Edwards Liked What He Saw During First Day Of Test At Martinsville

NASCAR rolled out its new 2013 cars at Martinsville Speedway Tuesday, and after a few laps on the track in the morning, Carl Edwards didn’t know much about his new Ford’s performance. He was positive about one thing, though. “I know walking in the garage and looking at my Ford, it looks like a neat race car. That’s part of why I got into racing,” said Edwards, who was taking part in a two-day Goodyear tire test, along with Martin Truex Jr., Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick. “I like going fast. I like the competition and I really like good-looking race cars. I think it looks a lot better.” And Edwards said he expected the 2013 Ford Fusion to be solid on the race track. "From a competitive side, it (the new car) can only be good for us. I feel our team responds really well to changes. With the COT (Car of Tomorrow) we had a lot of success when it first came on the scene, so I think anything different is good,” said Edwards. As much as anything, though, Tuesday provided Edward...