“I think there are about 40 NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers who better be glad Carl Edwards wasn’t wearing cowboy boots when he kicked their butts this past weekend at the Texas Motor Speedway. Kyle Busch made the claim that Carl wasn’t showing his hand, meaning that he felt Carl had a lot more car and speed than he was 
showing on the track. Carl didn’t deny the claim saying, “That’s the truth, I could go a lot faster today if I wanted to. If that’s the case, then Carl very well may be winning many more races this season.
Carl was docked 100 points early this year after the race in Las Vegas when post-race inspection found that his oil lid in the car had come off. The reports are that the missing oil lid resulted in Carl’s car having more downforce, and thus a significant advantage over his competitors. However, Carl expressed satisfaction and pride with his team’s performance after the Texas win when he said, “The reason we won at Vegas is because of all the hard work that the guys at the shop and the engine department, it’s not because of that oil tank lid.
Congratulations to the entire #99 team, that was one fast hot rod! So, let’s now take a look at the post-race Loop Data Statistics for Carl in the Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.
- Starting Position = 2nd
- Mid Race Position = 4th
- 34 Laps to Go = 1st
- Lowest Position = 15th
- Average Position = 2nd
- # of Fastest Laps = 90, which was the best of the field.
- Laps in Top 15 = 339, tied with Jimmie Johnson. Kyle Busch had 338 laps.
- % of Laps in Top 15 = 100%, and again tied with Jimmie Johnson.
- Laps Led = 123 laps. Matt Kenseth was next with 68 laps led.
- % of Laps Led = 36.3%
- Final Driver Rating = 139.8
It was a dominating performance from the #99 team. The car was fast, the driving was great, and the commercial was hilarious. The only thing I would change is that fugly duck-crap-green color in the Aflac paint scheme. Yuck! What were they thinking?