Carl Edwards - Wikipedia

American racing driver (born 1979) 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 46)Columbia, Missouri, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Achievements	2007 NASCAR Busch Series Champion2011 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Winner2007 Prelude to the Dream Winner2015 Coca-Cola 600 winner2015 Southern 500 winner
Awards	2005 NASCAR Busch Series Rookie of the Year2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Rookie of the Year2007 NASCAR Busch Series Most Popular DriverNamed one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers (2023)NASCAR Hall of Fame (2025)
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 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series career
245 races run over 10 years
2012 position	105th
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
2007 position	64th
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
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Statistics up to date as of November 20, 2016.

Carl Michael Edwards Jr.[1] (born August 15, 1979) is an American former professional stock car racing driver and a current analyst for NASCAR on Prime Video.

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 from 2005–2014. 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, and in 2025, he was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

Early life

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Edwards was born on August 15, 1979, in Columbia, Missouri. He graduated from Rock Bridge High School in 1997. Edwards initially did not plan to attend college, but he received some state assistance and decided to attend the University of Missouri in his hometown of Columbia. After three semesters studying engineering, Edwards decided that university attendance was not working as he pursued his career goals in racing. Prior to becoming a full-time driver, Edwards was working as a substitute teacher while pursuing his racing career.[2][3][4]

Racing career

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NASCAR

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Edwards' big break came in 2002, when he competed in seven NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series events for MB Motorsports. His best finish in the seven races was eighth at Kansas Speedway. He also ran one Busch Series race for Bost Motorsports, finishing 38th at Gateway International Raceway. However, it was enough to impress Jack Roush, and Edwards became a full-time Truck Series competitor for Roush Racing in 2003, driving the No. 99 Ford F-150, and won his first race at Kentucky Speedway.[5] He won Rookie-of-the-Year honors in addition to three race wins, eventually finishing eighth in the points standings at the end of the season. In 2004, he notched three more race wins, including the season-opening Florida Dodge Dealers 250 at the Daytona International Speedway. At season's end, Edwards finished fourth in the points. In August 2004, he made his Nextel Cup Series debut, replacing Jeff Burton, who left the team, in the No. 99 Ford Taurus for Roush Racing, at the Michigan International Speedway. He finished tenth. He drove the No. 99 Ford for the remainder of the 2004 Nextel Cup. He also once again ran one Busch Series race; this time for Robby Benton's RAB Racing team at Bristol Motor Speedway.

2005: First Full Season

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In 2005, Edwards signed on and became a full-time driver in both the Nextel Cup and Busch Series, although he had already run races in each in prior seasons. Shortly into the season, on March 19, 2005, Edwards made history in the process of winning. First, Edwards won the Aaron's 312 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia, recording his first Busch Series win. The next day, he beat Jimmie Johnson by two hundredths of a second to win the Golden Corral 500 at the same track for his first Nextel Cup Series win. Until this took place, no driver had ever won both the Busch and Nextel Cup Series races in the same weekend at Atlanta, although the feat had been pulled off numerous times before at other tracks by other drivers. Also, Edwards became the first driver in NASCAR history to pick up his first career Busch and Nextel Cup Series wins in the same weekend and became the eleventh driver in NASCAR history to win races in all three of the organization's major racing series. [citation needed]

On June 12, 2005, Edwards picked up his second Nextel Cup win by taking the checkered flag at the Pocono 500 at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The weekend was somewhat bittersweet for Edwards, as the Busch Series race at the Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee had been rained out the night before, and rescheduled for the same day. Also, qualifying for that race had been rained out, and in NASCAR, when qualifying is rained out, the starting grid is set by owner points. Because of this, Edwards convinced car owner Jack Roush to let Hank Parker Jr. drive the car. Hank ended up driving the car to a 20th-place finish. Since Edwards did not start the race he was not awarded any points, and as such lost a 74-point lead in Busch Series points and dropped to fourth in the standings; Edwards never recovered from the missed race and finished the season third in points, well behind series champion Martin Truex Jr. Edwards got his third win of 2005 on October 30 in the Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, sweeping both of the Nextel Cup races at Atlanta for the 2005 season.

Edwards got his fourth win at Texas and became the tenth different driver to win at that track and the fifth to win there for Roush Racing. By finishing the remainder of the 2004 season in the No. 99 car, he was not eligible to compete for the Cup Series Rookie of the Year, but did win the 2005 Busch Series Rookie of the Year; he finished third in the Cup standings (with teammate Greg Biffle actually winning the tiebreaker for second by virtue of his series-best six wins).

2006: Missing The Chase and winless season

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In 2006, Edwards and Roush Fenway Racing struggled to keep up with the competition. Edwards did not win a race in 2006, but did manage to score twenty top-tens. His best finishes came at Michigan, Loudon, and Dover in the fall, where he finished second. At the Chevy Rock and Roll 400 in Richmond, he missed the chase by getting wrecked and finished 35th three laps down.

2007: Return to The Chase

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On May 18, 2007, Edwards won the pole for the 2007 Nextel Open, and while he led almost the entire forty-lap race, he faded to third in the last few laps, just missing the feature event. On June 17, 2007, Carl Edwards broke his 52-race winless streak in the Nextel Cup by winning the Citizens Bank 400. Shortly thereafter, on July 23, he dislocated his thumb in an eleven-car pileup at a late model race at Nebraska Raceway Park (formerly I-80 Speedway) near Lincoln, Nebraska. Edwards won his second race of the 2007 season, and sixth career Cup race, at the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 25. During the post-race interview on Victory Lane, Edwards commented on the race, saying, "This is the biggest win of my career". At the conclusion of the first 26 races, the 2007 "regular season", Edwards ranked sixth in overall standings, with 3372 points, 477 points behind overall points leader Jeff Gordon. Edwards entered the 2007 Chase for the Nextel Cup in fourth place, with 5020 points, based on his two wins in the 2007 season, clinching a spot in the Chase after his win at the Sharpie 500 at Bristol. Edwards struggled through the Chase despite winning at Dover during the Chase. The Hendrick duo of Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon dominated the Chase for the Championship, winning six of the ten races and finishing No. 1 and No. 2 in the final 2007 standings. Edwards finished ninth in the final 2007 standings.

On November 3, 2007, Edwards clinched his first NASCAR Busch Series Championship by finishing eleventh at the O'Reilly Challenge. This came despite struggling in the second half of the Busch Series season. Edwards became the nineteenth different Busch Series Champion in the 26 years of the modern-era series. Edwards would end up becoming the final Busch Series Champion as Nationwide would take over sponsoring duties of the second-tier series in 2008.

