August 2011

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ROUSH FENWAY RACING RE-SIGNS CARL EDWARDS TO MULTI-YEAR AGREEMENT
CONCORD, N.C. (August 4, 2011) – Roush Fenway Racing, the world’s largest motorsports organization, announced that it has re-signed driver Carl Edwards to a multi-year agreement starting in 2012.

“Carl Edwards has achieved a level of success on and off track that would put him at the top of the list for any race team,” said Roush Fenway co-owner Jack Roush. “Carl and the No. 99 team are having a terrific season again this year, and we’re thrilled that our relationship will continue for many more.”

“We saw great potential in Carl a decade ago, and it’s been a thrill to watch him grow into one of the sports’ premier drivers behind the wheel of the No. 99,” added Roush. “We didn’t take our past success for granted when we sat down with Carl to talk about his future. As an organization, we approach each week with an intense focus on being successful in the race to come. Carl’s position atop the points is a testament to that diligence.”

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Some of this week’s quick headlines, because we know you want to get on with your day!

Brad Keselowski was taken to the hospital after a hard head-on crash into the wall while testing at Road Atlanta. According to his Twitter account “Hit wall head on in a 155mph corner after brakes failed. Airlifted to hospital.” He later said “Looks like I’ll be ok to race this weekend. Blue deuce, not so much. I’ll keep u posted.” Follow Brad @Keselowski on Twitter and we are @thefinallap

Nashville Superspeedway will not host any NASCAR events in 2012 and might be sold according to owner Dover Motorsports. Simply put they are not filling even the relatively small grandstands that hold 25,000 fans. NASCAR has not yet said where all of those races might be relocated to.

We’ve been waiting to see the NASCAR debut of X-Games superstar Travis Pastrana, and it was supposed to happen this past weekend, however on Friday he broke two bones during the Moto X Best Trick category. So his debut has been put on hold, despite the fact he still competed on Sunday during the RallyCross event at X-Games.

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NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series points leader Carl Edwards guest stars as Eddie Clutch in a new episode of Disney XD’s hit animated series “Kick Buttowski – Suburban Daredevil,” Saturday, August 6 (8:30-9 a.m., ET/PT) on Disney XD.

In the new episode “Kart to Kart,” Kick can’t wait to take a spin around the track at “Go-Go-Go-Kart World,” Mellowbrook’s go-kart track owned by former champion racer Eddie Clutch (voiced by Edwards). But when Gordie Gibble buys the track, he makes his first order of business to ban the Buttowskis.

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