Are Carl Edwards' JGR expectations too high?

Carl Edwards really thinks his first year with Joe Gibbs will be better than his last year with Jack Roush. In 2014, Edwards gave the Roush team its only two Cup victories. In 2015, as Edwards said recently, "I plan to win 10 races and the championship." Some people think Edwards is referring to his former Roush teammate Matt Kenseth's first season at JGR in 2013, in which he won seven races and finished second in points behind Jimmie Johnson. Kenseth has not won a points race in the Cup series since.


Similarly, Edwards finished second in points behind Johnson in 2008 after winning nine races, and then went winless in 2009. He then tied with Tony Stewart in 2011, but was credited with second place due to Stewart having won more races, and then endured another winless season in 2012. But people are expecting Edwards and Kenseth to work together and both find victory lane in their first year as reunited teammates. And while it does sound like a crazy thing for Edwards to say, maybe he might manage to win ten races and finally win the Cup championship in this coming season if he feels really determined.