Carl Edwards

This weekend up -- New Hampshire international speedway Carl Edwards is going to drive the number 99 lot liquidators Red Sox Ford fusion to -- the -- industrial tools 300 as part of the Fenway Roush racing team. Carl Edwards who is I think currently seventh. In the overall Nextel Cup point standings and in the Busch series is dominating with four wins join us on the phone -- the morning Carl how aria.

Am doing great Abu Ghraib I'm nervous about it told him that the throughout the first pitch tonight it just heard that.

I heard that might be the case did you ought to look like the mayor of Cincinnati who just sort through it sideways like a girl aria.

ago. The let's warm up underneath the stands won't be your first pitch of the day it'll be okay he gets the warm up lap or two at the tires -- you know.

Exactly -- but you know I -- to go to my part the first time yesterday and we have built this this sport you know moderates have liked it to its -- liquidators Gillette and and that Red Sox but it did you all over. I album looks just like baseball it's also and it's going to be great we can to -- but.

Yeah I heard you say on an interview yesterday -- on lesson that the New Hampshire international track is a fun track you're talking to a couple of NASCAR morons here Carl so bear with us what makes eight track fund versus one it's not so fun

makes attract others you know it's -- to -- to -- to -- after -- And in -- great the bottom on top. You can you don't run all of -- place so it is hard not handling just try to -- you can move around and make things happen and have a lot more.

And what track would be the ops of at a place where you have to say the start line is not nearly as much fun for 500 miles

good example -- at Martinsville you know where you. You're just sit you'd you'd just sit that are on the bottom everybody is a lot about it with somebody like state can't really make a lot at that's -- frustrated --

Yeah this comparison works between baseball and and NASCAR racing but Boston baseball fans like to think of themselves as knowledgeable in two into the game knowing what's going on out there most people play in Boston agree with that that the crowd at Fenway Park you'll see this tonight. Kind of knows what they're -- Is that evident that NASCAR drivers when you go to place. Whether NASCAR fans are knowledgeable and and and know what the hell they're talking about that the answer to that is yes how can you tell whether they are Carl.

It's it's cool you know he has them. You know he talked bands that not that it's not -- grab the bat you know at a -- it well it's army. You know AM example what to take two tires also -- or you don't want the race the east Korea should get -- position. And it's like wow you really don't go on and a you know it's -- fans really understand sport and and you know that that -- or father -- feel little still out of I'll let you know don't certainly parts I don't whole lot about baseball I -- unpopular about you know.

It what I Selleck affair and who was talking about a Pacific Carl how the heck did you run out of gas last week. Literal red -- c'mon.

Now there's over it okay that they do a lot of that -- try to figure out the mileage but you know they way to guess camp with the the fuel and and we keep we keep it pretty close then. It was news to -- there about sherbet.

Would have hot chicks like and I RL racing -- with NASCAR NASCAR -- You can watch the French one now raise it. Race and race I don't know what got far I don't we when he going to actually have a hot -- racing like they do -- IRL then maybe you know -- might might become a bigger fan.

So I'm all for it and -- the yet I don't LA I think -- worked on umbrella girl you know goes to -- me out like the most but rather the there's there's some -- that race that album you know ever Nextel Cup right now you know we could start -- start or should it need that you get help now.

Carl have been to what race in my life it was Daytona this year and I'd never been before and it struck me oh weird dichotomy here nothing is left to chance as you said they way the gasoline. You everything you set up the computers all the extra cars and parts in the in the trailers all that's worth it seems like everything is taken care of and that a walk into the pets. An -- tigers are just sitting there. Where the fans good if they want to to come up and touch of an I don't know maybe stick and Mike -- what oven and sabotage so -- everything I -- it looks like nothing left to chance. But you took the tires out there for people -- up and do whatever they want to seems like everything -- left -- talking about.

He had -- a lot of blues there's some there's he's tired this sit out less and try to keep in -- looked a little bit closer at -- watch them at -- before we put on they check the pressure again you know before you put on everything that they outfit that's about same thing. You know it seems they're -- people -- nobody you know back tires would have.

I mean not that mr. Rusch would do that but I could see some relief battled like you higher in some slumps I these guys at the I had trying to. Do you do you think. Carl that the other major sports could learn a little bit from NASCAR in terms of the way that you guys are still accessible to the fans.

You know I don't know I don't.

The guy I I guess may maybe you're not as familiar with NBA NHL Major League Baseball but. It is it just seems from the outside looking in NASCAR goes over the top when it comes to accessibility.

Well I mean that's what exit that actually importance horses that try to get a sense that. I have approximate objective is to understand their differences and I've been my biological NASCAR races. I've never gone to a you know an NBA game and tried to to meet the players -- and it's been. Yelled -- in. We've we I just try to be well the reason to do that this because those stamps to help but -- that I placed four other times when. Parasites to Leo would just overlook -- Eric are taught anybody that we deftly action take time. -- to do.

Carl went when a a driver and eight team gets docked points or sent to the back of the pack or or caught. You know doing something illegal with the car setting the car up illegally is that a mistake or did they do that on purpose and got caught.

And it's it's just psyche is just getting it's it's all. It just so much going on there's always -- back story and yelled Francis Kevin Hendrick cars got caught it it's an all speak your mind to make defenders look wider. And -- NASCAR's. System could keep for six races but a 100000 dollar under point. Yet it's set and that's that's really hit the it it turned out that those two cars are doing great points you know they've dealt wins. That they're just trying to send a message if that was the guy was just on the verge of making it into the chase I don't -- to you know there's always artery simpler battle because it meant a debate and on that beats so illegal make it that maybe if slap on the wrist so -- it's great.

And out what's the deal with -- young guns are part of that what is that'll about.

It's it's a critical program much like yeah and yet and we due up spots that we've a reality television show this year -- was all -- to have a job salary and and it -- electric guitar got political. And then outside -- street fusion decorators which is killer. And weaker spots the risk as we can and so this it's cool to be part of the Gillette they've made -- the book.

note for celebrate your victories are you with your trademark back flip. Out the driver's side window -- to get injured do anatomy that -- athletic ability.

Doug have been injured Iraq held out what's so bad at their track it and there -- no -- there are no goes it was I think that. The whole crowd like you don't want so like who you know.

That's illegal parts like Ozzie Smith the with the equipment on yeah.

Yeah yeah -- it's -- let it than it is -- grown out but I do not duplicate that looked so conscious of -- out there it is going to be about NASCAR except for that that I do.

Carl would you driving yesterday when. Jerry Remy -- pal Jerry -- the red Sox baseball analysts got taken around the track.

You know -- it's on eight he. Yeah see it -- like. They'll try -- that you don't come back you know why -- You know screen and I couldn't do it outside attack such a thing sideways and score cards like 2 era or just -- like. I'd --

Well probably about a soiled self needed to show that -- yeah. Good luck at Fenway Park tonight good luck this weekend up at New Hampshire but my guess is I've I've seen these guys. At Daytona this want to comment away now -- walk and talk to them before they get the car and like -- like -- and our films so I guess this. You're going to be a little pasty white and scared tonight. At Fenway Park throw out the first pitch but not before the race car New Hampshire right.

All right Carl. -- talking to you Carl Edwards with -- Dickerson