MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Carl Edwards says he hasn’t even thought about what he’ll do next week, the first of two “off” weeks for the Sprint Cup Series this season.
But Edwards does know one thing — he’d rather be racing.
For the first time since 2004, Edwards is taking a break from racing in the Nationwide Series, and the decrease in track time already has made him antsy.
“I think we’ve had one off weekend in the last seven years (Cup and Nationwide combined), so this will be the second one in eight years,” Edwards said. “I have no clue what I’m going to do. I’m specifically not making any plans right now . . .
“We’ll probably just lay low and relax a little bit, but truly, for me, I feel like I’ve run half as many races as normal by this point in the season. I’m used to running the Nationwide Series so much, so I don’t need a weekend off right now as a driver. I need to keep racing . . . I don’t feel like I need an off weekend right now.”
Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.
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