EDWARDS ADJUSTING TO SUCCESS
Sat, 2009-03-14 08:00
Mike Edwards still finds success a foreign experience.
For the second event in a row, the ART-sponsored driver heads into the final day of qualifying at the NHRA Gatornationals as the Pro Stock provisional low qualifier.
Edwards turned in a 6.582 elapsed time at 209.10 miles per hour to lead Greg Anderson by over .01 of a second. It's a feat he would have dismissed a year ago as fantasy talk.
He’s learning that 2009 is quickly becoming the season where fantasy crosses paths with reality.
“I’m not real used to this to be honest,” Edwards admitted. “This is very nice and rewarding at the same time when you put this much effort in and get these kinds of results. This is rewarding. I am appreciative of everything and want to give God the glory for our accomplishment.” Mike Edwards still finds success a foreign experience.
For the second event in a row, the ART-sponsored driver heads into the final day of qualifying at the NHRA Gatornationals as the Pro Stock provisional low qualifier.
Edwards turned in a 6.582 elapsed time at 209.10 miles per hour to lead Greg Anderson by over .01 of a second. It's a feat he would have dismissed a year ago as fantasy talk.
He’s learning that 2009 is quickly becoming the season where fantasy crosses paths with reality.
“I’m not real used to this to be honest,” Edwards admitted. “This is very nice and rewarding at the same time when you put this much effort in and get these kinds of results. This is rewarding. I am appreciative of everything and want to give God the glory for our accomplishment.”
Should Edwards’ low qualifying effort hold up, the No. 1 position will be his eighth since 2001, when he captured the pole five times. He then experienced a seven year dry spell.
The success now flows at a steady rate for Edwards.
Edwards isn’t so naïve that he believes his Friday runs will hold up on Saturday but for now he’s taking in the moment.
“We made an awesome run and I don’t know that we can improve on that tomorrow but we’re going to give it our best shot,” Edwards said.
“The car is running extremely well,” Edwards said. “I don’t always have the most faith in myself. I sometimes go beyond in criticizing myself. I know I am capable of pulling it off, it’s just sometimes I have to do it.”
Right now is the best time for Edwards to shine. This is his sophomore season with an in-house engine program for team owner Roger Stull. The loss of GM sponsorships in Pro Stock has changed the black and white lines separating the haves and have nots to a solid shade of gray.
“Financially that loss brings all the teams closer together,” Edwards said. “I just thank God we started our program last year when we had GM because now we’d be starting with nothing. At least we had one year under our belts to get some parts.”
For the second event in a row, the ART-sponsored driver heads into the final day of qualifying at the NHRA Gatornationals as the Pro Stock provisional low qualifier.
Edwards turned in a 6.582 elapsed time at 209.10 miles per hour to lead Greg Anderson by over .01 of a second. It's a feat he would have dismissed a year ago as fantasy talk.
He’s learning that 2009 is quickly becoming the season where fantasy crosses paths with reality.
“I’m not real used to this to be honest,” Edwards admitted. “This is very nice and rewarding at the same time when you put this much effort in and get these kinds of results. This is rewarding. I am appreciative of everything and want to give God the glory for our accomplishment.” Mike Edwards still finds success a foreign experience.
For the second event in a row, the ART-sponsored driver heads into the final day of qualifying at the NHRA Gatornationals as the Pro Stock provisional low qualifier.
Edwards turned in a 6.582 elapsed time at 209.10 miles per hour to lead Greg Anderson by over .01 of a second. It's a feat he would have dismissed a year ago as fantasy talk.
He’s learning that 2009 is quickly becoming the season where fantasy crosses paths with reality.
“I’m not real used to this to be honest,” Edwards admitted. “This is very nice and rewarding at the same time when you put this much effort in and get these kinds of results. This is rewarding. I am appreciative of everything and want to give God the glory for our accomplishment.”
Should Edwards’ low qualifying effort hold up, the No. 1 position will be his eighth since 2001, when he captured the pole five times. He then experienced a seven year dry spell.
The success now flows at a steady rate for Edwards.
Edwards isn’t so naïve that he believes his Friday runs will hold up on Saturday but for now he’s taking in the moment.
“We made an awesome run and I don’t know that we can improve on that tomorrow but we’re going to give it our best shot,” Edwards said.
“The car is running extremely well,” Edwards said. “I don’t always have the most faith in myself. I sometimes go beyond in criticizing myself. I know I am capable of pulling it off, it’s just sometimes I have to do it.”
Right now is the best time for Edwards to shine. This is his sophomore season with an in-house engine program for team owner Roger Stull. The loss of GM sponsorships in Pro Stock has changed the black and white lines separating the haves and have nots to a solid shade of gray.
“Financially that loss brings all the teams closer together,” Edwards said. “I just thank God we started our program last year when we had GM because now we’d be starting with nothing. At least we had one year under our belts to get some parts.”
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