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NASCAR Notebook: Kurt Busch takes umbrage at Newman’s post-Darlington comments
By Reid Spencer,NASCAR Wire Service: CONCORD, N.C. – Kurt Busch and Ryan Newman are friends — at least they were. As late as 2008, the drivers were teammates at Penske Racing, and in the first race of that season, Busch pushed Newman to victory in the Daytona 500. In light of their past relationship, Busch took offense at Newman’s comments after last Saturday’s Bojangles’ Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, an event that ended with Newman’s No. 39 … Read entire article »
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Greg Biffle captures pole position for Southern 500
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service DARLINGTON, S.C. — After a stellar qualifying run, Jimmie Johnson said there was some speed left in Darlington Raceway — and Greg Biffle found it. Biffle toured the 1.366-mile Lady in Black in 27.281 seconds (180.2557 mph) to win the pole for Saturday night’s Bojangles’ Southern 500, beating second-place starter Johnson and third-place Kasey Kahne by .105 seconds. Biffle, who posted back-to-back wins at Darlington in 2005 and 2006, snagged his second … Read entire article »
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Biffle says Edwards is #1 at Rousch…Earnhardt says he’s the best at Hendrick
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Greg Biffle tried to deadpan his answer, but the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points leader couldn’t suppress a sly smile as he replied to a question about the pecking order at Roush Fenway Racing. A reporter reminded Biffle that teammate Carl Edwards had signed a hugely lucrative contract renewal last year and was widely considered the No. 1 driver at RFR. Yet Biffle won last Sunday’s Samsung … Read entire article »
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Greg Biffle wins heated battle against Johnson for Texas victory
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service FORT WORTH, Texas — Saving his equipment for the final green-flag run, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points leader Greg Biffle finally put a win on the board, cruising to a 3.235-second victory over Jimmie Johnson in Saturday night’s Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Biffle took the lead on Lap 304 of 334 and pulled away to win his first race since Oct. 3, 2010 (at Kansas), his second at … Read entire article »
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NASCAR Notebook: Earnhardt Jr. surprised his rivals weren’t better weather men
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service FONTANA, Calif. — To Dale Earnhardt Jr., the decision not to pit when rain hit Auto Club Speedway on Sunday was a no-brainer. Earnhardt stayed out and finished third in the rain-shortened Auto Club 400, which NASCAR called after 129 laps when the rain intensified. Denny Hamlin and Jimmie Johnson, however, came to pit road under caution for the initial shower, giving up positions in the top five and costing themselves better … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Denny Hamlin knocks JGR teammate Busch off California pole
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service FONTANA, Calif. – Kyle Busch had the pole for Sunday’s Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway — until Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin took it away from him. Hamlin circled the two-mile track in 38.626 seconds (186.403 mph) to claim his second Coors Light pole award at Fontana and the 10th of his career, and he did it by taking the opposite approach from his teammate — running the … Read entire article »
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Greg Biffle edges Allmendinger for Bristol pole by .001 seconds
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service BRISTOL, Tenn. — By the thinnest of margins, Greg Biffle won the pole for Sunday’s Food City 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Biffle posted a lap at 125.215 mph (15.324 seconds) in Friday’s time trials and watched as the 10 drivers who succeeded him in the qualifying order tried to knock him out of the top spot. AJ Allmendinger came closest but fell .001 seconds short, as … Read entire article »
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Matt Kenseth holds off Earnhardt Jr. to win bizarre Daytona 500
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Finally, nothing out of the ordinary happened. In a Daytona 500 that featured the first postponement in its history, a ball of fire from a racecar vs. jet dryer collision under caution and a surfeit of wild action in the closing laps, Matt Kenseth won his second Daytona 500 when the tandem of Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Greg Biffle couldn’t catch the race winner in a green-white-checkered-flag … Read entire article »
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Greg Biffle Selected as Fourth Quarter NMPA Speedway Motorsports Spirit Winner
Members of the National Motorsports Press Association have selected NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Greg Biffle as the fourth quarter winner of the NMPA Speedway Motorsports Spirit Award. The award is designed to recognize character and achievement in the face of adversity, sportsmanship and contributions to motorsports. Each year, quarterly winners are selected, and an overall winner is determined by a vote of the … Read entire article »
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