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Behind the Story

By Ryan McGee

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

For the life of me, I have no idea how a race fan—or any sports fan—couldn't like Carl Edwards. For a man who has won a NASCAR Nationwide Series title, sixteen Sprint Cup races, dated Olympic medalists and appeared half-naked on the cover of multiple magazines (including ours), he has somehow managed to remain true to his Columbia, Missouri roots a short track racer who could also substitue teach if the phone rang. I also have no idea how anyone couldn't like Dr. Jack Martin, prof ...

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