NASCAR: Will 2013 Put That Familiar Smile Back on Carl Edwards’ Face?

Carl Edwards didn't have a lot of opportunities to flash his famous smile last season.Would you smile if you failed to win a race all season, extending a winless streak that began early the season before and now stands at 69 consecutive races?Would you smile if, after finishing second in 2011 in the closest championship battle in NASCAR history, only to lose by one point due to a tiebreaker, you failed miserably to even make the Chase for the Sprint Cup the following year?Would you smile if your trusted crew chief and confidant, Bob Osborne, mysteriously disappeared from atop the pit box around midseason due to a mysterious health issue? (Or was it really because Edwards' performance up to that point had been mediocre at best?)Add all the "...

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