Carl Edwards

Carl Edwards, a member of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition, is a championship NASCAR driver who finished second in the 2008 NASCAR point standings and the 2009 overall Nationwide Series standings. Edwards has had a storied NASCAR career, moving his way from the Camping World Truck Series to NASCAR’s elite Sprint Cup Series, winning a Nationwide Series Championship and chalking up numerous wins in between. He is considered one of NASCAR’s most voracious competitors, accumulating two NASCAR sanctioned track championships, three Rookie-of-the-Year honors, and 75 feature wins while racing on both dirt and pavement tracks across the country.

Edwards has set numerous records including: winning his first Cup and Nationwide races at Atlanta Motor Speedway, becoming the only driver in history to achieve that feat; sweeping both Cup races at Atlanta, a track first; winning his first Pocono race, becoming only the second driver to win in his first visit to the tri-oval; and becoming the first driver to win at Texas Motor Speedway under the lights in the inaugural Dickie’s 500. He plans to tackle both the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series full-time again in 2010 for the sixth consecutive season.

When he's not on-track, Edwards enjoys riding bicycles, working out and reading. He is also passionate about his philanthropic activities which include working with charities such as Speedway Children's Charities, Dream Factory and Victory Junction Gang Camp.