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Greg Biffle leads Roush Fenway qualifying assault at Texas
By Reid Spencer, Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service FORT WORTH, Texas —In the slugfest between Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards, Stewart won Round 1 on Friday, but it was Greg Biffle who led a Roush Fenway Racing assault on Texas Motor Speedway that didn’t include Edwards. Greg Biffle scorched the 1.5-mile track with a lap at 193.736 mph to edge RFR teammate David Ragan (193.729 mph) for the top starting spot in Sunday’s AAA Texas 500. The … Read entire article »
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NASCAR Notebook: Biffle, Harvick trade shots and insults
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service MARTINSVILLE, Va.—Kevin Harvick apparently didn’t like the shot his No. 29 Chevrolet took from Greg Biffle’s No. 16 Ford during Sprint Cup practice on Saturday afternoon at Martinsville Speedway. Biffle and Harvick traded bumps on the racetrack, then stopped beside each other at the bottom of the backstretch, apparently expressing displeasure with each other. Later, as Biffle’s crew was pushing his car in the garage, Harvick blocked their progress with his … Read entire article »
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Teammates Biffle, Edwards pace Kansas qualifying
KANSAS CITY, Kan.—Greg Biffle edged teammate Carl Edwards for the top starting spot in Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400, as Roush Fenway racing swept the front row for the fourth race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Biffle turned a lap at 174.887 mph (30.877 seconds) to claim his second Coors Light Pole Award of the year and the eighth of his career. Edwards was a close second at 174.571 mph. Third-place qualifier Kyle Busch (174.447 … Read entire article »
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$1 Million on the line at Atlanta for Two Small Business Owners
NEW YORK, N.Y. — NASCAR and Office Depot (NYSE: ODP), the Official Office Products Partner of NASCAR, today announced the two small businesses finalists who could win $1 million in its annual “Official Small Business of NASCAR, Courtesy of Office Depot” sweepstakes. Office Depot partnered with another NASCAR Partner, 3M, for this promotion. Finalists Kacie Howard, owner of HuckleBerry Pets, in Daytona Beach, Fla., and Sara Mortensen, owner of Bales Mold Service, Inc., in Downers Grove, Ill., will be officially introduced during a special press event this Friday, Sept. 2, at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Howard, 32, and Mortensen, 27, will be joined at the press event by Tony Stewart, driver of the No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet Impala and team owner of Stewart-Haas Racing, and Greg Biffle, driver of the … Read entire article »
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Greg Biffle wins pole for Pure Michigan 400
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service BROOKLYN, Mich.—Greg Biffle found a rocket ship when he needed it most. Battling for a spot in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Biffle scorched Michigan International Speedway with a lap at 190.345 mph (37.826 seconds) to win the pole for Sunday’s Pure Michigan 400, the 23rd NASCAR Sprint Cup race of the season. In winning the seventh Coors Light pole award of his career and his first since 2008, … Read entire article »
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Matt Puccia Named Crew Chief for Greg Biffle
CONCORD, N.C. – Matt Puccia will be the crew chief of the No. 16 3M Sprint Cup team at Roush Fenway Racing effective immediately. Puccia has been with Roush Fenway Racing since the end of 2004 and was most recently assigned to the research and development program. Prior to this season, Puccia was crew chief of the No. 98 Paul Menard entry throughout the 2010 Nationwide Series season, leading the … Read entire article »
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Will tire test give drivers an edge at Kentucky?
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service Track time is always a plus—especially if you’re running at a venue that’s new to the Sprint Cup Series. Seven drivers tested tires Wednesday for Goodyear at Kentucky Speedway, which will hold its first Cup race July 9. Kentucky is the first addition to the Cup series since Chicagoland Speedway and Kansas Speedway were added to the series in 2001. Kevin Harvick, Mark Martin, Brad Keselowski, Greg Biffle, Travis Kvapil, David Reutimann and Joey Logano spent the day at the 1.5-mile track, helping Goodyear determine the tire combination it will provide to race teams for the Quaker State 400. Will those drivers have an edge in July? Even though NASCAR will give drivers extensive practice time at the track July 7, Kvapil thinks the test will help. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Drivers team with Lionel to pay tribute to 10th anniversary of 9/11
CONCORD, N.C. – Lionel NASCAR Collectables, in partnership with the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation, on Thursday unveiled a multi-car, on-track program that pays tribute to the 10th anniversary of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and helps raise funds to build homes for the only three surviving quadruple amputees of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan — United States Army Spc. Brendan Marrocco, U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Todd Nicely and U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. John Peck. As part of the “Honoring Our Heroes” program, Greg Biffle, David Gilliland, Jamie McMurray, Danica Patrick and Tony Stewart will drive special patriotic paint schemes that feature the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation logo during the September race weekend at Richmond. I think it’s important for NASCAR to do something as a sport … Read entire article »
Filed under: Nationwide Series, Sprint Cup
3M and Biffle Sign for Three More Years with Roush Fenway Racing
CONCORD, N.C. – Roush Fenway Racing announced today that both 3M and Greg Biffle have renewed their contracts for three more years. The new contracts will take 3M, Biffle and Roush Fenway Racing through the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. 3M has been a Roush Fenway partner since 2005 and Biffle began his NASCAR career with the team in 1998. Terms of the contracts were not disclosed. “I am thrilled with the prospect of continuing the relationship we have with 3M and what that, paired with the talent of Greg Biffle, means for the success of the No. 16 team at Roush Fenway Racing,” said team owner Jack Roush. “Our endeavors with 3M have been successful both on and off the track and will ideally culminate with a … Read entire article »
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