It’s been over a week since Carl Edwards signed his new contract with Roush Fenway Racing and the elevation of the deal may have already started to show.

Carl Edwards has shown that the stress is gone. There is no worry on when and where he will sign his contract anymore and the shining point of his contract might be in the light of being Roush Fenway’s top-star. While he isn’t the veteran driver of the operation, he has clearly shown that he has propelled himself to being Roush’s big man on campus. While Edwards’ contract is a private measure, it has been noted as a “Dream Contract,” by the driver.

There were fans that wanted to see Edwards sign with another team, siting that he wasn’t getting the best possible equipment at Roush. Then there were teams that would have loved to have gotten their hands on Edwards. He was considered the hottest commodity in the sport as a free agent, yet; he still felt that he had his best chance to win at Roush.

There are a lot of people that know how Edwards career has gone. But very few know how he landed at Roush, and since the day he signed his contract with Roush; he has been thankful to the owner that gave him his chance. Roush has given him all the things possible in a team to win races, compete at the highest level for championships, and give him the most up-to-date resources possible to do so.

Late last season there were a lot of fans who thought Edwards was on the wrong end of the deal. After he had two engines expire during the Chase last season while leading races at Richmond and Phoenix and looking to be on the way to wins at the two tracks. Now it has all been decided and Edwards will be returning to Roush, and people will have to live with it for three years.

Then there is another unsightly topic that has been discussed among Edwards’ fans. Crew Chief Bob Osborne, who has been Edwards’ head mechanic for much of his Sprint Cup Series career, with the exception for much of the 2006 season. Edwards has had great success with the Pennsylvania native, and he knows that Osborne is a propelling factor in his success as he said on Sunday night while talking to Dave Despain on Speed’s Wind Tunnel.

Osborne is another one that appears here to say, so it is time that fans learn to live with it.

That is my two cents on the topic.