MBNA America 400 * Dover Int'l Speedway * Sunday, September 21,
2003
Greg Biffle
Team: Roush Racing
Car: No. 16
Sponsor: Grainger
Owner: Jack Roush
Driver: Greg Biffle
Crew Chief: Doug Richert
Chassis: JR-011: This is the same car the Grainger Team used at
California (18th-place finish) and the first Michigan race (31st).
Greg Biffle on racing at Dover:
"The track stays fairly consistent because of the concrete surface,
so if your car is handling well it makes for a pretty fun race. If
you're off a little it's a different story because of the speeds
you carry. We were off on the setup earlier this season and I spun the
car exiting turn four and made contact with the inside wall. That hurt
our chances for having a good race. I'm very optimistic about our
chances to run well there this weekend though. The guys are sending me
to the track with great cars every week, but here lately we've had
things happen that have taken us out of contention. It's no ones
fault, it's just freak things happening to us. Hopefully all of that
is behind us now and we can put together a string of good races to
finish out the season. We really need to get things going in order to
have a shot at rookie of the year and finishing in the
top-15 in
points."
Crew Chief Doug Richert on racing at Dover:
"The biggest thing at Dover is getting the car to handle from the
center of the corner out. That's basically the key everywhere, but
the track is extremely fast and it's important to have the driver
comfortable. Greg will drive the wheels off the car no matter what we
give him, and he's shown that if given the right setup he can race
right up to the front and lead. We need to continue to qualify up front
like we have been the last couple of weeks and we just need to be a
little closer on the setup when we fire off on Sunday."
ROUSH RACING FAST FACTS:
Mark Martin holds the 400-mile race record at Dover with an
average speed of 132.719 mph, set on September 21, 1997.
Martin won three consecutive fall races at Dover from 1997 *
1999.
Martin leads all other active drivers with 15 top-five finishes
at Dover.
Martin has posted 20 top-10 finishes, including three victories,
in 34 races at Dover.
Matt Kenseth now has 21 top-10 finishes in 27 starts, a
league-leading statistic. He also has ten top-five finishes; tied with
Bobby Labonte and Ryan Newman for the most.
Kenseth's 2003 Winston Cup point lead is now 404 points over
second place Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
If Kenseth wins the Dover 400 event, his Winston-leader bonus
payout would be a record $280,000.
Kenseth has completed all but two laps of competition in the
2003 season.
Kurt Busch sits seventh in the 2003 Winston Cup point standings
after 26 events, 75 points out of the fifth and 692 points out of first
place.
Busch is second in Winston Cup wins this season with four
victories (California, Michigan & both Bristol events).
Busch's crew chief Jimmy Fennig is tied for winningest active
crew chief in the Winston Cup Series with 24 wins.
Jeff Burton has three top-five and seven top-10 finishes in 19
Winston Cup starts at Dover.
In the last five races at Dover, Burton has completed 97.9% of
his Winston Cup laps run.
In 2002, Burton's average starting position at Dover was 31.5
but his average finish was 4.5.
Jon Wood and Carl Edwards will compete in Saturday's Craftsman
Truck Series race at California Speedway. Combined the two drivers have
four wins, two poles, 18 top-five and 24 top-10 finishes.