2008: First championship runner-up

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The 2008 season was Edwards' strongest year, finishing second to Jimmie Johnson in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Edwards won the 2008 Auto Club 500, his first Sprint Cup win of the year. The following week, Edwards won the UAW-Dodge 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, his first back-to-back victories since 2005 when he won in Atlanta and Texas. These victories put Edwards at the top of the point standings for the first time in his career.[citation needed]

Following the Las Vegas win, on March 5, 2008, NASCAR penalized Edwards, owner Jack Roush, and crew chief Bob Osborne for violations found in post-race inspection. The No. 99 car driven by Edwards was found to be in violation of sections 12-4-A, 12-4-Q, and 20–2.1J of the 2008 NASCAR rulebook, specifically, the cover was off the oil tank. The violations were found during post-race inspection at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 2. The following penalties were levied by NASCAR: Edwards was fined one hundred driver points and stripped of his ten bonus points for the Las Vegas win, which would be used to seed him in the Chase for the Championship (should he make the Chase). Roush was fined one hundred owner points, and Osborne was suspended for six races and fined $100,000. Edwards was leading the Kobalt Tools 500, looking for his third consecutive victory, but on lap 274 his car began to smoke and his crew diagnosed the problem as a broken transmission. Edwards went on to finish 42nd. On April 7, he won the Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway for his third win of the season.

On May 2, Edwards announced that he had signed a multi-year contract to remain with Roush Fenway Racing.[6] On August 3, Edwards got his fourth NASCAR Sprint Cup victory of the season, surviving a rain delay and fuel shortage to win at Pocono. On August 17, Edwards dominated the 3M Performance 400 at Michigan International Speedway, capturing his fifth win of the season and surpassing his career high season win total of four in 2005. On August 24, Edwards earned another victory by winning the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. The win was his second consecutive and sixth of the season. He did a bump and run on Kyle Busch in the closing laps to take the win from the dominant driver of the night. Busch showed his displeasure with Edwards after the race by driving into the side of Edwards' car, after which Edwards retaliated by spinning Kyle out. On October 26, Edwards earned his seventh victory of the season with a win in the Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta. On November 2, Edwards tied Kyle Busch for the series wins lead by winning his second Dickies 500 at Texas, his eighth win of the season. He reduced his deficit in points to 106 behind Jimmie Johnson. On November 9 at Phoenix, Edwards finished fourth behind race winner Johnson, who, by virtue of the win and the ten bonus points he earned for leading one lap and the most laps, took a 141-point lead over Edwards. Edwards won the season finale at Homestead to take over the series wins lead for the season, extending his career high win total to nine. However, he did not finish far enough ahead of Johnson to take the Sprint Cup championship, as Johnson finished fifteenth and led at least one lap to win the championship by 69 points over Edwards. However, if the Chase had not been implemented in 2008, Edwards would’ve won the Sprint Cup Series Championship over Johnson by sixteen points on a fuel strategy call by him and his crew chief Bob Osborne.

2009: Second winless season

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Heading into the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Season, many media analysts expected Edwards to challenge Johnson for the championship.

In the No. 99 car, on the final lap of the 2009 Aaron's 499 at Talladega in April, Edwards survived one of the most violent crashes in NASCAR history. Heading into the tri-oval with the lead, Edwards turned down into Brad Keselowski's path. Keselowski touched, and Edwards spun backwards, then went airborne. He was propelled higher when he was hit by Ryan Newman, whose hood was destroyed, and flipped airborne into the catch fence. Eight fans were injured, including a woman with a broken jaw; she was airlifted to a nearby hospital.[7] Fortunately, Edwards emerged from the car unharmed and sprinted on foot over the start-finish line to the cheers of the crowd and with Fox Commentator Mike Joy commenting "shades of Ricky Bobby." Although he did cross the finish line (on foot), he was still handed a DNF. When Edwards was interviewed on Larry King Live, he responded, "I'm kind of a Will Ferrell fan. He did that at the end of Talladega Nights."[8]

He had a far more successful Nationwide Series season than a Sprint Cup Series season, including a win at the NAPA 200 at Montreal. In the race, Edwards had a top-ten position until a final green-white-checker finish put him in third spot on the restart. Edwards passed Andrew Ranger for second and recovered from spinning his tires on the restart to catch up with dominant leader Marcos Ambrose. Edwards was unable to pass the Australian champion until the final turn of the final lap, when Ambrose jumped over the curb too high. Edwards passed him and won the race in a big shock to the racing world; a finish considered to be one of the greatest in the sport. Edwards was elated about getting his first road course win at one of the most famous tracks in the world; he has said that the Montreal race is his favorite winning performance, and that Ambrose had chatted with him that week and taught him about the track during meetings, which he credited for his success.

He experienced another winless season in 2009 as his best finish was second at Pocono Raceway. Although Kyle Busch won the Nationwide Series championship, Edwards finished second in the series and scored five wins, finishing 210 points behind the winner.

2010

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During a Cup Series race in Atlanta on lap 40, Edwards was tapped by Brad Keselowski, and it sent Edwards into Joey Logano, and both went up into the wall with damage. 283 laps later, with Edwards now 150 laps down on lap 323, Edwards got his retaliation against Keselowski. Edwards spun Keselowski in the tri-oval. Keselowski's car got airborne, flipped over, hit the wall on the roof, and came back on all fours, coming to a stop in turn 1. Fox commentators Mike Joy and Darrell Waltrip compared Keselowski's crash to the previous year's Aaron's 499 finish, where Keselowski wrecked Edwards in almost the same way. Edwards was parked for the rest of the race and was placed on a three-race probation. Edwards said in his interview that his retaliation didn't go as he had planned, that he never expected Keselowski's car to catch air like that, but was glad that Keselowski was okay.

Edwards won the first-ever Nationwide Series race at Road America in late June. He followed that up with a controversial win at the first Nationwide race of the season at Gateway, turning Brad Keselowski coming off the final turn to win the race. He won his third Nationwide race of the year at Texas Motor Speedway after dominating the race and a late race restart, where he was accused of jumping the start by Kyle Busch. He finished the season second in points for the third year in a row.

Edwards' season was a slow start in 2010. Going into Daytona in July, he was in danger of missing the Chase while barely running in the top twelve in points. The whole Roush Fenway team marks Chicagoland as the turning point for the organization, where Edwards finished second to David Reutimann. Edwards' performance increased from this point, with him winning the pole at Watkins Glen and Richmond, and leading laps at Atlanta and Richmond.

