Pit road shakeups for Roush?

UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. Roush Fenway Racing driver Carl Edwards said small changes made this week to his NASCAR Sprint Cup pit crew were designed to help his No. 99 team be able to compete for the Cup title this year. Edwards said Friday at Nashville Superspeedway, site of Saturday's Nashville 300 Nationwide Series race, that one crew member was replaced, and a team spokesman said it was front tire changer Corey Quick. Edwards was leading last weekend's Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway when he came in for his last pit stop. A lugnut was knocked off a wheel stud, and Edwards later restarted 11th. He finished 10th. "Hopefully, it's better," Edwards said. "It's definitely very tough. All the guys are great guys. Hopefully, what we're doing now prepares us for the Chase For The Sprint Cup, so we're in the best position we could be to win a championship." SceneDaily.com

04/10/09 Could there be a few shakeups in the pit crews at Roush Fenway Racing? Officials haven't said anything, but co-owner Jack Roush spent a lot of time in meetings this past week trying to figure out why his teams are having so much trouble on pit road. That usually means changes for the man known as "Cat in the Hat." Carl Edwards went from first to 11th after a crucial mistake on his final pit stop with about 30 laps remaining in Sunday's race at Texas Motor Speedway. Greg Biffle believes pit road mistakes, at least one by him, has cost him a shot at two wins this season. Even Matt Kenseth had problems at Texas. He was second coming onto pit road on lap 252, but left in 15th after a lug nut problem on the right rear tire. Nobody is publicly blaming anybody as Kyle Busch did in a Nationwide Series race last month when a pit road mistake cost him a victory. But there are concerns. ESPN Insider