to celebrate his victories. In 2023, he was named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers.
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Motor Speedway. Jeff Gordon won the pole. CarlEdwards had the car to beat along with Kyle Busch, although Edwards' engine expired late in the race. Busch...
pushed CarlEdwards towards the front from fifth with two laps to go. Coming out of turn four on the final lap, he attempted to trick Edwards into blocking...
championships with Greg Biffle in 2002, CarlEdwards in 2007, and Chris Buescher in 2015; and an owner's championship with Edwards in 2011. The No. 6 team won back-to-back...
held on March 19 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. CarlEdwards was the polesitter. Top ten results 60-CarlEdwards 33-Tony Stewart 48-Jimmie Johnson 17-Matt Kenseth...
the Busch Series took to California Speedway for this 300-mile race. CarlEdwards was the polesitter. Matt Kenseth suffered a 25-point penalty for an unapproved...
(at the time he was a restrictor plate ringer), 28-time race winner CarlEdwards, and 19-time race winner Greg Biffle, and the final Cup race starts for...
were all Cup regulars driving the full series schedule (Kevin Harvick, CarlEdwards, Clint Bowyer, Kyle Busch, and Brad Keselowski). As a result, beginning...
to end the inning. CarlEdwards, Jr. was called on by Maddon to end the Cubs World Series drought in the bottom of the tenth. Edwards retired the first...
degrees. Kasey Kahne won the pole. CarlEdwards won the race and held off Kahne, who led 305 laps, while Edwards led 182 laps, giving Ford their first...
lap 20 and 4 laps later, Jeff Gordon took the led away from Sadler. CarlEdwards, a popular "dark horse candidate" for the Nextel Cup championship, had...
when Jimmie Johnson tied the feat by winning three times; although CarlEdwards won four times in 2005, his first full Cup season, he was not regarded...
concluded on November 17 with the Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. CarlEdwards clinched the series championship on November 3 during the O'Reilly Challenge...
to the inside. Edwards tried to block Keselowski but when Brad's front end made contact with Carl's back end, it turned CarlEdwards' car sideways, causing...
with 10 laps to go, CarlEdwards came across the nose of Joey Logano, hit the inside wall, and triggered a massive wreck, ending Edwards' championship hopes...
CarlEdwards, with Kurt Busch and defending race winner Clint Bowyer rounding out the top five. Dale Earnhardt Jr. started on pole, but CarlEdwards led...
2015. Joe Gibbs Racing expanded to a four-car team with the addition of CarlEdwards in the No. 19, previously with Roush Fenway Racing in the No. 99 in 2014...
Supermarkets 200 was held April 9 at Phoenix International Raceway. CarlEdwards took the pole but Kyle Busch won the race. Did not qualify: Mark Green...
Pile-Up Logano vs. Edwards", where he would beat CarlEdwards. The episode aired on October 20, 2010. In 2011, along with CarlEdwards and other NASCAR...
final race of the season in a tiebreaker over CarlEdwards due to having five wins on the season vs. Edwards' one win. To much surprise, Stewart, after barely...
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