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Edwards at Dover International Speedway in 2016
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| Born | Carl Michael Edwards Jr. August 15, 1979 Columbia, Missouri, U.S. |
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| 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 Southern 500 winner |
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| 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 Hall of Fame (2025) |
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| 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) | ||||||
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| 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) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors 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) | ||||||
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Carl Michael Edwards Jr. (born August 15, 1979) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He used to race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. He drove the No. 19 Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing. Before that, he drove the No. 99 Ford Fusion for Roush Fenway Racing.
Carl won the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series championship. He almost won the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title. However, he lost to Tony Stewart because Stewart had more wins that year. Edwards is famous for doing a backflip off his car after winning races. In 2023, he was named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers. He will join the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2025.
Contents
- Early Life and Education
- Carl Edwards' Racing Journey
- Starting in NASCAR
- First Full Season in 2005
- 2006: A Winless Season
- 2007: Back in the Chase
- 2008: Almost a Champion
- 2009: Another Winless Season
- 2010: Back to Winning
- 2011: Close Call for the Championship
- 2012: No Wins, No Chase
- 2013: Bouncing Back
- 2014: Last Season with Roush
- 2015: Two Big Wins with Joe Gibbs
- 2016: Final Season and Retirement
- Other Racing Adventures
- Starting in NASCAR
- Carl Edwards in Popular Media
- Carl Edwards' Personal Life
- Motorsports Career Results
- Images for kids
- See also
Early Life and Education
Carl Edwards was born on August 15, 1979. His hometown is Columbia, Missouri. He finished high school at Rock Bridge High School in 1997. Carl first planned not to go to college. But he got some state help and decided to attend the University of Missouri. He studied engineering for three semesters. Then, he decided that college was not helping his racing career. Before becoming a full-time driver, Edwards worked as a substitute teacher.
Carl Edwards' Racing Journey
Starting in NASCAR
Carl Edwards got his big chance in 2002. He raced in seven NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series events. His best finish was eighth place at Kansas Speedway. He also ran one Busch Series race. He finished 38th at Gateway International Raceway.
These races impressed Jack Roush. In 2003, Edwards became a full-time Truck Series driver for Roush Racing. He drove the No. 99 Ford F-150. He won his first race at Kentucky Speedway. That year, he won three races and was named Rookie-of-the-Year. He finished eighth in the points standings.
In 2004, he won three more Truck Series races. One win was the season-opening Florida Dodge Dealers 250 at Daytona International Speedway. He finished fourth in the points. In August 2004, he made his first Nextel Cup Series start. He replaced Jeff Burton in the No. 99 Ford Taurus for Roush Racing. This race was at Michigan International Speedway. He finished 10th. He drove the No. 99 Ford for the rest of the 2004 Nextel Cup season.
First Full Season in 2005
In 2005, Carl Edwards became a full-time driver. He raced in both the Nextel Cup and Busch Series. On March 19, 2005, Edwards made history. He won the Aaron's 312 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. This was his first Busch Series win. The very next day, he won the Golden Corral 500 at the same track. This was his first Nextel Cup Series win.
No driver had ever won both races in the same weekend at Atlanta before. Edwards also became the first driver in NASCAR history to get his first career wins in both series in the same weekend. He was the 11th driver to win races in all three of NASCAR's major series.
On June 12, 2005, Edwards won his second Nextel Cup race. This was the Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway. The Busch Series race at Nashville Superspeedway was rained out. It was rescheduled for the same day. Edwards missed that race. He lost his lead in the Busch Series points. He finished the season third in points.
Edwards got his third win of 2005 on October 30. He won the Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. This meant he won both Nextel Cup races at Atlanta in 2005. His fourth win was at Texas. He finished third in the Cup standings.
2006: A Winless Season
In 2006, Edwards and Roush Fenway Racing had a tough year. Carl did not win any races. However, he still managed to get 20 Top 10 finishes. His best finishes were second place at Michigan, Loudon, and Dover. He missed the Chase for the Championship. This happened after a crash at Richmond.
