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Thursday, March 11, 2010
Scotts' statement: Edwards' sponsor concerned about on-track incident: Scotts appreciates the support of NASCAR fans everywhere, and we have an excellent relationship with Carl Edwards, Jack Roush and the No. 99 Roush Fenway Racing team. However, like many fans, we were very concerned about the on-track incident that occurred in Atlanta this past weekend. As a result, we have strongly expressed these concerns to both Carl and Jack, and we are confident that they have a clear understanding of the trust we have placed in them as ambassadors of our company, our associates and our brands. In addition, as a sponsor, we want to make sure that drivers, race teams and NASCAR focus on keeping these types of incidents and misjudgments from happening. (PR)
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Carl Edwards placed on 3-week probation following incident: Carl Edwards has been placed on three weeks' probation by NASCAR for intentionally wrecking Brad Keselowski's car during last weekend's race at Atlanta. NASCAR president Mike Helton said Tuesday there are two separate issues: the wreck itself, and the fact that Keselowski's car went airborne. He says NASCAR is reviewing why the car left the track, and adds that NASCAR will meet with both drivers and their car owners to "clean the slate."(AP)
Monday, March 8, 2010
Carl Edwards defends on-track antics on his Facebook page: On Sunday and having met with NASCAR officials at the track after being parked, Carl Edwards later wrote on his Facebook page explaining the reasoning behind his on-track antics at Atlanta. “My options,” he wrote. “Considering that Brad wrecks me with no regard for anyone’s safety or hard work, should I: A) Keep letting him wreck me? B) Confront him after the race? C) Wait till Bristol and collect other cars? or D) Take care of it now? “I want to be clear that I was surprised at his flight and very relieved when he walked away. Every person has to decide what code they want to live by and hopefully this explains mine.” (Autosport.com)
Pemberton: NASCAR unlikely to suspend Carl Edwards: NASCAR’s first take on the latest round in the long-lingering Brad Keselowski-Carl Edwards feud? And feud apparently isn’t too strong a term here, considering the carnage involved. Robin Pemberton, NASCAR’s competition director, said it will take a few days to ponder just what is going on here. “It looked like it could have been a payback,” Pemberton said of Edward’s final clip. “We talked with Carl after the race, and we have an understanding about it, and we will talk internally again as a group Monday or Tuesday this week, and make any decision if there will be any other actions we will take.” What options are at hand? Suspension, perhaps, though that has rarely been used at the Cup level, particularly when a major star like Edwards is at stake. “I’m not going to speculate at this time,” Pemberton replied. (MikeMulhern.net)
NASCAR to announce any additional penalties against Edwards on Tuesday: Brad Keselowski called for fellow Sprint Cup driver Carl Edwards to be suspended for at least one race after Edwards wrecked him Sunday in the Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. But Robin Pemberton, vice president of competition for NASCAR, said the governing body would take its time in examining all the facts before deciding what to do with Edwards, whose No. 99 Roush Fenway Ford was ordered to the garage after wrecking the No. 12 of Keselowski and sending it airborne on the frontstretch on Lap 323 of what was a scheduled 325-lap event. Pemberton and other NASCAR officials, including president Mike Helton, met with Edwards following Sunday's race -- but Pemberton said they would discuss the incident further "internally" on Monday and Tuesday before announcing any additional penalties for Edwards by late Tuesday afternoon. "It looked like it could have been a payback from the No. 99 on the No. 12," Pemberton said. The two drivers got together earlier during Sunday's race when they bumped on Lap 41 and Edwards ended up getting shoved into the No. 20 Toyota of Joey Logano, effectively ruining both of their days. Keselowski, meanwhile, drove away from that incident and went on to put together a solid run for the day while Edwards spent much of the afternoon having his car repaired in the garage. Edwards returned to the track on Lap 190 after spending 150 laps in the garage, and appeared to purposely wreck Keselowski when Keselowski appeared headed for a top-five finish. "To come back and intentionally wreck someone, that's not cool," Keselowski said. "You could have killed someone in the grandstands. I know that it's a little ironic that it's me saying that, but at least I didn't do it intentionally [when it happened at Talladega]. It will be interesting to see how NASCAR reacts to it. They have the ball. If they're going to allow people to intentionally wreck each other at tracks this fast, we will hurt someone either in the cars or in the grandstands. It's not cool to wreck someone at 195 mph." Pemberton indicated that Edwards more or less admitted in the post-race meeting with NASCAR officials that he intended to wreck Keselowski, but that he did not mean to send him airborne. Keselowski's car ended up landing upside down, nearly crushing in the