Jeff Burton Moves to RCR

Most drivers move up to Cup through the Busch Series so they can get a handle on the lesser powered Busch stock cars as opposed to the way the Craftsman trucks handle. Once in a while the exception is the rule, as is the case with Edwards. The truck engines are similar to the Cup engines, so Edwards will be used to the power, he'll just have to get used to the Cup car's handling due to the entirely different aerodynamics between the trucks and Cup cars.

Edwards, the young Columbia, Missouri driver who celebrates his 25th birthday on August 15th, really deserves the promotion up to the Cup Series. In the 14 events he has raced in this season, all of his starts have been in the top ten, with two wins, five top five finishes, nine top ten finishes, and one Bud Pole Award at Dover in the MBNA America 200. Edwards, the 2003 Craftsman Truck Series Raybestos Rookie of the Year, has a career total of five wins, 18 top five finishes, 25 top ten finishes, with two Bud Pole Awards in his third season in the Roush Racing's #99 Ford truck. He is currently third in the Truck Series driver's championship standings and will continue to drive the #99 truck for the remainder of the season.

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