2007: Back in the Chase
On June 17, 2007, Carl Edwards ended his 52-race winless streak. He won the Citizens Bank 400 in the Nextel Cup. On July 23, he dislocated his thumb in a crash. This happened at a late model race in Nebraska.
Edwards won his second race of 2007 at the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. He said it was the "biggest win of my career." He entered the 2007 Chase for the Nextel Cup in fourth place. He won at Dover during the Chase. But he finished ninth in the final standings.
On November 3, 2007, Edwards won his first NASCAR Busch Series Championship. He finished 11th at the O'Reilly Challenge. He became the 19th different Busch Series Champion.
2008: Almost a Champion
The 2008 season was Carl Edwards' best year. He finished second in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Jimmie Johnson won the championship. Edwards won the 2008 Auto Club 500. The next week, he won the UAW-Dodge 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. These were his first back-to-back wins since 2005. These wins put him at the top of the points standings.
NASCAR penalized Edwards after the Las Vegas win. His car had a rule violation. Edwards lost 100 driver points. His crew chief was suspended. On April 7, he won the Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. This was his third win of the season.
On August 3, Edwards won at Pocono. On August 17, he won the 3M Performance 400 at Michigan. This was his fifth win of the season. On August 24, Edwards won the Sharpie 500 at Bristol. He bumped Kyle Busch to take the lead. Busch showed his anger after the race. Edwards then spun Busch out.
On October 26, Edwards won his seventh race at Atlanta. On November 2, he won his eighth race at Texas. He won the season finale at Homestead. This gave him nine wins for the season. But Jimmie Johnson finished 15th and won the championship by 69 points.
2009: Another Winless Season
Many people thought Edwards would win the championship in 2009. But he had another winless season. His best finish was second at Pocono Raceway.
In April, at the 2009 Aaron's 499 in Talladega, Edwards had a big crash. He was leading on the last lap. He turned down into Brad Keselowski's path. Edwards' car went airborne and hit the fence. Eight fans were hurt. Edwards was not hurt. He ran across the finish line on foot.
He had a much better Nationwide Series season. He won the NAPA 200 at Montreal. He passed Marcos Ambrose on the final turn to win. Edwards said this was his favorite win. He finished second in the Nationwide Series points.
2010: Back to Winning
In a Cup Series race in Atlanta, Edwards spun Brad Keselowski. Keselowski's car flipped over. Edwards was parked for the rest of the race. He was put on probation for three races. Edwards said he didn't mean for Keselowski's car to flip.
Edwards won the first-ever Nationwide Series race at Road America. He also won at Gateway. He turned Brad Keselowski on the final turn to win. He won his third Nationwide race of the year at Texas. He finished second in points for the third year in a row.
Edwards' 2010 Cup season started slowly. But his performance improved later in the year. On November 12, 2010, Edwards set a track record at Phoenix International Raceway. He won the Kobalt Tools 500. This ended a 70-race winless streak. The next weekend, Edwards won at Homestead. He finished fourth in the season points.
2011: Close Call for the Championship
On March 6, 2011, Edwards won the Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas. This was his only points win of 2011. On May 21, 2011, he won the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. On August 4, 2011, Edwards signed a new contract with Roush Fenway Racing.
Edwards raced consistently and made the 2011 Chase. He was in a close points battle with Tony Stewart. Stewart won the championship by winning the 2011 Ford 400. They were tied in points. But Stewart won the tiebreaker because he had five wins to Edwards' one. In the Nationwide Series, Edwards won a career-high eight races. He helped Jack Roush win the Nationwide Series Owners' Championship.
2012: No Wins, No Chase
In January 2012, Edwards decided not to race in the Nationwide Series. He wanted to focus on winning the Sprint Cup championship. He ran well at Texas, finishing eighth. On August 11, 2012, Edwards won his only Nationwide race of the year at Watkins Glen. On September 8, 2012, he missed the Chase for the first time since 2006.