driver's side of the roof, and was completely destroyed in the aftermath. Keselowski was shaken up after the wreck and needed assistance getting removed from the car, but eventually was cleared at the AMS infield care center. "Carl said he got into him; he said he didn't expect the result," Pemberton said. Earlier, Edwards spoke briefly with the media and attempted to explain his thinking. "Brad knows the deal between him and I," Edwards said. "The scary part was his car went airborne, which was not at all what I expected. At the end of the day, we're out here to race and people have to have respect for one another and I have a lot of respect for people's safety. I wish it wouldn't have gone like it did, but I'm glad he's OK and we'll just go on and race some more and maybe him and I won't get in any more incidents together. That would be the best thing." Keselowski told reporters that he believed Edwards took "three swipes" at him before connecting, and that Edwards deserves to be suspended for at least one race. He also defended what had occurred during their first incident Sunday. "He cut down on me on a restart and I lifted; I couldn't lift fast enough for him," Keselowski said. "I lifted for him to let him in, but I was there. I don't know what more you can do. "[Keep the] car low, that's what they say. So I was underneath him, tried to cut him a break. It was too late, though; he turned down. I apologized to him, but there was nothing that I could do in that situation."(NASCAR.com)
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Carl Edward's wife Kate give birth to girl: Anne Edwards was born February 24, 2010 in Columbia, Mo., at 12:44 p.m. (CT) weighing in at 8 lbs., 4 oz. Parents Carl and Kate Edwards, and baby Anne are all doing well. For anyone wanting to send flowers or gifts, Carl and Kate have requested that instead donations be made to the following charity: Back 2 Back Ministries, c/o Anne Edwards, P.O. Box 70, Mason, Ohio 45040. Donations will be used for an orphanage in Monterrey, Mexico.(RFR)
Friday, February 19, 2010
Darnell to stand-by for Carl Edwards at California and Las Vegas: Carl Edwards breathed a sigh of relief Sunday at Daytona when his wife Kate didn't have their baby. The hope was that Kate would deliver the baby sometime this week; if not, Erik Darnell has been hired as a backup for Auto Club Speedway and Las Vegas should Edwards have to jump on a plane and head home.(Frontstretch.com)
Sunday, February 14, 2010
SUBWAY, Carl Edwards kickoff new campaign: Subway restaurants announced that Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Aflac/Subway Roush Fenway Racing Ford Fusion, is helping to bring the company's "Footlong Nation Appreciation" campaign to Daytona. The recently launched campaign, which gives thanks to consumers for contributing to the success of the famous Subway "Footlong," is also providing Edwards with extra incentive to win Sunday's race - finish first and his hometown of Columbia, Mo., food bank receives 500 Footlong subs, plus an additional 50 subs for each lap Edwards leads. Footlong fans across the country can also get in on the action by visitingwww.SubwayFreshBuzz.com and voting for their favorite sub. The city or town with the most votes cast by March 22, 2010 will be deemed "Capital of Footlong Nation" and receive a donation of 500 Footlongs to a local food bank. One in eight Americans - 37 million - received emergency food help last year, up 46% from 2005, according to a recent report.(PR)
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Carl Edwards: NASCAR needs to take downforce away: Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Aflac Ford: “I think whatever [NASCAR] can do to take downforce away is great for the sport, great for the racing and good for the fans. Atlanta is one of the last tracks where you can really manhandle a car, drive and slide the car sideways. Taking downforce away will make more tracks like that, which is good.” (AMS PR)
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Carl Edwards: Danica Patrick will help Nationwide series: Roush Fenway Racing driver Carl Edwards said Danica Patrick’s presence will bring attention to the Nationwide Series. “For her to be successful over here will be a huge benefit to not only her and her sponsors but our whole sport,” Edwards said. “So I hope she does well - not any better than me - but I hope she does really well. “But I think it’s going to be tough, just like it is for everyone.” (Scene Daily)
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Kelloggs to sponsor Edwards in 2010: Kellogg's will sponsor Carl Edwards next season following a 16-season stint with Hendrick Motorsports. Kellogg's will be the primary sponsor for two races on the No. 99 Ford and an associate sponsor for the remainder of the season.(FOXSports.com)
Wednesday, Novermber 4, 2009
