Greg Biffle Advance
Daytona International Speedway - Daytona Beach, Fla.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: 50th Running of the Daytona 500
Sunday, February 17 2:00 PM Eastern
TV - FOX - 3:20 PM Eastern RADIO - MRN
FAST FACTS
Greg Biffle took his first-ever Cup Series win at Daytona on July 5th, 2003 during his rookie season.
Biffle also took his first-ever Cup Series pole at Daytona when he topped the speed charts during
qualifying for the 2004 Daytona 500.
In addition to Biffle’s Cup win at Daytona, he also has a pair of second-place Nationwide finishes at
the 2.5-mile oval.
Other than the catch can position, Biffle’s entire 2008 pit crew is new to the No.16 3M team.
Had three top-five and 10 top-10 finishes in 31 of 35 NASCAR Nationwide Series starts in 2007
This season Biffle has been reunited with former car chief Bobby Bakeeff who has taken over a
crew leader role. Bakeeff and Biffle worked together for several years including the 2005 season
during which he captured six wins.
Greg Biffle – NSCS ADVANCE
Team: No. 16 3M Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Greg Erwin
Chassis: RK-528 Last outing: Backup for Talladega ‘07
Biffle, NSCS at Daytona International Speedway:
Biffle on racing at Daytona International Speedway:
“We had a decent test at Daytona last month. I’m still a little concerned with visibility issues with these new
cars but we’ll all be on a level playing field I guess. It should be a good race and being in the Shootout will
hopefully help us because with these new cars, every bit of track time helps. Handling is more important
than it’s ever been at Daytona. Roush Yates engines give us the horsepower we need and we just have to
find the rest. As is always the case at Daytona, if we can stay out of trouble, I think we can run up front and
get a solid finish to start the season.”
Crew Chief Greg Erwin on racing at Daytona International Speedway:
“We’re definitely going to focus on race setup from the time we get there. It seems like qualifying matters
less and less every year. We decided to bring this car for the 500 because it tested a little better than the
car we took to Talladega as our primary. They were both brand new cars but this one just seems better
suited for Daytona. We weren’t really happy with the way our cars drafted at the test so we came back and
changed a few things based on the data we gathered there. I think we’re all moving together as a team in
the right direction and hopefully that will show at Daytona.”