2013: Bouncing Back
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In the 2013 Daytona 500, Edwards was in a crash. He led the most laps the next week at Phoenix. He won that race, ending another long winless streak.
On July 6, 2013, at the Coke Zero 400, Edwards almost won. But he was pushed up the track on the last lap. This caused a crash. The next week, he finished eighth.
Edwards won his second race of the year at Richmond in September. He held off Kurt Busch to win. This win caused some talk. People thought Edwards jumped the restart. NASCAR later changed the rules about restarts. Edwards finished 13th in the final points standings.
2014: Last Season with Roush
At the 2014 Food City 500, Edwards won a rain-delayed race. He led the last 78 laps. Weeks later, he almost won the All-Star Race again. But Jamie McMurray passed him with eight laps left. Edwards said he was disappointed but McMurray did a good job.
In May 2014, there were rumors Edwards was leaving Roush. He stayed quiet for months. On June 22, 2014, Edwards won the 2014 Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma. This was his first road course win. It was his second win of 2014. It was also his final win for Roush. On the day of the 2014 Brickyard 400, Edwards said he was switching teams for 2015.
2015: Two Big Wins with Joe Gibbs
Rumors about Edwards joining Joe Gibbs Racing were confirmed on August 19, 2014. He signed a multi-year deal to drive the No. 19 Toyota. This was a new fourth car for JGR.
Carl's season started with some bad luck. He crashed in the Daytona 500. At Las Vegas, he tangled with Kasey Kahne. Edwards took responsibility for the crash.
In the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte, Edwards won his 24th career race. This ended a 31-race winless streak. In July, he won the pole position for two races. At Darlington, Edwards got his second win of the year. He came back from being two laps down. He finished fifth in points.
2016: Final Season and Retirement
Edwards got a new crew chief, Dave Rogers, for 2016. He showed strength with his new team. Edwards won the 2016 Food City 500. He led 276 of 500 laps. On the final lap at Richmond, Edwards won. He passed teammate Kyle Busch. This was the first time a driver made a last-lap pass to win at Richmond.
Edwards qualified for the playoffs. He won a rain-shortened race at Texas. This secured his spot in the Championship 4 race at Homestead–Miami Speedway. In the final race, he was involved in a crash with Joey Logano. This ended his hopes of winning the championship. Jimmie Johnson won his seventh championship. This was Carl Edwards' last NASCAR race.
On January 9, 2017, it was reported that Edwards would step away from NASCAR. Daniel Suárez replaced him. In his retirement press conference on January 11, 2017, Edwards said he was leaving for personal reasons. He said, "I don't have a life raft I'm jumping onto, I'm just jumping."
Other Racing Adventures
On June 6, 2007, Edwards won the 2007 Nextel Prelude to the Dream. This was a dirt late model race. It was held at Eldora Speedway. The race raised money for charity. Edwards started second and held off Kyle Busch and Jeff Gordon to win.
Edwards also raced in the 2008 Race of Champions. He teamed up with Tanner Foust. In the individual event, Edwards beat 7-time Formula One Champion Michael Schumacher. But he lost to David Coulthard in the next round.
Carl Edwards in Popular Media
Carl Edwards appeared on The Price Is Right in 2009. He presented NASCAR-themed prizes. He also had a small role in the TV show 24.
He played in the annual Taco Bell All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game in 2009. He wore a Boston Red Sox cap. This was because his race team was connected to the Red Sox owners.
Edwards was a guest host on WWE Raw in 2010. He also appeared in music videos for Justin Moore and Sara Evans. In 2017, he had a cameo in the film Logan Lucky. He also appeared in Chicago Fire.
Carl Edwards' Personal Life
Edwards used to give out business cards to other teams. He did this to try and get a racing spot. He also started his own record label, Back 40 Records. He started it with a high school friend.
Edwards was raised Christian. But he prefers not to talk about his religion publicly.
He was thought to be considering running for a U.S. Senate seat in Missouri. This was for the 2018 election. But he decided not to run.