On November 12, 2010, Edwards broke the track record for the fastest qualifying lap at Phoenix International Raceway, scoring his sixth career pole. Carl went on to win the Kobalt Tools 500 on November 14, 2010, with his Aflac Ford Fusion and breaking a seventy-race winless streak going on from the 2008 Ford 400 at Homestead. The next weekend, Edwards qualified second at Homestead and went on to dominate and win the race, with season champion Jimmie Johnson finishing second. The late-season rally took Edwards to a fourth-place points finish. [citation needed]

2011: Second championship runner-up

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On March 6, 2011, Edwards won the Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas, his only points win of 2011. On May 21, 2011, he won the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. On August 4, 2011, Edwards re-signed with Roush Fenway Racing to continue driving his No. 99 Ford Fusion. The deal was reportedly worth over $40 million, with Ford talking Edwards into sticking with Roush Fenway Racing for the rest of his career. It was rumored for many months that Edwards was to move to Joe Gibbs Racing to take over the No. 20 Toyota Camry then driven by Joey Logano. Joe Gibbs was rumored to have offered Edwards an $8 million deal a year with a $10 million signing bonus.

For the rest of the season, Edwards raced with consistency and made the 2011 Chase field. After the Good Sam Club 500, he was in a tight points battle with Tony Stewart, but Stewart won the championship by holding off Edwards to win the 2011 Ford 400. They were tied in points, but Stewart won the tiebreaker, having five wins to Edwards' one. However, if the chase was not implemented in 2011, Carl Edwards would’ve ended up beating Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick in the championship fight and would have locked up the championship a week early by finishing second at Phoenix. He would’ve been the first person to win the championship with only one win in the season since Matt Kenseth in 2003. In the Nationwide Series, Edwards contested the full season once again, but was unable to compete for the Drivers' Championship. Due to a scheduling conflict, he was forced to miss the Bucyrus 200 while the Cup Series raced at Infineon. Edwards won a career high eight races (including the May Dover race, which ended similarly to the previous year's Gateway race, only Edwards did not touch Logano like he thought he did) and gave Jack Roush the Nationwide Series Owners' Championship.[9]

2012: Third winless season

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In January 2012, Edwards announced that he would not be competing in the Nationwide Series during the 2012 season, concentrating on his Sprint Cup championship effort.[10]

At Texas, Edwards ran well until he made an unscheduled pit stop to check the lug on the car, sending him back to thirtieth, but was able to charge through over the course of 234 laps to finish eighth.

On August 11, 2012, Edwards entered and won his only race of the 2012 NASCAR Nationwide season at Watkins Glen. On September 8, 2012, during the race at the Federation Auto Parts 400, he finished seventeenth and missed the chase for the first time since the 2006 season.[11]

2013: Rebound season

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In the 2013 Daytona 500, Edwards was caught in a crash in turn one after Trevor Bayne slid, and Edwards was sent into the wall.[12] Edwards led the most laps the following week at Phoenix and prevailed late, the second time he broke a seventy-race winless streak at the short track.

On July 6, 2013, at the 2013 Coke Zero 400, Edwards had the potential to win until turn 2 on the last lap. He got pushed up the track by Marcos Ambrose and created a mini-pileup, putting Edwards at the end of the lead lap. The caution did not fly. The next week, he was eleventh most of the day and finished eighth at the 2013 Camping World RV Sales 301.

Edwards won his second race of the year at Richmond in September, assuming the lead on a cycle of pit stops and holding off Kurt Busch in the last laps, earning him an additional three points for Chase seeding. Edwards' win, however, caused controversy as it was discovered that Edwards jumped in front of the leader Paul Menard on a restart to take the lead for the final time; an action that NASCAR had given penalties for in the past.[13] Following the controversy, NASCAR changed the rules to permit anybody to beat the leader to the start-finish line as long as they accelerate past the restart line first.[14]

Though Edwards finished eleventh at Chicago and ninth at New Hampshire to start the Chase, his Chase chances were ended with a 35th-place finish at Dover, caused by an ill-handling car. He then had a fifth-place finish at Kansas, a tenth-place finish at Charlotte, a seventeenth-place finish at Talladega, and a twelfth-place finish at Martinsville. At Texas, Edwards started on the pole and battled Jimmie Johnson for the lead on several restarts, before his engine blew up and he finished 37th. At Phoenix, Edwards and Johnson nearly wrecked each other in turn 1 mid-race, but both cars continued on. Edwards ran out of gas with two laps left leading. Edwards finished 21st. He ended the season with a twelfth-place finish at Homestead and a thirteenth-place finish in the final points standings.

2014: Final season at Roush

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At the 2014 Food City 500, Edwards won a rain-delayed race. He led the last 78 laps.[15]

Weeks later, Edwards nearly won the All-Star Race for a second time after starting on pole. However, he was edged by Jamie McMurray for the win as McMurray passed him with eight laps to go to win the $1M purse. In a post-race interview, Edwards said, "I'm disappointed but Jamie did a good job on the restart. He cleared me and beat me fair and square. My hats off to him. I wish I won but I was just beaten."

In late May 2014, it was rumored that Edwards was leaving Roush's team for good. Edwards kept quiet for months over the rumors. During NASCAR RaceDay, Edwards stated he declined an offer from Richard Childress Racing, which made everybody speculate that Edwards already had plans for 2015. On June 19, 2014, Jayski's Silly Season Site stated he heard "that the deal between Edwards and Joe Gibbs Racing is done, no word when it will be announced."[16] On July 27, 2014, RFR announced the 2015 lineup, with Edwards not listed.[17]

On June 22, 2014, Edwards led the final nineteen laps of the 2014 Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma for his 23rd career NSCS win, his first road course win of his career, his second win of 2014, and his final win for Roush.

On the day of the 2014 Brickyard 400, Edwards admitted to the media that he was switching teams in 2015, effective immediately after 2014; but because a rule in his contract forbade him from mentioning his destination until September, he only mentioned the switch from Roush. According to Jack Roush, the parting was mutual and not because of any falling-out.[18][19]

2015: First season with Joe Gibbs and Two Crown Jewel victories

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Rumors arose of Edwards potentially joining Joe Gibbs Racing, which were confirmed on August 19, 2014, with Edwards signing a multi-year deal to drive the No. 19 Toyota for the team, a fourth entry for JGR. [20]

Carl began his season on a low note, wrecking at the end of the Daytona 500 and losing the draft late in the race in Atlanta. He rebounded at Las Vegas with a terrific run. While running close to the lead and leading a couple laps, Edwards tangled with Kasey Kahne with less than twenty laps to go. Edwards — while moving under Kahne — knocked Kahne into the SAFER barrier. In an apparent act of retaliation, Kahne forced Edwards out of the draft, wrecking Edwards and himself. Despite the payback, Edwards took responsibility for the collision, stating: "I was just racing as hard as I can. It's completely my fault, Kasey did a good job. I just got sucked up into him there off of turn 4 and tore up the right side a little bit and got loose into Turn 1 and that was it... that's definitely my fault. I feel bad for Kasey."

