Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL, April 30-May 1, 2005
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series: Aaron’s 499, Sunday at 1:20 pm
Greg Biffle
Team: No. 16 National Guard/Charter Ford Taurus
Crew Chief: Doug Richert
Chassis: RK-259 (Same car the team ran in the Daytona 500)
Greg Biffle on racing at Talladega:
“I’m not a huge fan of restrictor-plate racing but I’m excited about our chances to run well this weekend at Talladega. Last year we had a good run in the spring race there but I had to keep getting out of the draft to avoid overheating. I don’t think we’ll have that problem this time, so I’m looking for a good run. We’re taking the car we ran in the Daytona 500. It’s definitely capable of running up front with the lead draft cars and it’s capable of winning if we can put ourselves in position in the closing laps.”
Crew Chief Doug Richert on racing at Talladega:
“We’re taking the same car we ran in the Daytona 500. We think it’s a good car for the superspeedways because of its low drag. It should do well for us at Talladega this weekend. We’ll just need to be able to run up front and stay out of trouble. A top-10 finish this weekend would be great.”
Fast Facts
Greg Biffle has led 21 percent of the laps run in NASCAR Nextel Cup races so far this season with a total of 561 laps led. He has already topped his 2004 total laps led by 205 laps.
Biffle has one top-10 finish at Talladega in the Busch Series and is looking to get his first Nextel Cup top-10 finish there this weekend.
This weekend the No. 16 National Guard/Charter Ford will return to its signature red, white and blue paint scheme.