Family Life
Carl Edwards married sports medicine doctor Katherine Downey on January 3, 2009. They have two children, Michael and Anne.
He is a first cousin once removed to fellow driver Ken Schrader. Schrader told Edwards to get dirt track experience early in his career. Edwards is often called "Cousin Carl." In 2016, Edwards shared that his great-great-great-grandfather was Rutherford B. Hayes. Hayes was the 19th President of the United States.
Athleticism and Celebrations
Fans love Edwards for his victory celebration. He does a backflip off his car or truck. He got this idea from sprint car driver Tyler Walker. Ford even made commercials about "young Carl" doing backflips.
Edwards is also very fit. He enjoys biking and long-distance running. He appeared in commercials for his sponsors, like Subway and Aflac. He also supported the "Eat Smart, Move More" Campaign.
Motorsports Career Results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Sprint Cup Series
| NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | NSCC | Pts | Ref | ||
| 2004 | Roush Racing | 99 | Ford | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | MAR | TAL | CAL | RCH | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | DAY | CHI | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH 10 |
BRI 33 |
CAL 6 |
RCH 6 |
NHA 20 |
DOV 18 |
TAL 42 |
KAN 22 |
CLT QL† |
MAR 24 |
ATL 3 |
PHO 37 |
DAR 7 |
HOM 14 |
37th | 1424 | |||
| 2005 | DAY 12 |
CAL 5 |
LVS 14 |
ATL 1 |
BRI 26 |
MAR 38 |
TEX 19 |
PHO 7 |
TAL 32 |
DAR 9 |
RCH 21 |
CLT 3 |
DOV 16 |
POC 1 |
MCH 5 |
SON 38 |
DAY 33 |
CHI 39 |
NHA 12 |
POC 4 |
IND 12 |
GLN 19 |
MCH 4 |
BRI 24 |
CAL 4 |
RCH 21 |
NHA 19 |
DOV 9 |
TAL 5 |
KAN 3 |
CLT 10 |
MAR 26 |
ATL 1* |
TEX 1 |
PHO 6 |
HOM 4* |
3rd | 6498 | ||||||
| 2006 | DAY 43 |
CAL 3 |
LVS 26 |
ATL 40 |
BRI 4 |
MAR 16 |
TEX 36 |
PHO 4 |
TAL 8 |
RCH 7 |
DAR 39 |
CLT 3 |
DOV 15 |
POC 25 |
MCH 2 |
SON 6 |
DAY 39 |
CHI 20 |
