Edwards Using Fifth-Place Vegas Chassis at Kansas This Week

Lots of friends and family from Mizzou on hand

Carl Edwards – STP 400
Team: No. 99 Fastenal Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig
Chassis: Primary – RK-808 last ran in Las Vegas; Back-up - RK – 831

ADVANCE NOTES

Edwards at Kansas
Edwards will make his 12th Cup start at Kansas Speedway this weekend. In his previous starts, Edwards has four top-five and eight top-10 finishes. His average start is 18.5 and his average finish is 10.8. His best finish (second) came in 2008. 

In the Loop
According to NASCAR’s Loop Statistics compiled over the last 11 races at Kansas, Edwards has turned 115 of the track’s fastest laps which is fifth highest, spent 1740 laps (66.5%) in the top 15 (ninth highest) and led a total of 72 laps (ninth highest). Edwards’ driver rating (95.1) is sixth best among active drivers.

The Car
The Aflac team will be bringing chassis RK-808 to Kansas. This chassis last ran in Las Vegas where Edwards took the Aflac Ford to a fifth place finish. 

Primary Sponsor Note
Aflac returns to the track for their second primary race of the season. Aflac was last seen in Las Vegas with RK – 808 which is also running in Sunday’s STP 400.

QUOTE WORTHY

Edwards quotes on the STP 400
“There would be nothing better than winning in Kansas. That race track means a lot to me. Our team tested there a couple weeks ago. It went pretty well, but it was only our team, so we really don’t know how we stack up, but it’s lightning fast. I think we were 207 or 209 miles an hour at the end of the straightaway there at Kansas, which was really good and really fast. I’m excited to go back there. It’s amazing how much that area has built up and how much is going on there. It’s a neat place and I’ve got a lot of family and friends coming, so that would be huge to win there in the Aflac Ford.”

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