60 Carl Edwards

YEAR-BY-YEAR NATIONWIDE SERIES RECAP

2010 -- Finished second in series points for third consecutive season. ... Sixth straight full-time double-duty season for Roush Fenway Racing. ... Moved into fifth in all-time series wins with 29. ... Scored a perfect Driver Rating of 150.0 at Road America and Phoenix-2. ... Won the pole and led 35 laps of the series' inaugural race at Road America. ... Extended his consecutive-start streak to 195, tops among active drivers. ...Ranked in the top five in 12 Loop Data categories including second in Laps in Top 15. ... Won consecutive races for third time in series career.

2009 -- Finished second in series points. ... Runner-up in the driver championship for two consecutive seasons and three of the past four. ... Five wins, six second-place finishes among 23 top-fives and 30 top-10s (both career highs) for Roush Fenway Racing in fifth consecutive full-time double-duty season. ... His 25 career victories are tied for sixth all-time. ... Career-high seven poles led series. ... Posted season-best Driver Rating of 148.4 en route to victory at Phoenix in November. ... Led the standings for four consecutive weeks early in the season before Kyle Busch took control. ... Led the series in Percentage of Laps Run on Lead Lap (93.22) and was second in four other Loop Data categories.

2008 -- Finished as the series runner-up, 21 points behind champion Clint Bowyer; was third in the standings, 241 points behind Bowyer with nine races left. ... Logged four wins and nine top-10s during the final nine events to challenge Bowyer. ... Finished with career-high seven wins. ... Led two Loop Data statistical categories.

2007 -- Won the series driver championship. ... First in Driver Rating (105.3) and five other Loop Data categories. ... Started season with eight top-fives and 10 top-10s in the first 10 races. ... Won four races, including both Nashville events. ... His 15 top-fives tied for series lead and 21 top-10s were the series standard. ... Led series high 21 races.

2006 -- Finished second in series points. ... Had seven top-10 finishes in first 10 races of the year. ... His four wins were the second-highest in the series. ... Collected three poles. ... His 15 top-fives and 25 top-10s were second in the series.

2005 -- Finished third in series points. ... Second in the series with five wins in first full-time season for Jack Roush. ... First career win came from the pole in Atlanta where he also claimed his first Cup Series victory the following day, making him the first driver to register his first national series victories in the same weekend. ... The victory also tied the series mark for the least number of starts (seven) before a first win in a driver's rookie season. ... Also posted wins at Kentucky and Phoenix from the pole. ... Totaled 15 top-fives and 21 top-10s, both tied for second in the series. ... Set the qualifying record at Kentucky (181.287 mph). ... Raybestos rookie of the year in the series; tied the record for most wins in a season by a rookie. ... Second rookie in series history to lead the point standings. ... Surrendered points lead after missing June Nashville race due to inclement weather but won at Pocono in Sprint Cup competition that same weekend.

2004 -- Ran one race. ... Started 14th, finished 19th at Bristol for owner Bobby Benton.

2002 -- Made Nationwide Series debut at Gateway for Danny Bost; started 36th, finished 38th.

OTHER NASCAR NATIONAL SERIES RACING HISTORY

2009 -- Finished 11th in Sprint Cup standings. ... Seven top-fives, 15 top-10s.

2008 -- Finished second in Sprint Cup Series standings. ... Won series-high nine races. ... Also led series with 19 top-fives and 27 top-10s.

2007 -- Finished ninth in Sprint Cup Series standings. ... Won three races and also captured one pole to accompany 11 top-fives and 15 top-10s. ... Competed in two Camping World Truck Series events and collected one pole.

2006 -- Finished 12th in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series standings. ... Had 10 top fives and 20 top 10s.

2005 -- Finished third in the Chase. ... Won four races, including a sweep at Atlanta. ... Captured his first career pole at Auto Club Speedway.

2004 -- Finished 37th in Sprint Cup standings. ... Had one top-five and five top-10s in 13 starts for Roush Fenway Racing. ... Replaced Jeff Burton in the No. 99 after Burton moved to Richard Childress Racing in August. ... Finished 10th in his first series start at Michigan in August, becoming one of only five active drivers to post a top-10 finish in their first series race. ... Also finished third in the 2004 Camping World Truck Series standings for Roush Fenway with three wins and two poles.

2003 -- Finished eighth in the Camping World Truck Series standings. ... Running his first season for Roush Fenway, had three wins, 13 top-fives, 15 top-10s and one pole. ... Won Raybestos rookie of the year honors.

2002 -- Finished 28th in the Camping World Truck Series standings. ... Started seven races for Mittler Brothers Motorsports. ... Finished with one top-10. ... Made series debut at Memphis where he finished 23rd.

NOTEWORTHY

In September 2009, broke his foot playing Frisbee before the race weekend in Atlanta but did not miss a race. ... Married long-time hometown friend Dr. Kate Downey after the 2008 season; couple welcomes first child this year. ... Participated in 2008 Race of Champions at London's Wembley Stadium (defeating Michael Schumacher in an event in the process) and visited Thailand where he and his traveling party biked around the country. ... Owner of his own record label (Back40 Records) and is a self-taught guitarist. ... Holds to a strict workout regimen. ... His backflip from the driver's side window after a victory is his trademark; he tried the move after watching former Nationwide Series driver Tyler Walker pull the trick during his sprint car days. ... Pilots his own plane. ... Handed out business cards advertising himself as a driver for hire before landing with Roush Fenway Racing. ... Was a student at the University of Missouri and a part-time substitute teacher prior to signing with Roush. ... Won the Baby Grand Stock Car Association national championship in 2002. ... Won two NASCAR championships at Capital Speedway near Jefferson City, Mo., in modifieds in 1999 and pro modifieds in 2000. ... Works with children's charities at home and on the road. ... Father, Mike, won more than 200 feature races driving modified stock cars and midgets at several Midwestern tracks.