NHA 2 |
POC 39 |
IND 9 |
GLN 5 |
MCH 22 |
BRI 7 |
CAL 4 |
RCH 35 |
NHA 18 |
DOV 2 |
KAN 6 |
TAL 9 |
CLT 8 |
MAR 12 |
ATL 7 |
TEX 15 |
PHO 5 |
HOM 8 |
12th | 4428 | ||||||
| 2007 | Roush Fenway Racing | DAY 23 |
CAL 29 |
LVS 6 |
ATL 7 |
BRI 12 |
MAR 17 |
TEX 12 |
PHO 11 |
TAL 42 |
RCH 12 |
DAR 5 |
CLT 15 |
DOV 3 |
POC 14 |
MCH 1* |
SON 18 |
NHA 13 |
DAY 4 |
CHI 3 |
IND 18 |
POC 21 |
GLN 8 |
MCH 7 |
BRI 1 |
CAL 2 |
RCH 42 |
NHA 12 |
DOV 1 |
KAN 37 |
TAL 14 |
CLT 5 |
MAR 11 |
ATL 2 |
TEX 26 |
PHO 42 |
HOM 5 |
9th | 6222 | |||||
| 2008 | DAY 19 |
CAL 1 |
LVS 1* |
ATL 42 |
BRI 16 |
MAR 9 |
TEX 1* |
PHO 4 |
TAL 40 |
RCH 7 |
DAR 2 |
CLT 9 |
DOV 2 |
POC 9 |
MCH 7 |
SON 9 |
NHA 17 |
DAY 2 |
CHI 32 |
IND 2 |
POC 1 |
GLN 9 |
MCH 1* |
BRI 1 |
CAL 6 |
RCH 13 |
NHA 3 |
DOV 3 |
KAN 2 |
TAL 29 |
CLT 33 |
MAR 3 |
ATL 1 |
TEX 1* |
PHO 4 |
HOM 1* |
2nd | 6615 | ||||||
| 2009 | DAY 18 |
CAL 7 |
LVS 17 |
ATL 3 |
BRI 15 |
MAR 26 |
TEX 10 |
PHO 10 |
TAL 24 |
RCH 26 |
DAR 32 |
CLT 4 |
DOV 7 |
POC 2* |
MCH 4 |
SON 13 |
NHA 19 |
DAY 4 |
CHI 14 |
IND 15 |
POC 18 |
GLN 3 |
MCH 4 |
BRI 16 |
ATL 37 |
RCH 15 |
NHA 17 |
DOV 11 |
KAN 10 |
CAL 6 |
CLT 39 |
MAR 20 |
TAL 14 |
TEX 39 |
PHO 16 |
HOM 7 |
11th | 6118 | ||||||
| 2010 | DAY 9 |
CAL 13 |
LVS 12 |
ATL 39 |
BRI 6 |
MAR 8 |
PHO 7 |
TEX 33 |
TAL 11 |
RCH 5 |
DAR 15 |
DOV 8 |
CLT 16 |
POC 12 |
MCH 12 |
SON 29 |
NHA 25 |
DAY 6 |
CHI 2 |
IND 7 |
POC 3 |
GLN 5 |
MCH 3 |
BRI 12 |
ATL 2 |
RCH 10 |
NHA 11 |
DOV 5 |
KAN 5 |
CAL 6 |
CLT 34 |
MAR 12 |
TAL 17 |
TEX 19 |
PHO 1 |
HOM 1* |
4th | 6393 | ||||||
| 2011 | DAY 2 |
PHO 28 |
LVS 1 |
BRI 2 |
CAL 6 |
MAR 18 |
TEX 3 |
TAL 6 |
RCH 5 |
DAR 2 |
DOV 7 |
CLT 16 |
KAN 5 |
POC 37 |
MCH 5 |
SON 3 |
DAY 37 |
KEN 5 |
NHA 13 |
IND 14 |
POC 7 |
GLN 12 |
MCH 36 |
BRI 9 |
ATL 5 |
RCH 2 |
CHI 4 |
NHA 8 |
DOV 3 |
KAN 5 |
CLT 3 |
TAL 11 |
MAR 9 |
TEX 2 |
PHO 2 |
HOM 2* |
2nda | 2403 | ||||||
| 2012 | DAY 8 |
PHO 17 |
LVS 5 |
BRI 39 |
CAL 5 |
MAR 11 |
