Greg Biffle Advance
Richmond International Raceway
September 8-10th, 2005 NEXTEL Cup Series
Chevrolet Rock and Roll 400, Saturday 7:40PM
Greg Biffle
Team: No. 16 National Guard Ford Taurus
Crew Chief: Doug Richert
Chassis: RK-229 (has not yet raced this season)
Biffle on racing at Richmond International Raceway:
“If you talk to a lot of the drivers, I think most of them will tell you that Richmond is one of their favorite tracks. It’s just a driver’s track. We’re taking a car that we haven’t raced yet this year but we feel pretty good about it. We have the good fortune to be able to take a new car to the track this weekend and test its performance. Saturday night racing is always just a little more exciting and I think you’ll see some good racing with the last spots for the ‘Chase’ being so close.”
Crew Chief Doug Richert on racing at Richmond International Raceway:
" We have totally rebuilt chassis 229 from last year. It is very similar to the car we raced at New Hampshire but we think it will be even better for Richmond. We’re going to use the opportunity in Richmond this weekend to test this car and if it performs well, we may be able to use it in New Hampshire or even Martinsville later in the year. We did take this car to the wind tunnel and are pretty happy with the numbers."
Fast Facts
With the 2nd place finish at California, Greg Biffle moved to second in the point standings, 209 points behind leader Tony Stewart.
Biffle currently holds a 49-point advantage over third place contender Jimmie Johnson heading into the final race before the “Chase.”
Biffle has complete 97.1% of the laps is his Cup Series starts at RIR. His best finish came earlier this year when he finished sixth at the May 14th event.
This weekend the signature National Guard red, white and blue paint scheme returns to the No. 16 Ford.
The National Guard is committed to the relief efforts in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. They currently expect to send nearly 40,000 soldier to the affected areas but have committed to send as many as are needed.