No. 99 Crew wins Pit Road Precesion Award at Talladega: Carl Edwards' crew won the Tissot Pit Road Precision Award in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway. It was the second Tissot win of the season for the No. 99 crew and the ninth win for a Roush Fenway Racing team. Edwards' Ford Fusion spent the least amount of time on pit road (191.014 seconds) during the AMP Energy 500 at the Alabama 2.66-mile oval. Edwards' over-the-wall crew, which earned $5,000 for the Tissot win, consists of: Greg Donlin (front-tire changer), Jeremy Dyer (front-tire carrier), Brandon Hopkins (rear-tire changer), Jody Fortson (rear-tire carrier), Craig Pope (jackman), Joe Karasinski (gasman) and Norm Lowe (catch can). The team's crew chief is Bob Osborne. With three races remaining in the 2009 season, three teams are in contention to claim the Tissot Pit Road Precision Award season championship which carries a $100,000 bonus plus Tissot watches for the crew and driver. Greg Biffle's No. 16 crew leads the competition with six wins, followed by five wins for Jeff Gordon's No. 24 crew and four wins for Jimmie Johnson's No. 48 crew. If there's a tie in the Tissot competition after the final race at Homestead-Miami Speedway (Nov. 22), the team which finishes the highest in the Sprint Cup driver point standings will be awarded the Tissot season title (Tissot)
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Edwards' Martinsville stat: Did you know? Martinsville and Watkins Glen are the only tracks on the NSCS circuit that Carl Edwards has failed to lead a lap. (PR)
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Edwards on ESPN The Magazine cover: Carl Edwards is one of six cover athletes who will appear on ESPN The Magazine's cover for its inaugural "Body Issue". The Body Issue, on newsstands Friday, Oct. 9, will feature nearly 80 athletes from a variety of sports in a celebration and exploration of the athletic form. The issue honors athletes of diverse shapes, sizes, genders and races within the boundaries of taste and frontiers of creativity upon which ESPN The Magazine and ESPN have built their reputations. It is a testament to the work the athletes do, the effort they exert and the price they sometimes pay in reliance on their most important asset - their bodies.(ESPN PR)
Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009
Pair of Cup drivers to race for Victory Junction: Carl Edwards and Clint Bowyer will contest a race within a race when they compete in the Price Chopper 400 Sprint Cup race at Kansas Speedway. Sprint announced a Stateline Challenge between Edwards, of Columbia, Missouri and Bowyer, of Emporia, Kansas. Sprint will present a check for $100,000 to Victory Junction Midwest in the name of the driver who finishes higher in the race. A $25,000 donation will be made in honor of the other driver. All proceeds from the race will help fund construction efforts for Victory Junction.(Kansas City Star)
Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009
Up to eight weeks for Edwards' foot to heal? Carl Edwards said if all goes well, it will take eight weeks for his broken foot to heal. Edwards said the only time the foot hurts him in the car is when he pushes too hard on the pedal. (Virginian-Pilot)
Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009
Edwards and Ambrose to team up for Grand-Am race: NASCAR stars Carl Edwards and Marcos Ambrose will team up in Montreal for the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal on August 29. Edwards and Ambrose will co-drive the No. 77 Ford DP car owned by Doran Enterprises, Inc. in the two-hour race. Aflac is the primary sponsor with Subway as a secondary sponsor for Edwards and iRacing.com and Aussie wines as secondary sponsors for Ambrose. The Montreal 200 at Circuit Gille Villeneuve will precede the Nationwide race next week and marks the duo's debut in the series.(Roush Fenway PR)
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Carl Edwards wins Budweiser Celebrity Billiards Shootout: Hundreds of race fans gathered on race weekend inside of the Rollins Center at Dover Downs Hotel & Casino to be a part of the “Budweiser Celebrity Billiards Shootout,” a nine-ball billiards contest won by Carl Edwards. Edwards topped NASCAR on ESPN pit reporter Shannon Spake to win the $10,000 prize for his charity of choice, Speedway Children’s Charities. After sinking the clinching shot, Edwards wowed the crowd in attendance by performing his trademark back flip off of the pool table. The Friday, May 29 tournament featured some of the biggest names in the sport, including defending champion Casey Mears, Clint Bowyer, Ryan Newman and Brad Keselowski and other familiar names such as NASCAR on ESPN pit reporter Jamie Little, NFL legend Herschel Walker, SPEED reporter Hermie Sadler and American Builder host Brian Gurry. The Budweiser Celebrity Billiards Shootout is expected to return as part of the Sept. 25-27, 2009 Dover race weekend. More details will be posted on DoverSpeedway.com.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Edwards talks about possibility of missing The Chase: No. 99 Roush-Fenway driver Carl Edwards -- the man many predicted would end Jimmie Johnson's streak of three consecutive titles -- is 12th in the standings. Edwards has been plagued by pit problems throughout this season. "Yes, there's a concern I'll miss the Chase," Edwards said. "It can happen. We've got to run well enough and keep the bad luck away from us. Trust me, I know exactly where we are in the points, and I'm working hard to change it in a good way." (Virginian-Pilot) Details: The sale will be open from 9:00am - 6:00pm, Monday May 18th through Friday May 22nd. On Friday evening, beginning at 7 pm, an auction of special items is planned. There is no list of items being offered. More info at geoffbodinefanclub.com.
