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Biffle wins at Dover; Roush finishes one, two, three

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Greg Biffle won his second race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. Remarkably, it comes just one week after his first win at New Hampshire, thus earning him a bulls-eye. Both of Biffle's wins were in the Chase for the Championship.

With his recent success, drivers will now be gunning for Biffle. He is riding high on momentum which could be lethal for his fellow chasers. Prior to the start of the Chase, Biffle had not won a race. When asked why, he responded "I wasn't trying before, I don't know, it is quite coincidental, I have put more emphasis on this, Biffle added. "I felt like I am going to be more involved in these last 10 races."

Biffle, drive of the NO. 16 3M Ford Fusion attributes a different spring setup for his performance in the race, versus his performance in June. "I just came back with something different," he said. And comparing his ride with its performance on Saturday, Biffle said "I have to say that I was going to let these guys down." Instead, "It is starting to pay dividends for me. I feel like this has been coming for a while. It doesn't get more important than this," he concluded after collecting his 14th career victory.

For Jack Roush this winning moment was a trial and a triumph. "I am just proud to be here. I am obliged to be on the winning pit box when the checkered flag comes out. I have never been on the wrong pit box when one of our cars won.," Roush said. Today was a quandary for the cat in the hat, but he chose correctly.

Roush Racing drivers enjoy Dover , and Roush believes he may know why. "The racetrack is real fast, you wind up carrying a lot of speed into the corner, you get back on the gas, hold your breath and try not to hit the wall. They all like to be all up in the gas. They are extraordinary brave. They (Biffle, Kenseth, Edwards, McMurray) are the guys that close the deal," Roush stated.

"This is like a big Bristol," Roush added. "Today I hyperventilated. All this oxygen was making me crazy Just holding your breath and watching it all unfold." Greg Biffle commented "I wouldn't want to be in his shoes," referencing Roush's dilemma of watching three of his cars fight for a position with the chance that one or all of them could be eliminated.

Biffle's win at Dover International Raceway plummeted him within 10 points of Chase leader Carl Edwards. He now sits third, tied with Jimmie Johnson. While the RV Camping World 400 presented by AAA was kind to Biffle and the Roush Racing trio of Chase competitors, the same cannot be said about Kyle Busch.

Another week, and another big problem for Kyle Busch as the engine in his NO. 18 Toyota dictates. Smoke from the Interstate Batteries machine indicated that there was an engine malfunction. Later Busch would report to the team that there was oil in the cockpit. The smoke began to bellow out. Busch's fate regulated him back to a 12th place points position. His dismal finish may possibly dictate that he will not win the title in 2008.

Matt Kenseth, who also had trouble at New Hampshire now finds himself 10th in the championship points. Kenseth laid down some rubber on the concrete oval, as he pulled away from the leaders early in the race. Kenseth tried to defend the bottom of the track, as Biffle got by on the outside.

"I think all three of us (Edwards, Biffle and Kenseth) raced as hard as we could possibly race each other for the win without wrecking ourselves or each other, Kenseth added. "That's probably the best racing I've seen in a long time. I imagine -- at least, it felt like it from the seat."

Carl Edwards who had led early in the race held the top spot with 10 laps to go, when two of his teammates slid by. Kenseth secured a second place finish, Edwards third. "I had a really good time," Carl started. "We took two tires at the end, and I don't know if it was the right thing or not. But we ended up having a great race."

With only ten races left to crown a champion, every lap has begun to take on new meaning for the top twelve. The unique concrete monster named "Miles" is depicted on the trophy, a trophy that is hard to handle. In the past Chase to the Championship events, the driver that won the fall event did not go on to win the title. Only time will tell, if Miles truly claimed another victim.

 

 


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