In the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte, Edwards took the lead early in the race, fell back, but managed to regain the lead close to the end, and held off former teammate Greg Biffle to win his 24th career win, snapping a 31-race winless streak. In July, he won the pole position for both the 5-hour Energy 301 at New Hampshire and the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis. At Darlington, Edwards took his second win of the year after rallying back from being two laps down to the leaders.

In the Challenger Round of the Chase, Edwards started with a second-place finish at Chicagoland, coming back from a speeding penalty. At New Hampshire, he won the pole position, led nineteen laps, and finished fifth. At Dover, Edwards started third and finished fifteenth. He was eliminated in the Round of 8, but finished fifth in points.

2016: Final season

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Edwards parted ways with crew chief Darian Grubb after the 2015 season ended. Dave Rogers was tapped as his new crew chief. Edwards showed strength with his new crew chief, evident when he brought home several top tens. Edwards dominated the final laps of the 2016 Food City 500 to win the race after starting on pole. He also dominated nearly the whole race as he led 276 of 500 laps, holding off Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kurt Busch on four restarts to win the race. On the final lap at Richmond, Edwards won the race after making a last-lap pass on teammate Kyle Busch, by moving him up the race track. He became the first driver to make a last-lap pass in Richmond Speedway's history. This elevated him from sixth in the standings to third. Edwards qualified for the playoffs and won a rain-shortened race at Texas to clinch a spot in the Championship 4 race at Homestead–Miami Speedway. Because the race was shortened by rain, Edwards did not do his signature backflip. In the final race at Homestead, he was hooked by championship rival Joey Logano on a restart with ten laps remaining, ending his hopes of winning a Cup Series championship. The championship was won by Jimmie Johnson for the seventh time in his career.

On January 9, 2017, FOX Sports reported Edwards planned to step away from NASCAR to pursue other opportunities; Daniel Suárez replaced him in the 2017 season.[21] In his retirement press conference on January 11, 2017, Edwards said, “I don't have a life raft I'm jumping onto, I'm just jumping. And in a way, that makes it easier. This is a pure, simple, personal decision.”[22]

Other racing

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On June 6, 2007, Edwards won the 2007 Nextel Prelude to the Dream at the Eldora Speedway. The Prelude is a dirt late model race organized in part by Tony Stewart, owner of Eldora, to benefit the Victory Junction Gang Camp and other worthy causes. Over twenty Nextel Cup drivers participated in the heat races and thirty-lap feature, along with other drivers from different forms of motorsports. Edwards started second in the feature and held off Kyle Busch and Jeff Gordon to win.[23]

Edwards participated in the 2008 Race of Champions, partnered with Tanner Foust. While in the individual event, Edwards faced seven-time Formula One Champion Michael Schumacher and defeated him. In the next round, however, Edwards was defeated by eventual runner-up David Coulthard.

In popular media

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Edwards appeared on The Price Is Right, where he presented both showcases on the episode which aired on November 10, 2009. The Showcases were NASCAR-themed, with a trip to the Coca-Cola 600 and a Camping World trailer featured in one Showcase, while the other featured the debut of a new garage door prop for the "ultimate garage" Showcase that featured tools and a hybrid version of his Ford Fusion racer.[24] Previously, Edwards had appeared in a small guest role during the fifth season of the hit Fox drama series 24.[25]

He played in the annual Taco Bell All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game in 2009 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. During the game, he sported a Boston Red Sox cap because of the affiliation his race team Roush Fenway Racing has to the owners of the Boston Red Sox.

Edwards guest hosted on WWE Raw on February 8, 2010. Edwards also appeared a few weeks before the 2012 Daytona 500, saying to John Cena that he could wave the green flag for the start of the race; weather postponing the race to Monday kept Cena from doing so as he had to honor a WWE commitment in Portland.[26]

In 2015, Edwards was a NASCAR on NBC guest analyst for the Xfinity Series race at Richmond.[27] In 2016, Edwards was a Fox NASCAR guest analyst for the Xfinity Series race at Texas.

Edwards has a cameo appearance as a West Virginia state trooper in the 2017 film Logan Lucky.[28] He also had a cameo appearance in Chicago Fire as a pizza delivery driver in the fourth season episode "2112". He made an appearance in the music videos for Justin Moore's 2011 song "Bait a Hook" and Sara Evans's 2013 track "Slow Me Down".[29][30]

Personal life

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Edwards gave out business cards to other teams for his services before getting a ride with Roush Racing. Off the track, Edwards has been busy promoting his new record label, Back 40 Records, a company he started with a high school friend back in Columbia, Missouri.[31] During the week of the Auto Club 500, Edwards participated in taping of the Fox television series 24, where he played Homeland Security Agent Jim Hill. Edwards was raised a Christian, but refused to talk about religion publicly and refused to answer religion-related questions when interviewed. In 2025, Edwards revealed in an interview on The Dale Jr. Download that he was "historically an atheist at best" but added, "I've come to realize at 45 years old that if I try to write down a list of all the things God didn't give me and that I did myself, there is just an empty sheet of paper in front of me."[32]

He was rumored to be considering a run for the U.S. Senate seat in Missouri as a Republican against Claire McCaskill in 2018 but decided not to run. Josh Hawley defeated McCaskill in that Senate race.[33][34] He was also reportedly floated as a potential nominee for the open Missouri U.S. Senate seat in 2022.[35]

Family

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Edwards dated Olympic gold medalist swimmer Amanda Beard in 2005 and 2006.[36] Edwards married sports medicine doctor Katherine Downey on January 3, 2009.[37][38]

He is a first cousin once removed to fellow driver Ken Schrader, who told Edwards early in his racing career to get dirt track experience before going to Cup; he would later take the advice. In light of this relationship, Edwards is often referred to as "Cousin Carl." During a visit to the USS Constitution Museum in 2016, Edwards revealed that his great-great-great-grandfather is Rutherford B. Hayes, the 19th President of the United States.[39]

Athleticism

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Edwards is popular among fans for celebrating his wins by doing a backflip off his car (or truck), a style of celebration he took from sprint car driver Tyler Walker. Seizing on the popularity of Edwards's trademark celebrations, Ford ran several "Overactive Adrenaline Disorder" commercials in 2006[40] featuring a "young Carl" performing backflips in his baby crib, off a couch, and off a doctor's exam table. Edwards also appeared in a This is SportsCenter commercial when he tried to excite anchor Neil Everett following a bad show. He has appeared in Aflac Commercials with the Aflac duck when Edwards was sponsored by Aflac, from 2009 to 2011.[41]

He is also dedicated to fitness by biking and long-distance running off the track, but also his sponsors, which include Subway and Vitamin Water. He also appeared on "Eat Smart, Move More" Campaign ads in 2007.[42]

