Driver of the No. 99 Roush Racing Ford and the No. 60 Charter Ford

Over the last 11 years Carl Edwards has raced his way into NASCAR history with two NASCAR-sanctioned track championships, three Rookie-of-the-Year honors, and 78 feature wins while racing on both dirt and pavement tracks across the country. In 2004, Edwards raced the No. 99 Superchips F-150 to three wins, nine top-five and 10 top-10 finishes while finishing fourth in the overall Craftsman Series point standings. Edwards also made his NEXTEL Cup debut in August at Michigan International Speedway finishing 10th in his first career Cup start. In his 12 starts following that, Edwards racked up one top-five and five top-10 finishes. His best effort in the Cup Series came at the fall Atlanta race when he qualified fourth, finished third and lead his first laps as a NEXTEL Cup competitor.

Racing is not new to Edwards. His father, Carl ”Mike” Edwards, has been racing modified stock cars and USAC midgets for four decades accumulating over 200 feature wins at several Midwestern tracks. Carl Edwards, Jr., began his racing career in 1993 at the age of 13 driving four-cylinder mini-sprints.

In 1994, following his father’s winning ways, Edwards won four feature races running on the tracks around Missouri and Illinois in the mini-sprint series. Throughout the 1995 and 1996 seasons he collected 14 additional feature wins in the mini-sprint series.

In 1997, Edwards switched to the dirt circuit to compete in the IMCA modified division. In 1998, he won Rookie-of-the-Year honors in the IMCA modified division at Capital Speedway in Holt Summit, Mo.

Edwards picked up the pace in 1999 as he competed in the Modified (two-barrel) division and the Dirt Late Model class at Capital Speedway. He gathered 13 feature wins in the Modified division on his way to the NASCAR Track Championship.

The NASCAR Weekly Racing Series was Edwards’ next challenge in 2000. In the Pro-Modified (four-barrel) division, Edwards won 13 feature races, was Rookie-of-the-Year, and claimed the Capital Speedway Track Championship. Looking for additional challenges in 2000, he also competed in three Sportsman division races at California, Mo., and Capital Speedway – winning all three races.

Edwards won nine out of the 11 Baby Grand division races he competed in at Indianapolis, Tucson, Lebanon, Mo., and Moberly, Mo., in 2001. He also ran five of the seven USAC Silver Crown Series pavement races. He competed at Richmond, Va., Indianapolis, Phoenix, and Irwindale, Calif. continually gaining valuable experience, he achieved his best finish of 15th place at Richmond. In 2003, he earned a podium finish with a third at IRP in his only USAC race of the year.

Edwards continued to compete in the USAC series in 2002, making eight starts. He also ran seven NASCAR Craftsman Truck races for MB Motorsports, where he earned a top-10 finish at Kansas. He also captured the 2002 Baby Grand National Championship.

In 2003, Edwards joined Roush Racing to drive the No. 99 Superchips Ford F-150 in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. He had an amazing rookie season, capturing three wins, one pole, 13 top-five finishes, 15 top-10 finishes and the Raybestos Rookie-of-the-Year award. He finished the season eighth in the point standings.

Edwards kicked off the 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck season with a bang by winning the season-opener at Daytona. He followed that up with a win at Kansas in July, a win at Bristol in August and is currently in the hunt for the 2004 truck championship. In August, Edwards got the nod from owner Jack Roush to move up to the NEXTEL Cup Series to finish the season in the No. 99 Roush Racing Ford Taurus, as well as the remainder of the truck schedule. Edwards made his debut in the Cup car at Michigan bringing home a 10th place finish. Edwards joined Matt Kenseth, Rusty Wallace, Terry Labonte and Kyle Petty as one of only five active NEXTEL Cup drivers to finish inside the top 10 in their first career Cup start.

In 2005 Edwards will do double duty and looks to vie for two championships, one in the Cup Series in the No. 99 Roush Racing Ford and one in the Busch Series in the No. 60 Charter Ford. If history repeats itself, Edwards could be on his way to making an even bigger mark in the NASCAR history annals.