Greg Biffle Advance
California Speedway
September 2nd-4th, 2005 NEXTEL Cup Series
Sony HD 500, Sunday 5:00PM
Greg Biffle
Team: No. 16 National Guard/Charter Ford Taurus
Crew Chief: Doug Richert
Chassis: RK-239 (won at Michigan in the spring)
Biffle on racing at California Speedway:
“I’ve had a lot of success at California in both the Busch and Cup Series, so it’s right up there as one of my favorite tracks. We’re taking the car we won with at Michigan and it should be a good car for us at California. I can’t say that I’m not looking ahead to the Chase but this weekend we’re racing to win in California and that is at the forefront of my thoughts.”
Crew Chief Doug Richert on racing at California Speedway:
“We’re taking the car we ran at both Michigan races this year and won there with it in the spring. We think it will be a good car for California because of the similarities between the two tracks. We’ll just go back looking to have the same success we had there in the spring. Being locked into the Chase doesn’t really change the way we’ll race at all. We’ve gotten where we are by showing up each week ready to win and that’s what we intend to do the rest of the season.”
Fast Facts
With his 3rd place finish at Bristol, Greg Biffle remains third in the point standings, 224 points behind leader Tony Stewart and 11 points behind second-place contender Jimmie Johnson.
Biffle secured his position in the Chase for the Nextel Cup when he took the third-place finish at Bristol.
Biffle led a total of 46 laps before taking the checkered flag .231 seconds ahead of second-place Jimmie Johnson to win the February 27th race at California.
This weekend the signature National Guard red, white and blue paint scheme returns to the No. 16 Ford but will feature the Charter Communications logo on the hood.