Motorsports career results

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NASCAR

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Sprint Cup Series

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NASCAR Sprint Cup 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	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	MCH10	BRI33	CAL6	RCH6	NHA20	DOV18	TAL42	KAN22	CLTQL†	MAR24	ATL3	PHO37	DAR7	HOM14	37th	1424	[43]
2005				DAY12	CAL5	LVS14	ATL1	BRI26	MAR38	TEX19	PHO7	TAL32	DAR9	RCH21	CLT3	DOV16	POC1	MCH5	SON38	DAY33	CHI39	NHA12	POC4	IND12	GLN19	MCH4	BRI24	CAL4	RCH21	NHA19	DOV9	TAL5	KAN3	CLT10	MAR26	ATL1*	TEX1	PHO6	HOM4*	3rd	6498	[44]
2006				DAY43	CAL3	LVS26	ATL40	BRI4	MAR16	TEX36	PHO4	TAL8	RCH7	DAR39	CLT3	DOV15	POC25	MCH2	SON6	DAY39	CHI20	NHA2	POC39	IND9	GLN5	MCH22	BRI7	CAL4	RCH35	NHA18	DOV2	KAN6	TAL9	CLT8	MAR12	ATL7	TEX15	PHO5	HOM8	12th	4428	[45]
2007	Roush Fenway Racing			DAY23	CAL29	LVS6	ATL7	BRI12	MAR17	TEX12	PHO11	TAL42	RCH12	DAR5	CLT15	DOV3	POC14	MCH1*	SON18	NHA13	DAY4	CHI3	IND18	POC21	GLN8	MCH7	BRI1	CAL2	RCH42	NHA12	DOV1	KAN37	TAL14	CLT5	MAR11	ATL2	TEX26	PHO42	HOM5	9th	6222	[46]
2008				DAY19	CAL1	LVS1*	ATL42	BRI16	MAR9	TEX1*	PHO4	TAL40	RCH7	DAR2	CLT9	DOV2	POC9	MCH7	SON9	NHA17	DAY2	CHI32	IND2	POC1	GLN9	MCH1*	BRI1	CAL6	RCH13	NHA3	DOV3	KAN2	TAL29	CLT33	MAR3	ATL1	TEX1*	PHO4	HOM1*	2nd	6615	[47]
2009				DAY18	CAL7	LVS17	ATL3	BRI15	MAR26	TEX10	PHO10	TAL24	RCH26	DAR32	CLT4	DOV7	POC2*	MCH4	SON13	NHA19	DAY4	CHI14	IND15	POC18	GLN3	MCH4	BRI16	ATL37	RCH15	NHA17	DOV11	KAN10	CAL6	CLT39	MAR20	TAL14	TEX39	PHO16	HOM7	11th	6118	[48]
2010				DAY9	CAL13	LVS12	ATL39	BRI6	MAR8	PHO7	TEX33	TAL11	RCH5	DAR15	DOV8	CLT16	POC12	MCH12	SON29	NHA25	DAY6	CHI2	IND7	POC3	GLN5	MCH3	BRI12	ATL2	RCH10	NHA11	DOV5	KAN5	CAL6	CLT34	MAR12	TAL17	TEX19	PHO1	HOM1*	4th	6393	[49]
2011				DAY2	PHO28	LVS1	BRI2	CAL6	MAR18	TEX3	TAL6	RCH5	DAR2	DOV7	CLT16	KAN5	POC37	MCH5	SON3	DAY37	KEN5	NHA13	IND14	POC7	GLN12	MCH36	BRI9	ATL5	RCH2	CHI4	NHA8	DOV3	KAN5	CLT3	TAL11	MAR9	TEX2	PHO2	HOM2*	2nda	2403	[50]
2012				DAY8	PHO17	LVS5	BRI39	CAL5	MAR11	TEX8	KAN9	RCH10*	TAL31	DAR7	CLT9	DOV26	POC11	MCH11	SON21	KEN20	DAY6	NHA18	IND29	POC7	GLN14	MCH6	BRI22	ATL36	RCH17	CHI19	NHA19	DOV5	TAL36	CLT7	KAN14	MAR18	TEX16	PHO11	HOM12	15th	1030	[51]
2013				DAY33	PHO1*	LVS5	BRI18	CAL4	MAR15	TEX3	KAN17	RCH6	TAL3	DAR7	CLT11	DOV14	POC18	MCH8	SON3	KEN21	DAY29	NHA8	IND13	POC11	GLN4	MCH10	BRI39	ATL18	RCH1	CHI11	NHA9	DOV35	KAN5	CLT10	TAL17	MAR12	TEX37	PHO21	HOM12	13th	2282	[52]
2014				DAY17	PHO8	LVS5	BRI1	CAL10	MAR13	TEX14	DAR13	RCH9	TAL30	KAN6	CLT4	DOV14	POC41	MCH23	SON1	KEN17	DAY37	NHA13	IND15	POC29	GLN5	MCH23	BRI7	ATL5	RCH22	CHI20	NHA17	DOV11	KAN5	CLT8	TAL21	MAR20	TEX9	PHO15	HOM34	9th	2288	[53]
2015	Joe Gibbs Racing	19	Toyota	DAY23	ATL12	LVS42	PHO13	CAL13	MAR17	TEX10	BRI24	RCH19	TAL32	KAN20	CLT1	DOV19	POC15	MCH12	SON40	DAY41	KEN4	NHA7	IND13	POC10	GLN8	MCH6	BRI7	DAR1	RCH11	CHI2	NHA5	DOV15	CLT6	KAN8	TAL5	MAR14	TEX5	PHO12	HOM11	5th	2368	[54]
2016				DAY5	ATL5	LVS18	PHO2	CAL7	MAR6	TEX7	BRI1*	RCH1*	TAL35	KAN11	DOV28	CLT18	POC8	MCH6	SON4	DAY25	KEN2	NHA20	IND35	POC8	GLN15	BRI6	MCH7	DAR19	RCH32	CHI15	NHA6	DOV14	CLT12	KAN2	TAL29	MAR36	TEX1	PHO19	HOM34	4th	5007	[55]
† – 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

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Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start	Finish
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

