| Carl Edwards is a NASCAR Sprint cup driver and is a | | | | disoriented driving 200 miles an hour with another car |
| sponsor's dream. He is one of those super | | | | racing just 4 to 6 inches off your bumper. When |
| marketable people that everyone responds to. Carl | | | | Nascar drivers are driving that close one slight |
| has had some of the really big name sponsors like | | | | movement can trigger a very large wreck which is |
| AFLAC, Office Depot and Scott's Fertilizer on the | | | | usually called "The Big One" and only happens at |
| side of his car. Carl has even including been on the | | | | super speedways like Daytona or Talladega, but |
| cover of several magazines such as Men's Health, | | | | wrecks happen at all of the racetracks but most of |
| NASCAR Illustrated and has even been on several | | | | the time it is just involving a few cars. These race |
| television shows such as "24" and "The Bill Engvall | | | | cars cost upwards of $100,000 to build and what one |
| Show". He is a well known name with those 30 million | | | | gets crumpled up and have to rebuild it from the |
| plus fans that follow Nascar. | | | | ground up. There is no patching up the body of the |
| He has been on the cover of the Men's Health | | | | racecar like we do having our street cars repaired |
| Magazine and those issues was extremely popular | | | | when they get wrecked. |
| with the ladies who follow Nascar as it showed off | | | | Another one of the really nice things about Carl |
| his very well-defined abs. Carl Edwards is extremely | | | | Edwards is that when the media stops in to interview |
| fit and at 6'1", 185 pounds and there is absolutely no | | | | him he always remembers to remove his sunglasses. |
| fat on his body. He works out multiple times a day | | | | Even some of the retired drivers, who have become |
| because he has stated that working out is something | | | | award winning commentators (Darrell Waltrip), have |
| a person can do by himself to invest in himself and | | | | complimented Carl about removing his sunglasses. |
| thereby investing in his racing career. I would imagine | | | | Some drivers act like it's too much of an effort to |
| that would hold true for most professions, staying in | | | | talk to the media, not Carl. While some of the drivers |
| shape would benefit you to handle the stress of the | | | | in Nascar don't stop to sign autographs for fans or |
| job. | | | | stop for just a moment and take a photo with the |
| Another reason to keep your body in the best | | | | people that have been waiting for hours before the |
| physical shape possible for these races is some of | | | | race starts just to try and get an up close view of |
| these races last up to five hours and are run in | | | | their favorite driver, Carl Edwards always seems to |
| extremely hot conditions. There is no air-conditioning | | | | try and make time for us fans. The drivers need to |
| inside a NASCAR Sprint cup car except for the | | | | remember that this is a fan driven sport and without |
| helmet and even sometimes that fails. The inside of | | | | us they wouldn't be able to afford the luxuries that |
| the car can get up to 130 degrees on a hot summer | | | | they do. Carl Edwards has always been very gracious |
| day. Some drivers have been known to lose up to 10 | | | | about stopping and taking photos and signing |
| pounds of water weight during a race at one of the | | | | autographs. Richard Petty and his son Kyle Petty |
| summer races at the Super Speedways. Most drivers | | | | were the same way. They appreciated the fans and |
| like Carl Edwards, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and | | | | it showed. For a number of people, Carl Edwards is |
| Tony Stewart make sure that they hydrate really | | | | fast becoming a fan favorite, and as a fan we like to |
| well before each and every race. Some of them | | | | be treated like they appreciate us also. It makes us |
| even going to the Infield Care Center of whichever | | | | scream and holler for our favorite drivers and help |
| racetrack they are at for the week to have IV's of | | | | support them by buying their sponsors advertised |
| fluid inserted before the race just to make sure. | | | | goods. When Carl's sponsor was Office Depot, there |
| It could potentially be a very bad situation for a | | | | wasn't once that I didn't go into and Office Depot |
| driver to become extremely dehydrated and | | | | and not think about Carl Edwards. |