Friday, May 8, 2009
Aflac/Pixar car and commercial to debut at Darlington: Aflac Inc. has collaborated with Disney Pixar for a new television commercial set to debut Saturday. The Aflac duck will share the screen with a few characters from Disney Pixar’s 3-D movie “Up,” an animated comedy adventure that hits theaters later this month. The ad’s message is the same one Aflac has been pushing in its last several commercials: the company will provide policyholders with cash when they are injured or sick. Company officials have previously said that while many people are familiar with Aflac, not all know what the supplemental insurance firm actually does. “This commercial reminds all of us about the importance of having a financial plan for life’s unexpected events,” Jeff Charney, Aflac senior vice president and chief marketing officer, said in a news release.Aflac will also use characters from “Up” in a new paint scheme for the Aflac 99 Ford Fusion race car. The Disney Pixar-inspired car will make its debut Saturday when Carl Edwards takes the wheel at the Southern 500 Nascar race at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina. (Ledger-Enquirer)
Friday, May 1, 2009
Edwards, Roush met with NASCAR concerning Edwards remarks: Carl Edwards and his team owner, Jack Roush, met with NASCAR officials Thursday in Daytona Beach, Fla., to discuss Sunday's race at Talladega Superspeedway and Edwards' comments afterward. "I guess we'll do this until someone gets killed and then we'll change it," Edwards said after his car got airborne and hit the catch-fence between the track surface and grandstands, injuring several spectators. "It was really a good talk, and I think that we're all on the same page and that we want to do whatever we can to make these races as safe as they can be for everybody - the fans and the drivers and all that," Edwards said Friday at Richmond Inernational Raceway. (ThatsRacin.com)
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Injured fan receives call from Carl Edwards:One fan who was hospitalized after the crash at Talladega Speedway receives a call from NASCAR driver Carl Edwards. Blake Bobbitt, 18, from Rogersville is expected to be released from UAB Hospital Wednesday. Terry Bobbitt, Blake's father, says Blake received a call from Carl Edwards, who was checking to see if she was doing well. (MyFoxAlabama)
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Roush Fenway Racing replaces crew member on No. 99: Roush Fenway Racing driver Carl Edwards said small changes made this week to his NASCAR Sprint Cup pit crew were designed to help his No. 99 team be able to compete for the Cup title this year. Edwards said Friday at Nashville Superspeedway, site of Saturday’s Nashville 300 Nationwide Series race, that one crew member was replaced, and a team spokesman said it was front tire changer Corey Quick. (SceneDaily.com)
Friday, March 20, 2009
Edwards spends time in NYC: Carl Edwards spent about 15 quality minutes racing remote controlled cars with Beth Stern, radio host Howard Stern's model wife, who interviewed Edwards for the TV show "Extra." "It's really kind of fun," Edwards said after racing Stern. "We try to get all of this stuff out of the way. That's good." This stuff, for Edwards, was some media appearances and filming a commercial for sponsor Claritin's Clear to Drive campaign in New York, before flying his own jet to Bristol, Tenn., for Sunday's race. (NY Daily News)
Friday, February 20, 2009
Aflac unlikely to sell remaining sponsorships on No. 99: Aflac will likely be the primary sponsor of Roush Fenway Racing’s No. 99 Ford driven by Carl Edwards for more NASCAR Sprint Cup races this year than originally announced. When Aflac announced it would become the primary sponsor in 2009, a company official had indicated that it hoped to keep only 20-25 races as the primary sponsor and sell off the remaining 11-16. That was back in May when the contract, reportedly a three-year deal with Roush Fenway worth $26 million a year, was inked. The economy has changed since then, as has Edwards’ stature as he challenged for last year’s Sprint Cup title and won a series-high nine races. Aflac currently has sold off four races – three to Subway and one to Claritin – and a company executive says it won’t sell off additional races unless the potential sponsor fits with Aflac’s business model.
