More - Carl Edwards Quotes

Richmond is a great track, and it will be a fun race to watch this week. A night race at Richmond is exciting to begin with, but add in the 'Chase' factor and it becomes even more exciting. Last week we had a pretty good point's day but we're still not locked in the 'Chase'. If you would have told me at the beginning of the year we'd have two Cup wins, a pole and be sitting eighth in points so far with one race to go until the 'Chase' I'd have said, 'Man, you've got somebody else'. I just didn't expect our year to go this well. Our primary goal this week is to make the 'Chase'. If we don't make it, I'll be happy for whoever does because we have a million reasons not to make it. But we really want to make it and I think we can.

Carl Edwards

 Fun

If we've got race-winning power, we're going to go win the race. If we don't, we're going to just not wreck.

Carl Edwards

 Power

I watched the tape, and I know how he did it. He was relentless. He just drove up under everybody's bumper until they got out of his way. That's what he did. We'll have to do it that way.

Carl Edwards

 

We had a really good test there a few weeks ago. It reminds me of Pocono a little bit. When we tested there Kurt (Busch) was there as well so I asked him a ton of questions and he helped me a lot. I think there are a lot of places to pick up speed which is neat. We ran the fastest lap time that day which was cool. I'm really optimistic about our chances there.

Carl Edwards

 

I saw everything happening, and I said, 'Wow, I can't believed we're going to go out like this, ... I'm just glad I didn't do any damage to any important stuff.

Carl Edwards

 

It would be more than I deserve at this point in my career, ... It was one of our goals heading into the season, but honestly at this point I don't expect it. It would be great, don't get me wrong, but if it doesn't happen I'm not going to get upset. There are a million reasons we shouldn't make it, looking back.

Carl Edwards

 

To avoid this kind of wreck, you just can't race hard when you're in a tight space, ... You gotta be smart.

Carl Edwards

 Race

That was just pure focus and stress and all that, man, ... I almost went insane in the car there, just ... so nervous.

Carl Edwards

 

We ran really well at Phoenix last year. That should be a good spot for our team.

Carl Edwards

 

The pole is great and all that, ... but the car is so good it would have been foolish to come out here in cool temperatures ... and lay it on the line the first lap and have a wreck.

Carl Edwards