Friday, September 20, 2013

Carl Edwards' Phoenix and Richmond wins correlate well to New Hampshire

Edwards in stands after Phoenix win in March; he's 20/1 to win on Sunday 
Carl Edwards – Sylvania 300
Team: No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig
Primary Chassis: RK- 866 new chassis
Backup Chassis: RK – 857 last ran at Richmond

ADVANCE NOTES

Edwards at Loudon
In 18 NSCS starts at NHMS, Edwards has achieved two top-five and four top-10 finishes. Edwards’ best finish at Loudon is second place, captured in July of 2006.
In the Loop
Edwards has completed (99.9%) of the laps he has attempted at Loudon and has led 70 laps. He has an average start of 14.7 and an average finish of 14.1.
The Car
The No. 99 team will run RK- 866 which is a new chassis.
Primary Sponsor Note
Aflac returns to as the primary for this weekend. This will be Aflac’s fourth time on the car this season.

QUOTE WORTHY

Edwards quotes on the Sylvania 300
“We battled through Chicago, it wasn’t pretty but we’re fifth in points. We feel that New Hampshire is an opportunity for us to showcase our short track strength that we’ve shown at Phoenix and at Richmond this year. It’s a true home track for our team because of our Fenway partnership, and I feel like it’s going to be a very intense race. As always, track position is very important, the restarts are extremely tough at New Hampshire, and there’s door to door racing as close as any track that we race on. I think it’s an opportunity for us to separate ourselves from some more guys in the Chase and hopefully have the same success that we’ve had at Phoenix and Richmond.”

- Roush Fenway Racing

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