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Carl Edwards

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Carl Edwards, the 2003 NCTS Rookie of the Year, manned the controls of the NASCAR Cup Series No. 99 Roush Racing Ford for the first time at Michigan International Speedway on August 22, 2004. Edwards relapced Jeff Burton, who terminated a nine-year relationship with Roush Racing when he joined the No. 30 Richard Childress Racing.

Fresh off his first NASCAR Busch Series victory, Edwards was able to pull off a last lap pass and nip Jimmie Johnson at the finish line by .028 seconds in the 2005 Golden Corral 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway to win his first career NEXTEL Cup Series race.

The victory came in the 17th career start for Edwards, who also became the first to win his first career NBS and Cup race in one weekend.

Edwards went on to add on three more wins for a total of 13 top fives and two poles to his impressive young Cup resume and came within 35 points of eventual champ Tony Stewart in the final point standings.

While racing in the Cup Series in 2004, Edwards completed the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series schedule in the No. 99 Superchips Ford and finished fourth in the final standings. In his first 13 Cup Series races that season, he captured five top-10 finishes including a third-place run at Atlanta.