TEX 8 |
KAN 9 |
RCH 10* |
TAL 31 |
DAR 7 |
CLT 9 |
DOV 26 |
POC 11 |
MCH 11 |
SON 21 |
KEN 20 |
DAY 6 |
NHA 18 |
IND 29 |
POC 7 |
GLN 14 |
MCH 6 |
BRI 22 |
ATL 36 |
RCH 17 |
CHI 19 |
NHA 19 |
DOV 5 |
TAL 36 |
CLT 7 |
KAN 14 |
MAR 18 |
TEX 16 |
PHO 11 |
HOM 12 |
15th | 1030 | ||||||
| 2013 | DAY 33 |
PHO 1* |
LVS 5 |
BRI 18 |
CAL 4 |
MAR 15 |
TEX 3 |
KAN 17 |
RCH 6 |
TAL 3 |
DAR 7 |
CLT 11 |
DOV 14 |
POC 18 |
MCH 8 |
SON 3 |
KEN 21 |
DAY 29 |
NHA 8 |
IND 13 |
POC 11 |
GLN 4 |
MCH 10 |
BRI 39 |
ATL 18 |
RCH 1 |
CHI 11 |
NHA 9 |
DOV 35 |
KAN 5 |
CLT 10 |
TAL 17 |
MAR 12 |
TEX 37 |
PHO 21 |
HOM 12 |
13th | 2282 | ||||||
| 2014 | DAY 17 |
PHO 8 |
LVS 5 |
BRI 1 |
CAL 10 |
MAR 13 |
TEX 14 |
DAR 13 |
RCH 9 |
TAL 30 |
KAN 6 |
CLT 4 |
DOV 14 |
POC 41 |
MCH 23 |
SON 1 |
KEN 17 |
DAY 37 |
NHA 13 |
IND 15 |
POC 29 |
GLN 5 |
MCH 23 |
BRI 7 |
ATL 5 |
RCH 22 |
CHI 20 |
NHA 17 |
DOV 11 |
KAN 5 |
CLT 8 |
TAL 21 |
MAR 20 |
TEX 9 |
PHO 15 |
HOM 34 |
9th | 2288 | ||||||
| 2015 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 19 | Toyota | DAY 23 |
ATL 12 |
LVS 42 |
PHO 13 |
CAL 13 |
MAR 17 |
TEX 10 |
BRI 24 |
RCH 19 |
TAL 32 |
KAN 20 |
CLT 1 |
DOV 19 |
POC 15 |
MCH 12 |
SON 40 |
DAY 41 |
KEN 4 |
NHA 7 |
IND 13 |
POC 10 |
GLN 8 |
MCH 6 |
BRI 7 |
DAR 1 |
RCH 11 |
CHI 2 |
NHA 5 |
DOV 15 |
CLT 6 |
KAN 8 |
TAL 5 |
MAR 14 |
TEX 5 |
PHO 12 |
HOM 11 |
5th | 2368 | |||
| 2016 | DAY 5 |
ATL 5 |
LVS 18 |
PHO 2 |
CAL 7 |
MAR 6 |
TEX 7 |
BRI 1* |
RCH 1* |
TAL 35 |
KAN 11 |
DOV 28 |
CLT<18 | POC 8 |
MCH 6 |
SON 4 |
DAY 25 |
KEN 2 |
NHA 20 |
IND 35 |
POC 8 |
GLN 15 |
BRI 6 |
MCH 7 |
DAR 19 |
RCH 32 |
CHI 15 |
NHA 6 |
DOV 14 |
CLT 12 |
KAN 2 |
TAL 29 |
MAR 36 |
TEX 1 |
PHO 19 |
HOM 34 |
4th | 5007 | ||||||
| † – Qualified for Dave Blaney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
a Edwards lost the title to Tony Stewart on a tiebreaker, after both tied on 2403 points. He won one race compared to Stewart's five.
