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Carl Edwards: Tracks
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Edwards grew up watching his father, Carl Sr., race, and was inspired to do the same. He began racing mini-sprint cars at age 13, and moved on to dirt-track racing at age 17.
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Carl was a breath of fresh air, at first. You know, kinda shiney and new. The aw-shucks, topped off with a backflip. Got that first cup win at Atlanta. Wow, then he shows up at the track with Amanda Beard. Man, that kids got it all. Well, he did.
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By the time Carl reached the youthful age of 13, he began racing mini-sprint cars. In his second season driving in the mini-sprint series, Edwards won four feature events. He continued his on-track success in the Midwest in 1995 and 1996 as he accumulated 14 victories.
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Edwards’ #99 Office Depot Ford ran a fast lap of 178.749 mph in the final Cup practice. #38-David Gilliland, #11-Denny Hamlin, #29-Kevin Harvick and #40-David Stremme rounded out the top 5 on the speed chart of the 43 cars on the track. #70-Johnny Sauter (168.279 mph) was the slowest car during this practice.
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Edwards switched to dirt in 1997, racing in IMCA's modified division. It didn't take him long to find success there, either, as in 1998, he was crowned Rookie-of-the-Year in that same division at Holt Summit, Missouri's Capital Speedway. In 1999, he won 13 races in the track's Modified division, winning the NASCAR Track Championship.
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From his days on campus at the University of Missouri to his stint as a substitute teacher, Edwards never lost focus on his racing dreams. When he was able to find a ride at local short tracks, he ran up front. When he wasn't able to find employment, he became a self-promoter, handing our business cards that read simply "Carl Edwards, race car driver" and taking out ads in racing trade magazines stating "Put me in your race car this weekend, have helmet will travel".
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