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NASCAR Nationwide 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	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	GTW38	PPR	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT	MEM	ATL	CAR	PHO	HOM	117th	49	[56]
2004	RAB Racing	03	Ford	DAY	CAR	LVS	DAR	BRI	TEX	NSH	TAL	CAL	GTW	RCH	NZH	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	DAY	CHI	NHA	PPR	IRP	MCH	BRI19	CAL	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT	MEM	ATL	PHO	DAR	HOM	116th	106	[57]
2005	Roush Racing	60	Ford	DAY10	CAL6	MXC3	LVS7*	ATL1	NSH4	BRI7	TEX4	PHO8	TAL33	DAR11	RCH1	CLT35	DOV31	NSH	KEN1*	MLW14	DAY36	CHI4	NHA2	PPR34	GTW3	IRP20	GLN11	MCH3	BRI29	CAL1	RCH28	DOV9	KAN27	CLT4	MEM5	TEX3	PHO1*	HOM19	3rd	4601	[58]
2006				DAY39	CAL3	MXC8	LVS5	ATL24	BRI5	TEX43	NSH5	PHO3	TAL10	RCH6	DAR8	CLT1	DOV2*	NSH1*	KEN36	MLW21	DAY5	CHI2	NHA1	MAR6	GTW1	IRP10	GLN27	MCH23	BRI8	CAL12	RCH9	DOV26	KAN6	CLT27*	MEM3	TEX7	PHO5	HOM2	2nd	4824	[59]
2007	Roush Fenway Racing			DAY3	CAL4	MXC4	LVS6	ATL4	BRI1*	NSH1*	TEX3	PHO5	TAL10	RCH13	DAR3	CLT17	DOV1*	NSH1	KEN33*	MLW8*	NHA2	DAY11	CHI20	GTW6	IRP4	CGV30	GLN32	MCH28	BRI11	CAL26	RCH2	DOV6	KAN38	CLT33	MEM25	TEX11	PHO7	HOM4	1st	4805	[60]
2008				DAY10	CAL5	LVS14	ATL4	BRI14	NSH3	TEX13	PHO2	MXC4	TAL31	RCH7*	DAR43	CLT13	DOV2	NSH13	KEN20	MLW1	NHA5	DAY11	CHI16	GTW1*	IRP11	CGV6	GLN25	MCH1*	BRI37	CAL2	RCH1	DOV5	KAN4	CLT5	MEM1*	TEX2	PHO1*	HOM1	2nd	5111	[61]
2009				DAY2	CAL4	LVS2	BRI2	TEX18	NSH5	PHO33	TAL13	RCH2	DAR3	CLT10	DOV5	NSH3	KEN20	MLW1	NHA6	DAY3	CHI6	GTW3	IRP1*	IOW4	GLN3	MCH40	BRI2	CGV1	ATL7	RCH1	DOV5	KAN7	CAL3	CLT5	MEM6	TEX9	PHO1*	HOM2	2nd	5472	[62]
2010				DAY2	CAL4	LVS3	BRI4	NSH6	PHO6	TEX30	TAL35	RCH5	DAR6	DOV11	CLT9	NSH2	KEN2	ROA1*	NHA3	DAY11	CHI6	GTW1	IRP2	IOW10	GLN33	MCH2	BRI5	CGV20*	ATL3	RCH10	DOV3	KAN14	CAL4	CLT13	GTW5	TEX1	PHO1*	HOM6	2nd	5194	[63]
2011				DAY29	PHO2	LVS6*	BRI7	CAL2	TEX1*	TAL17	NSH1*	RCH25	DAR20	DOV1*	IOW2	CLT2*	CHI2*	MCH1*	ROA	DAY14	KEN8	NHA34	NSH1*	IRP5	IOW2	GLN5	CGV7	BRI4	ATL1*	RCH2*	CHI2	DOV1*	KAN2	CLT1	TEX3*	PHO3	HOM3*	89th	01	[64]
2012				DAY	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL	TEX	RCH	TAL	DAR	IOW	CLT	DOV	MCH	ROA	KEN	DAY	NHA	CHI	IND	IOW	GLN1	CGV	BRI	ATL	RCH	CHI	KEN	DOV	CLT	KAN	TEX	PHO	HOM	105th	01	[65]

Craftsman Truck Series

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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	GTW	PPR	DOV	TEX	MEM23	MLW28	KAN8	KEN18	NHA	MCH	IRP19	NSH	RCH	TEX24	SBO	LVS36	CAL	PHO	HOM	33rd	676	[66]
2003	Roush Racing	99	Ford	DAY24	DAR23	MMR15	MAR4	CLT12	DOV33	TEX2	MEM5	MLW15	KAN2	KEN1	GTW4	MCH5	IRP1*	NSH1*	BRI11	RCH25	NHA2	CAL7	LVS27	SBO7	TEX4	MAR2	PHO4	HOM27	8th	3416	[67]
2004				DAY1*	ATL7	MAR6	MFD17	CLT2*	DOV14	TEX6	MEM5	MLW23	KAN1	KEN33	GTW18	MCH6	IRP5	NSH20	BRI1	RCH5	NHA4	LVS33	CAL10	TEX9	MAR8	PHO10	DAR4	HOM12	4th	3493	[68]
2006	Roush Racing	50	Ford	DAY	CAL	ATL	MAR	GTW	CLT	MFD	DOV2	TEX	MCH	MLW	KAN	KEN	MEM	IRP	NSH	BRI	NHA	LVS	TAL	MAR	ATL	TEX	PHO	HOM	63rd	170	[69]
2007	Roush Fenway Racing			DAY24	CAL4	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	[70]

* Season still in progress 1 Ineligible for series points

Rolex Sports Car Series

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(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	MOH	DAY2	BAR	WAT2	CGV29/16	MIL	HOM	0	[71]

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External links

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• Carl Edwards driver statistics at Racing-Reference
• Carl Edwards at IMDb

Sporting positions
Preceded byKevin Harvick	NASCAR Busch Series Champion 2007	Succeeded byClint Bowyer
Achievements
Preceded byJimmie Johnson	Coca-Cola 600 Winner 2015	Succeeded byMartin Truex Jr.
Preceded byKevin Harvick	Bojangles' Southern 500 Winner 2015	Succeeded byMartin Truex Jr.
Preceded byKurt Busch	NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Winner 2011	Succeeded byJimmie Johnson
Preceded byTony Stewart	Prelude to the Dream Winner 2007	Succeeded byTony Stewart
Awards
Preceded byKyle Busch	NASCAR Busch Series Rookie of the Year 2005	Succeeded byDanny O'Quinn
Preceded byBrendan Gaughan	NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Rookie of the Year 2003	Succeeded byDavid Reutimann
Preceded byKenny Wallace	NASCAR Busch Series Most Popular Driver 2007	Succeeded byBrad Keselowski