Daytona 500
| Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
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| 2005 | Roush Racing | Ford | 27 | 12 |
| 2006 | 5 | 43 | ||
| 2007 | Roush Fenway Racing | 14 | 23 | |
| 2008 | 11 | 19 | ||
| 2009 | 16 | 18 | ||
| 2010 | 27 | 9 | ||
| 2011 | 22 | 2 | ||
| 2012 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2013 | 36 | 33 | ||
| 2014 | 30 | 17 | ||
| 2015 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 | 23 |
| 2016 | 10 | 5 |
Nationwide Series
| NASCAR Nationwide Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | NNSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2002 | Bost Motorsports | 9 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSH | TAL | CAL | RCH | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | GTY 38 |
PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | ATL | CAR | PHO | HOM | 117th | 49 | ||
| 2004 | RAB Racing | 03 | Ford | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSH | TAL | CAL | GTY | RCH | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI 19 |
CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | ATL | PHO | DAR | HOM | 116th | 106 | ||
| 2005 | Roush Racing | 60 | Ford | DAY 10 |
CAL 6 |
MXC 3 |
LVS 7* |
ATL 1 |
NSH 4 |
BRI 7 |
TEX 4 |
PHO 8 |
TAL 33 |
DAR 11 |
RCH 1 |
CLT 35 |
DOV 31 |
NSH | KEN 1* |
MLW 14 |
DAY 36 |
CHI 4 |
NHA 2 |
PPR 34 |
GTY 3 |
IRP 20 |
GLN 11 |
MCH 3 |
BRI 29 |
CAL 1 |
RCH28 | DOV 9 |
KAN 27 |
CLT 4 |
MEM 5 |
TEX 3 |
PHO 1* |
HOM 19 |
3rd | 4601 | |
| 2006 | DAY 39 |
CAL 3 |
MXC 8 |
LVS 5 |
ATL 24 |
BRI 5 |
TEX 43 |
NSH 5 |
PHO 3 |
TAL 10 |
RCH 6 |
DAR 8 |
CLT 1 |
DOV 2* |
NSH 1* |
KEN 36 |
MLW 21 |
DAY 5 |
CHI 2 |
NHA 1 |
MAR 6 |
GTY 1 |
IRP 10 |
GLN 27 |
MCH 23 |
BRI 8 |
CAL 12 |
RCH 9 |
DOV 26 |
KAN 6 |
CLT 27* |
MEM 3 |
TEX 7 |
PHO 5 |
HOM 2 |
2nd | 4824 | ||||
| 2007 | Roush Fenway Racing | DAY 3 |
CAL 4 |
MXC 4 |
LVS 6 |
ATL 4 |
BRI 1* |
NSH 1* |
TEX 3 |
PHO 5 |
TAL 10 |
RCH 13 |
DAR 3 |
CLT 17 |
DOV 1* |
NSH 1 |
KEN 33* |
MLW 8* |
NHA 2 |
DAY 11 |
CHI 20 |
GTY 6 |
IRP 4 |
CGV 30 |
GLN 32 |
MCH 28 |
BRI 11 |
CAL 26 |
RCH 2 |
DOV 6 |
KAN 38 |
CLT 33 |
MEM 25 |
TEX 11 |
PHO 7 |
HOM 4 |
1st | 4805 | |||
| 2008 | DAY 10 |
CAL 5 |
LVS 14 |
ATL 4 |
BRI 14 |
NSH 3 |
TEX 13 |
PHO 2 |
MXC 4 |
TAL 31 |
RCH 7* |
DAR 43 |
CLT 13 |
DOV 2 |
NSH 13 |
KEN 20 |
MLW 1 |
NHA 5 |
DAY 11 |
CHI 16 |
GTY 1* |
IRP 11 |
CGV 6 |
GLN 25 |
MCH 1* |
BRI 37 |
CAL 2 |
RCH 1 |
DOV 5 |
KAN 4 |
CLT 5 |
MEM 1* |
TEX 2 |
PHO 1* |
HOM 1 |
2nd | 5111 | ||||
| 2009 | DAY 2 |
CAL 4 |
LVS 2 |
BRI 2 |
TEX 18 |
NSH 5 |
PHO 33 |
TAL 13 |
RCH 2 |
DAR 3 |
CLT 10 |
DOV 5 |
NSH 3 |
KEN 20 |
MLW 1 |
NHA 6 |
DAY 3 |
CHI 6 |
GTY 3 |
IRP 1* |
IOW 4 |
GLN 3 |
MCH 40 |
BRI 2 |
CGV 1 |
ATL 7 |
RCH 1 |
DOV 5 |
KAN 7 |
CAL 3 |
CLT 5 |
MEM 6 |
TEX 9 |
PHO 1* |
HOM 2 |
2nd | 5472 | ||||
| 2010 | DAY 2 |
CAL 4 |
LVS 3 |
BRI 4 |
NSH 6 |
PHO 6 |
TEX 30 |
TAL 35 |
RCH 5 |
DAR 6 |
DOV 11 |
CLT 9 |
NSH 2 |
KEN 2 |
ROA 1* |
NHA 3 |
DAY 11 |
CHI 6 |