“Our strategy is right now we feel like we have the hottest driver in NASCAR,” Keith Farley, Aflac’s corporate sponsorship manager, said last week at Daytona. “We feel like since originally working with him last May and working on the contract, his value has gone up. Our strategy is to make sure we do what’s right for the Aflac brand and for Carl. (SceneDaily.com)
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Subway to sponsor No.99 Carl Edwards three races: Subway Restaurants will serve as the primary sponsor of Carl Edwards and the No. 99 Sprint Cup Series Ford for three races in 2009, which includes the Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway in April. Edwards will also pilot the car in the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway and then a to be announced race.(RacingOne)
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Edwards wins Best Driver Award: NASCAR ace Carl Edwards was awarded the inaugural TAG Heuer Racing Award at Saturday’s Race of Champions preview press conference. The Award was set up by TAG Heuer this year to attempt to determine who is statistically the best racing driver in the world. A team of eight jurors has statistically analysed the weekly performances of more than 150 drivers from F1, GP2, NASCAR and the World Rally Championship. Edwards’ nine victories in this year’s NASCAR championship saw him finish ahead of the likes of five times World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb and 2008 F1 World Championship protagonists, Felipe Massa and eventual champion, Lewis Hamilton.(F1-Live)
Friday, December 5, 2008
Aflac puts Edwards on short leash: Aflac loves Carl Edwards and is paying big money to pair him with its iconic duck in commercials and on the hood of his car, but the company would like to not see its driver pictured scuffling with other drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup garage area. Aflac Vice President Al Johnson, speaking at the Street & Smith’s Motorsports Marketing Forum on Tuesday, talked about the line drivers have with their sponsors in showing their emotions. “Obviously, we’re very protective of our brand,” said Johnson, who oversees all advertising for the company. “We certainly don’t want garage scuffles going on or things to happen … whether it’s a celebrity that’s in one of our commercials on down to a sports star. “But we do want people to be true to themselves.” (SceneDaily.com)
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Johnson, Edwards named to All-America Auto Racing Team: NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson and runner-up Carl Edwards have been named to the 2008 All-America Auto Racing Team by the Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association. They are joined by IRL champion Scott Dixon and Helio Castroneves on the 17-member team. Drag racers include NHRA Top Fuel champion Tony Schumacher and Funny Car champion Cruz Pedregon.Other members include: road racers David Brabham and Scott Sharp (American Le Mans champ) and Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas (Grand American Road Racing champ), short track's Jerry Coons Jr. (USAC Silver Crown and Sprint champ) and Donny Schatz (World of Outlaws champ), NASCAR Truck champ Johnny Benson, ARCA champ Justin Allgaier, and at-large entries Jorg Bergmeister, Wolf Henzler (ALMS GT champ) and Raphael Matos (Indy Lights champ). The 2008 driver of the year, from the 14 selections, will be announced at a Jan. 10 awards dinner in Ontario. The public is invited to the dinner. For more information, go to www.AAR WBA.org. (aarwba)
Monday, December 1, 2008
Johnson and Edwards sponsor exposure exceeded $1 billion in '08: Joyce Julius & Associates monitors sports sponsorships, but it is best known for measuring exposure given to sponsors during televised sports coverage. In NASCAR, for instance, Joyce Julius looks at telecasts of races in NASCAR's three top series and clocks how long a sponsor's logo can be seen clearly. It counts each second and then multiplies that by what it would cost to buy a second of advertising on that telecast. According to this year's research, Jimmie Johnson's sponsors had their respective logos shown for 59hours, 28minutes, 39seconds. By the Joyce Julius formula, that means Johnson's sponsors got $510,161,750 worth of exposure. Carl Edwards, who finished second in the standings to Johnson, had his sponsors shown for 58:50:11. That equates to $495,908,515 in exposure. (More at Charlotte Observer)
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