TALLADEGA, Ala. – Carl Edwards joked earlier this week about the possibility of finally, at long last, joining the popular social media site, Twitter.
And the two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship runner-up was asked again about it Friday at Talladega Superspeedway, where Edwards again promised he would join the social media site if he wins the 2016 season championship.
"Yeah, it's going to happen,’" Edwards said, shaking his head and smiling.
Among NASCAR's most famous "Twitter-less" drivers, Edwards told reporters he didn't know how popular the social media site would be by the time he finally acquiesced.
“By the time I join Twitter, Twitter will be like out of fashion probably," he said. "But that's my plan ... to tweet from Victory Lane at Homestead. That would be good."
There's one small hitch: Edwards was admittedly unsure of the details.
"I don't know what my Twitter handle would be," he said.
Earlier in the week, reporters attending a NASCAR test at Homestead-Miami Speedway had reminded Edwards of his pledge to join Twitter if he clinched the 2016 Cup title. And he surprised the media group by telling them he had considered posting something from that test session on Twitter via his public relations representative's account.
Other high-profile drivers such as Jimmie Johnson, Danica Patrick and Brad Keselowski have been active on the site. Dale Earnhardt Jr. famously started using his Twitter account after winning his second Daytona 500 in 2014, and now has 1.76 million followers.
Only one thing is stopping Edwards from joining right now.
"I committed if we won the championship I will join," Edwards said.