Ford Racing Notes and Quotes: Carl Edwards

Brooklyn, Mich. — Carl Edwards was a winner here at Michigan International Speedway last year and is still in search of his first victory in 2009. He addressed reporters at his hauler after Friday’s practice.

CARL EDWARDS – NO. 99 AFLAC FORD FUSIONHOW WAS YOUR CAR IN PRACTICE?“We spent a lot of time in race trim. Bob [Osborne, crew chief] said there’s a slight chance of rain tomorrow during practice, so we focused on race runs there and then went to qualifying trim. We only got two quick runs, but Greg [Biffle, teammate] was real fast so we’ll lean on him maybe for a setup for qualifying. This place is an easy place to pass if you’ve got a fast race car, so I think Bob is doing the right thing. It’s a little painful to watch that chart, though, but we’ll be alright.”

IS THIS THE PLACE TO GET BACK ON TRACK?“I felt like we were in pretty good shape at Dover. I felt like we ran really well at Pocono, exceptionally well. If we can run that well again here on Sunday, that’s what we need. Sonoma should be pretty good. We’ve run pretty well there the last few years. I kind of look at this stretch that it has the potential for us to gain a lot of points if I don’t screw something up or without bad luck. Last week, this week, next week, it should be good.”

CAN YOU PINPOINT A REASON WHY ROUSH HAS BEEN SO GOOD HERE?“It’s been great crew members. We run well here. The first Cup race I ever ran was here and I finished 10th and all of our cars finishing in the top 10 and I thought, ‘Boy, this is gonna be an easy career [laughter].’ The fact is we don’t run that well at all of them, but we do run well here and I don’t know why. We’ve got great engines. I think all of my teammates do a really good job with this style of race track. I don’t know if Jack [Roush, owner] does a little something extra because this is in his backyard.I don’t know if Ford is doing something extra, but we do run well here. I like it.”

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