Carl Edwards was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. For really the first time publicly, Edwards addressed his retirement. He went further than that, talking about coming up short of the 2016 championship.

Carl Edwards and Ricky Rudd had very little overlap in their respective NASCAR careers. Edwards only entered the elite Cup Series in 2004 — a mere 67 races before Rudd ended his 32-year career — so the two never got a chance to know one another. Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce said that it was 'a great honor' for the president to attend the game.