Fatherhood Update – Carl Edwards and Elliott Sadler
Carl Edwards and Elliott Sadler are two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
drivers who are preparing to enter fatherhood in the coming months. When answering a question about his wife’s due date, Edwards told a funny story and talked about his plan if the baby comes during the Daytona 500 weekend.

“It’s funny, the other day we were walking across the parking lot at
this building. She stopped in the middle of the parking lot and said ‘my water just broke.’ I said ‘Holy!’ She said, ‘I’m just joking.’ She doesn’t joke around with stuff like that. She’s got me on my toes. February 17th is the due date, which I think is the Wednesday after the 500.

“Robbie’s got a plan for someone to practice the cars. I really want to be in the room. I think I want to be in the room if that happens.” “I asked Katy, I told her why don’t we just bring the doctor with us like, you know, on the plane, around the race track. She said that wasn’t cool. So, she’s going to stay at home and I’ll hopefully be there. That’s my
plan.” Sadler may be in the same boat as Edwards. His wife is due in four weeks.

“It has been the best off season I’ve ever had and it’s been so exciting getting the room ready, getting things ready for our little baby boy to come along,” said Sadler. “It’s up to him now, but I’m thinking in the next four or five weeks we’ll have him. My wife and I can’t be any more excited.”