Carl Edwards related navboxes

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D. Gibbs Darian Grubb Jason Hedlesky Jimmy Makar Curtis Markham Mark McFarland Cole Pearn Jason Ratcliff Dave Rogers Greg Zipadelli NASCAR Hall of Fame Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Dale Jarrett Matt Kenseth Bobby Labonte Terry Labonte Mark Martin Tony Stewart Former drivers Winners Aric Almirola Mike Bliss Harrison Burton Kyle Busch Matt DiBenedetto Carl Edwards Max Gresham Daniel Hemric Sam Hornish Jr. Dale Jarrett Erik Jones Matt Kenseth Bobby Labonte Joey Logano Mike McLaughlin Ryan Preece Elliott Sadler Chandler Smith Sammy Smith Tony Stewart Daniel Suárez Martin Truex Jr. Other drivers Dakoda Armstrong Casey Atwood Trevor Bayne Kyle Benjamin Josh Bilicki Kelly Bires Justin Bonsignore Justin Boston Jeremy Clements Brad Coleman Kevin Conway Joey Coulter Matt Crafton Ricky Craven Sheldon Creed Brent Crews Kertus Davis Marc Davis James Davison Ty Dillon Drew Dollar Jeffrey Earnhardt Jeff Fuller Coy Gibbs J. D. Gibbs David Gilliland Todd Gilliland Joe Graf Jr. Noah Gragson Tanner Gray Mark Green Steve Grissom Riley Herbst Kenny Habul Jack Hawksworth Drew Herring Andy Hillenburg Owen Kelly Ross Kenseth Travis Kittleson Terry Labonte Jason Leffler Sterling Marlin Mark Martin Michael McDowell Mark McFarland Mike McLaughlin Brett Moffitt Connor Mosack Jack Perkins Jeff Purvis David Ragan Johnny Sauter Brian Scott Regan Smith Myatt Snider Matt Tifft Brian Vickers Bubba Wallace Kenny Wallace J. J. Yeley iRacing Ray Alfalla Daniel Faulkingham Bobby Zalenski NASCAR Cup Series Championships Overall championships 2000 (B. Labonte) 2002 (Stewart) 2005 (Stewart) 2015 (Ky. Busch) 2019 (Ky. Busch) Regular season championships 2018 (Ky. Busch) 2019 (Ky. Busch) 2023 (M. Truex) NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Championships Drivers' Championship 2009 (Ky. Busch) 2016 (Suárez) 2021 (Hemric) 2022 (T. Gibbs) Owners' Championship 2008 (No. 20) 2009 (No. 18) 2012 (No. 18) 2016 (No. 19) 2022 (No. 54) 2025 (No. 19) ARCA Menards Series Championships 2021 (T. Gibbs) ARCA Menards Series East Championships 2007 (Logano) 2011 (Gresham) 2021 (S. Smith) 2023 (Sawalich) 2024 (Sawalich) Daytona 500 wins 1993 (D. Jarrett) 2016 (Hamlin) 2019 (Hamlin) 2020 (Hamlin) Brickyard 400 wins 2000 (B. Labonte) 2005 (Stewart) 2007 (Stewart) 2015 (Ky. Busch) 2016 (Ky. Busch) Coca-Cola 600 wins 1995 (B. Labonte) 2015 (Edwards) 2018 (Ky. Busch) 2019 (M. Truex) 2022 (Hamlin) 2024 (Bell) Southern 500 wins 2000 (B. Labonte) 2008 (Ky. Busch) 2010 (Hamlin) 2013 (Kenseth) 2015 (Edwards) 2017 (Hamlin) 2019 (E. Jones) 2021 (Hamlin) 2025 (Briscoe) All-Star Race wins 2015 (Hamlin) 2017 (Ky. Busch) 2025 (Bell) Cook Out Clash wins 2001 (Stewart) 2002 (Stewart) 2006 (Hamlin) 2007 (Stewart) 2012 (Ky. Busch) 2014 (Hamlin) 2015 (Kenseth) 2016 (Hamlin) 2020 (E. Jones) 2021 (Ky. Busch) 2023 (M. Truex) 2024 (Hamlin) Partnerships and affiliations 23XI Racing Halmar Friesen Racing Sam Hunt Racing Toyota Racing Development Venturini Motorsports Category Commons v t e RFK Racing Headquarters: Concord, North Carolina Personnel Jack Roush John W. Henry Brad Keselowski Chip Bowers Geoff Smith Robbie Reiser Mike Massaro NASCAR Cup Series Drivers (6) Brad Keselowski / Corey LaJoie (17) Chris Buescher (60) Ryan Preece (99) Corey LaJoie (part-time) Crew chiefs (6) Jeremy Bullins (17) Scott Graves (60) Derrick Finley (99) Mike Skarbowski Reserve driver Corey LaJoie eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series (6) Collin Bowden (17) Timmy Holmes NASCAR Hall of Fame Kurt Busch Carl Edwards Matt Kenseth Mark Martin Jack Roush Notable former drivers NASCAR Stanton Barrett Trevor Bayne T. J. Bell Kyle Benjamin Johnny Benson Jr. Greg Biffle Dave Blaney Mike Bliss Chuck Bown Colin Braun Chase Briscoe Jeff Burton Kurt Busch Kyle Busch Ross Chastain Austin Cindric Joey Clanton Ricky Craven Conor Daly Erik Darnell Wally Dallenbach Jr. Bobby East Carl Edwards Tim Fedewa Gray Gaulding Nathan Haseleu Chuck Hossfeld Brian Ickler Billy Johnson Michel Jourdain Jr. Matt Kenseth Todd Kluever Travis Kvapil Kevin Lepage Chad Little Ty Majeski Mark Martin Matt McCall Mike McLaughlin Jamie McMurray Paul Menard Ted Musgrave Ryan Newman Danny O'Quinn Hank Parker Jr. Travis Pastrana Ryan Reed Joe Ruttman Elliott Sadler Peter Shepherd III Regan Smith Zane Smith Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kevin Swindell Auggie Vidovich II Bubba Wallace Kenny Wallace Kyle Weatherman Jon Wood Tim Woods Trans-Am Wally Dallenbach Jr. Pete Halsmer Tommy Kendall Scott Pruett Willy T. Ribbs Dorsey Schroeder iRacing Kaden Honeycutt Zack Novak Parker Retzlaff Former personnel Paul Andrews Jimmy Fennig Luke Lambert Matt McCall Steve Newmark Bob Osborne Doug Richert Pat Tryson NASCAR Cup Series Championships 2003 (Kenseth) 2004 (Ku. Busch) NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Championships 2002 (Biffle) 2007 (Edwards) 2011 (Stenhouse) 2012 (Stenhouse) 2015 (Buescher) NASCAR Truck Series Championships 2000 (Biffle) NASCAR iRacing Series Championships 2019 (Novak) Daytona 500 wins 2009 (Kenseth) 2012 (Kenseth) Coca-Cola 600 wins 