Greg Biffle Advance
Darlington Raceway, May 12-13
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series: Dodge Charger 500
Greg Biffle
Team: No. 16 National Guard Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Doug Richert
Chassis: RK-268 (Same car the team won with at Darlington in 2005)
Biffle on racing at Darlington Raceway:
“Darlington is one of the toughest tracks on the circuit. I’ve gotten several of the black stripes over the years but I’d still put it up there as one of my favorite tracks. Winning this race there last year was one of the highlights of my career. There’s so much history at Darlington that winning there puts you on a list with the legends of the sport. I got my official parking spot on pit road next to Buddy Baker and David Pearson and I plan to use it as long as they let me keep it. We’re going to go there with the car we won with last year and plan on doing everything we can to defend the title.”
Crew Chief Doug Richert on racing at Darlington Raceway:
“We’re taking the car that we won with there last year, so we feel pretty confident with that choice. We’ll start with last year’s notes and see how the car feels with the new tires. Darlington is one of the harder places to set a car up for because the tires wear out so fast that by the time you get a good run in, when you come in to make changes, you have to change the tires too. Qualifying well will be important as always for track position and pit selection.”
Fast Facts
Greg Biffle is currently 21st in the point standings, picking up three positions after a 4th place finish in Richmond.
Biffle and the National Guard team are currently 522 points out of the lead and are 169 points out of a top-10 position.
In addition to his Cup record at Darlington, Biffle has one win and four top-five finishes in eight NASCAR Busch Series attempts.
This weekend the No. 16 National Guard team will run the signature red, white and blue paint scheme.