GTY 1 |
IRP 2 |
IOW 10 |
GLN 33 |
MCH 2 |
BRI 5 |
CGV 20* |
ATL 3 |
RCH 10 |
DOV 3 |
KAN 14 |
CAL 4 |
CLT 13 |
GTY 5 |
TEX 1 |
PHO 1* |
HOM 6 |
2nd | 5194 | ||||
| 2011 | DAY 29 |
PHO 2 |
LVS 6* |
BRI 7 |
CAL 2 |
TEX 1* |
TAL 17 |
NSH 1* |
RCH 25 |
DAR 20 |
DOV 1* |
IOW 2 |
CLT 2* |
CHI 2* |
MCH 1* |
ROA | DAY 14 |
KEN 8 |
NHA 34 |
NSH 1* |
IRP 5 |
IOW 2 |
GLN 5 |
CGV 7 |
BRI 4 |
ATL 1* |
RCH 2* |
CHI 2 |
DOV 1* |
KAN 2 |
CLT 1 |
TEX 3* |
PHO 3 |
HOM 3* |
89th | 01 | |||||
| 2012 | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | RCH | TAL | DAR | IOW | CLT | DOV | MCH | ROA | KEN | DAY | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW | GLN 1 |
CGV | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | 105th | 01 | ||||||
Craftsman Truck Series
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | NCTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||
| 2002 | MB Motorsports | 63 | Ford | DAY | DAR | MAR | GTY | PPR | DOV | TEX | MEM 23 |
MLW 28 |
KAN 8 |
KEN 18 |
NHA | MCH | IRP 19 |
NSH | RCH | TEX 24 |
SBO | LVS 36 |
CAL | PHO | HOM | 33rd | 676 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Roush Racing | 99 | DAY 24 |
DAR 23 |
MMR 15 |
MAR 4 |
CLT 12 |
DOV 33 |
TEX 2 |
MEM 5 |
MLW 15 |
KAN 2 |
KEN 1 |
GTW 4 |
MCH 5 |
IRP 1* |
NSH 1* |
BRI 11 |
RCH 25 |
NHA 2 |
CAL 7 |
LVS 27 |
SBO 7 |
TEX 4 |
MAR 2 |
PHO 4 |
HOM 27 |
8th | 3416 | |||||||||||||||
| 2004 | DAY 1* |
ATL 7 |
MAR 6 |
MFD 17 |
CLT 2* |
DOV 14 |
TEX 6 |
MEM 5 |
MLW 23 |
KAN 1 |
KEN 33 |
GTW 18 |
MCH 6 |
IRP 5 |
NSH 20 |
BRI 1 |
RCH 5 |
NHA 4 |
LVS 33 |
CAL 10 |
TEX 9 |
MAR 8 |
PHO 10 |
DAR 4 |
HOM 12 |
4th | 3493 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 50 | DAY | CAL | ATL | MAR | GTY | CLT | MFD | DOV 2 |
TEX | MCH | MLW | KAN | KEN | MEM | IRP | NSH | BRI | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR | ATL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 63rd | 170 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Roush Fenway Racing | DAY 24 |
CAL 4 |
ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | MFD | DOV | TEX | MCH | MLW | MEM | KEN | IRP | NSH | BRI | GTW | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR | ATL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 64th | 251 | ||||||||||||||||
* Season still in progress.
1 Ineligible for series championship points.
Rolex Sports Car Series
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, Results are overall/class)
| Rolex Sports Car Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Make | Engine | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Points | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Doran Racing | Dallara | Ford | DP | DAY | VIR | NJ | LAG | WAT | MDO | DAY2 | BAR | WAT2 | CGV 29/16 |
MIL | HOM | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Images for kids
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Edwards racing Elliott Sadler and Bobby Labonte on pit road
See also
In Spanish: Carl Edwards para niños
