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'Here for the Party'

by Tammyrae Benscoter  |  PopUpScript2 About The Author   |  Discuss


 

 
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In the words of Gretchen Wilson, "I'm here for the party, and I'm not leaving til they throw me out. Gonna have a little fun, gonna get me some." The song should become Greg Biffle's new mantra after claiming victory in the first race of the chase. Biffle, the dark horse of the chase contenders is out to prove that he can run with the big dogs, and he may even steal their bone.

While the focus of the Chase has been predominantly on Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards and Jimmie Johnson, the Roush Fenway driver has placed himself in direct contention. Now, he must battle the Monster Mile in Dover, DE to see where he will stand on Sunday.

Biffle's Ford Fusion was quick in qualifying with a speed of 156.284 mph which translates to one mile in 23.035 seconds. He sits fifth on the speed chart, just shy of polesitter Jeff Gordon.

Biffle has one win on the concrete oval in Sprint Cup competition dating back to June 2005. In the Nationwide series, Biffle tamed the Monster twice. All in all, his results at Dover speak for themselves. "I've run well at Dover in the past and was able to win," Biffle added.

Along with experience at Dover, Biffle is also reliant on his experience in the Chase. "There are several things that play issues along the way. I'm thinking about that," Biffle added, "what small mistakes I may have made last time and what I'm going to need to do this time to be able to win the championship and not be 35 points short when we get to Homestead. Hopefully, it'll be the other way around," Biffle added.

The pressures of the Chase leave some drivers unprepared, Biffle was ready. "I knew the Chase was going to be something fun for us, knew it was going to be tough, and we struggled to make it in" Biffle began. "but, the last five races leading up to the Chase were really good for us." Like many other drivers, Biffle is also a big believer of momentum. "I feel that's why we started the Chase so strong," he added.

Biffle expressed that he is not happy with decisions made to use Kyle Busch in a testing session at Atlanta. "I've got a really bad memory, and if my memory serves me correctly that they said they wouldn't use Chase cars to do tire testing once the Chase started," Biffle expressed. "It does give you somewhat of an advantage, certainly."

Jeff Gordon is also in Dover for the party. His celebration started on Friday when he collected his third pole award of the year., his 66th career pole in 537 starts.

 


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