Carl Edwards does not miss NASCAR

Carl Edwards

Carl Edwards said he's content with his life since he shocked the racing world one year ago by walking away from his ride with Joe Gibbs Racing, shortly after nearly winning a NASCAR Cup Series championship. He lives in the Columbia, Missouri area with wife Kate and their two children.

Many people believe Edwards – who won 72 races in NASCAR's top three divisions – will return to racing's big leagues at some point. But he doesn't sound like a guy who's coming back.

"That was a pretty crazy pace there for about 15 years," he said. "I'm an all-or-nothing person, sometimes to my detriment. It's taken me about a year to actually wind down. I'm just now becoming the friend and the person I should be to a lot of people that I basically didn't spend a lot of time with for a long time. It's an amazing opportunity and I've really been enjoying it." Springfield News-Leader