Former NASCAR driver Carl Edwards, who raced in and won the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series championship, is a two-time runner-up in the NASCAR Cup Series and had a career spanning over a decade.

Carl Edwards was born on August 15th, 1979 in Columbia, Missouri. He is a two time runner up in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2008 and 2011 seasons of the series.

Katherine Downey Edwards was born on March 15, 1979, in Columbia, Missouri — the same hometown as her husband Edwards — to Barbara, a University of Missouri graduate, and Edward Downey, a lawyer.