By his own admission, Mike Edwards is “living the dream”. A dream that has led him to his sixth No.1 qualifying effort in the first ten races of season. And, as in the case of the previous five efforts, Edwards was humble in his accomplishment.

“It’s an honor to be in the position that we are in now,” Edwards said. “It’s so hard to do it [qualify No. 1] and to do it as many times as we have, I’m amazed myself.”

Recently, it appears all Edwards has to do is lay down a fast lap and then work on getting a setup for Sunday.

By his own admission, Mike Edwards is “living the dream”. A dream that has led him to his sixth No.1 qualifying effort in the first ten races of season. And, as in the case of the previous five efforts, Edwards was humble in his accomplishment.

“It’s an honor to be in the position that we are in now,” Edwards said. “It’s so hard to do it [qualify No. 1] and to do it as many times as we have, I’m amazed myself.”

Recently, it appears all Edwards has to do is lay down a fast lap and then work on getting a setup for Sunday.

“We kept pecking away at the track and kept getting better and better,” Edwards said. “I feel comfortable right now and we made some adjustments to the car on that last run. We helped it and hopefully we can make a few more adjustments and be even better tomorrow.”

If there has been an Achilles heel in Edwards program it's been not being able to convert pole wins into race wins; consequently Edwards does not lead the point standings. Yet, like everything else, he accepts what fate has to offer and smiles.

“I feel like I have given some races away,” Edwards said. “Does it bother me to not lead the points? No. For me to be in the position I am in now, I’m overwhelmed and standing in company that I’ve never been with before with the Summit cars and the Jegs car … those people win championships. When I can be mentioned with those people …

“I feel like my team has overcome a lot. We’ve made a lot of good decisions over the winter and a lot of good progress. I feel very good about where we are at now and what we are doing. It’s all my guys … my guys at the shop … Paul and Nick … they’ve worked continuously and all of the guys here at the track … Josh, Terry, Al and John … all of my people. Sometimes you just get on a roll and things start clicking. You feel good about every time you come up to the line and what is going to happen. I think that’s because we are doing so well.” 

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