1999 (J. Burton) 2000 (Kenseth) 2001 (J. Burton) 2002 (Martin) Southern 500 wins 1993 (Martin) 1999 (J. Burton) 2005 (Biffle) 2006 (Biffle) Winston 500 wins 1995 (Martin) 1997 (Martin) All-Star Race wins 1998 (Martin) 2004 (Kenseth) 2005 (Martin) 2011 (Edwards) Cook Out Clash wins 1999 (Martin) 2026 (Preece) Partnerships and affiliations Ford Racing Team Penske Wood Brothers Racing See also Fenway Sports Group Fenway Sports Management RFK Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series RFK Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Roush Performance Roush Racing: Driver X Roush-Yates Engines Formerly known as Roush Racing and Roush Fenway Racing v t e MB Motorsports Years active 1995–2018 Personnel Mike Mittler Former drivers Justin Allgaier Tim Andrews Rick Beebe Norm Benning Billy Bigley Mike Bliss Ken Bouchard Spencer Boyd Andy Brass Daniel Brown Cameron Dodson Michael Dokken Kevin Donahue Kyle Donahue Carl Edwards Ryan Ellis Doug George Bobby Gerhart Jake Griffin Larry Gunselman Mike Harmon J. R. Heffner Brandon Hightower Nick Hoffman Ronnie Hornaday Landon Huffman Kenny Irwin Jr. Justin Jennings P. J. Jones Brad Keselowski Blake Koch Travis Kvapil Chris Lafferty Jesse Little Scott Lynch Randy MacDonald Tyler Matthews Jamie McMurray Ted Minor Randy Nelson Akinori Ogata J. R. Patton Bobby Pierce Randy Porter Bryan Reffner Caleb Roark Jerry Robertson Tony Roper Jack Smith Regan Smith Garrett Smithley Reed Sorenson Ben Stancill Scott Stenzel J. C. Stout David Stover Kyle Strickler Tyler Tanner Mike Wallace Jason White Chris Wimmer Chris Windom NASCAR Hall of Fame Carl Edwards Partnerships and affiliations Contreras Motorsports Copp Motorsports Norm Benning Racing SS-Green Light Racing v t e NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Drivers' Champions     1982  J. Ingram 1983  S. Ard 1984  S. Ard 1985  J. Ingram 1986  L. Pearson 1987  L. Pearson 1988  T. Ellis 1989  R. Moroso 1990  C. Bown 1991  B. Labonte 1992  J. Nemechek 1993  S. Grissom 1994  D. Green 1995  J. Benson Jr. 1996  R. LaJoie 1997  R. LaJoie 1998  D. Earnhardt Jr. 1999  D. Earnhardt Jr. 2000  J. Green 2001  K. Harvick 2002  G. Biffle 2003  B. Vickers 2004  M. Truex Jr. 2005  M. Truex Jr. 2006  K. Harvick 2007  C. Edwards 2008  C. Bowyer 2009  Ky. Busch 2010  B. Keselowski 2011  R. Stenhouse Jr. 2012  R. Stenhouse Jr. 2013  A. Dillon 2014  C. Elliott 2015  C. Buescher 2016  D. Suárez 2017  W. Byron 2018  T. Reddick 2019  T. Reddick 2020  A. Cindric 2021  D. Hemric 2022  T. Gibbs 2023  C. Custer 2024  J. Allgaier 2025  J. Love v t e NASCAR Rookies of the Year NASCAR Cup Series 1954: Pitt 1957: Rush 1958: Rollins 1959: Petty 1960: Pearson 1961: Wilson 1962: Cox 1963: Wade 1964: Cooper 1965: McQuagg 1966: Hylton 1967: Do. Allison 1968: P. Hamilton 1969: Brooks 1970: Dennis 1971: Ballard 1972: L. Smith 1973: Pond 1974: Ross 1975: B. Hill 1976: Manning 1977: Rudd 1978: Thomas 1979: Earnhardt 1980: Ridley 1981: R. Bouchard 1982: Bodine 1983: Marlin 1984: R. Wallace 1985: Schrader 1986: Kulwicki 1987: Da. Allison 1988: K. Bouchard 1989: Trickle 1990: Moroso 1991: B. Hamilton 1992: Hensley 1993: Gordon 1994: J. Burton 1995: Craven 1996: Benson 1997: Skinner 1998: Irwin 1999: Stewart 2000: Kenseth 2001: Harvick 2002: Newman 2003: McMurray 2004: Kahne 2005: Ky. Busch 2006: Hamlin 2007: Montoya 2008: R. Smith 2009: Logano 2010: Conway 2011: Lally 2012: Leicht 2013: Stenhouse Jr. 2014: Larson 2015: B. Moffitt 2016: Elliott 2017: Jones 2018: Byron 2019: Hemric 2020: Custer 2021: Briscoe 2022: Cindric 2023: Gibbs 2024: Hocevar 2025: van Gisbergen NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series 1989: K. Wallace 1990: Nemechek 1991: Gordon 1992: Craven 1993: Sadler 1994: Benson 1995: Fuller 1996: Allen Jr. 1997: Park 1998: Santerre 1999: Raines 2000: Harvick 2001: Biffle 2002: S. Riggs 2003: Stremme 2004: Ky. Busch 2005: Edwards 2006: O'Quinn Jr. 2007: Ragan 2008: Cassill 2009: Allgaier 2010: Stenhouse Jr. 2011: T. Hill 2012: A. Dillon 2013: Larson 2014: Elliott 2015: Suárez 2016: Jones 2017: Byron 2018: Reddick 2019: Briscoe 2020: H. Burton 2021: Gibbs 2022: A. Hill 2023: S. Smith 2024: Love 2025: Zilisch NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series 1996: Reffner 1997: Irwin 1998: Biffle 1999: Stefanik 2000: Ku. Busch 2001: Kvapil 2002: Gaughan 2003: Edwards 2004: Reutimann 2005: Kluever 2006: Darnell 2007: Allen 2008: Braun 2009: Sauter 2010: A. Dillon 2011: Coulter 2012: T. Dillon 2013: Blaney 2014: Kennedy 2015: Jones 2016: Byron 2017: Briscoe 2018: Snider 2019: Ankrum 2020: Z. Smith 2021: C. Smith 2022: Heim 2023: Sanchez 2024: L. Riggs 2025: Ruggiero v t e NASCAR All-Star Race winners Multiple Four-time Jimmie Johnson Three-time Dale Earnhardt Jeff Gordon Kyle Larson Two-time Davey Allison Terry Labonte Mark Martin Kevin Harvick Joey Logano One-time Darrell Waltrip Bill Elliott Rusty Wallace Geoff Bodine Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt Jr. Ryan Newman Matt Kenseth Kasey Kahne Tony Stewart Kurt Busch Carl Edwards Jamie McMurray Denny Hamlin Kyle Busch Chase Elliott Ryan Blaney Christopher Bell

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