Carl Long was born September 20, 1967, in Roxboro, North Carolina into a racing family.  Carl's dad, Horace Long, was a competitor in the NASCAR Dash Series, a touring series that featured cars with four-cylinder engines.  In 1983, Carl began his racing career with competition at both South Boston and Orange County Speedways. In 1987, Carl won the track championship at South Boston Speedway.  Carl also won the track championship at Orange County Speedway in 1990.  Carl advanced to NASCAR's Slim Jim All Pro Series in 1997, capturing his first victory at Bristol TN.

In 1998, Carl recorded a 31st place finish in his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race, the Loadhandler 200 at Bristol Speedway.  The Mansion Motorsports Ford experienced engine problems but Carl had made the jump to a major racing series.  During his career, Carl has competed in eight NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races with total career earnings of $56,185. 

Carl has competed in 12 NASCAR Nationwide Series events during his career with career series earnings of $170,438. Carl's first start was the Aaron's 312 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 10, 2001 driving Jay Robinson's Chevrolet Monte Carlo.

Carl has raced in 23 NASCAR SPRINT CUP races with his first start coming in 2000 at Dover's MBNA.com 400.  Driving Thee Dixon's Ford, Carl was involved in a early race wreck with Scott Pruitt but his goal of reaching NASCAR's top level had been achieved.  Carl has earned $1,478,168 in winnings at NASCAR's top level.

During 2007, Carl competed in two NASCAR Nationwide Series races driving the Carter - Fridell Dodge Charger.  Carl also competed in the ARCA RE/MAX Series for James Hylton Motorsports and recorded a 10th place finish at Gateway.

Carl Long Career Statistics
Series		Races	Wins	Top 5	Top10
	NASCAR Sprint Cup	23	0	0	0
	NASCAR Nationwide	12	0	0	0
	NASCAR Craftsman	8	0	0	0
	ARCA RE/MAX	3	0	0	1
Total		36	0	0	1