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Admittedly, Johnson's closest pursuers, Greg Biffle and Jeff Burton, will have to climb Mount Everest in a snowstorm to wrest the title from the No. 48 team, but that doesn't mean it can't happen. With all they've accomplished in winning back-to-back championships in 2006 and 2007, Johnson and crew chief Chad Knaus still have one more thing to prove, that they can win as heavily favored front-runners. (MSNBC -- Sports)
This Week In Auto Racing October 24 - 26 Oct 22, 2008
With four races remaining in the season, Jimmie Johnson holds a commanding 149-point lead over Greg Biffle in the championship standings ... " But Benson isn't taking any comfort being on top. "Anything can happen," he said. Greg Biffle held a 125-point lead over Jack Sprague after the 21st race in 1999. Biffle scored his series-record ninth victory of the season the following race, but was slapped with a technical violation which cost him a majority of his points lead. The pair traded the top... (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
AIN'T OVER 'TIL ...: Chase race is not a done deal just yet Oct 22, 2008
Still, even with one DNF or mechanically-troubled run in the final four races, Johnson has such a large lead that either Greg Biffle, Jeff Burton or Carl Edwards would have to virtually run the table to overtake him. Biffle, 149 points behind, has had a good season and a great Chase with two wins. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Yarborough resigned to sharing record with Johnson Oct 21, 2008
Johnson, coming off a victory Sunday at Martinsville, goes to Atlanta this week holding a lead of 149 points over Greg Biffle and 152 over Jeff Burton with just four races remaining in this year's Chase for the ch 00001AA7 ampionship. Johnson hasn't directly addressed the possibility of making history with another title, though, after his sixth victory of the season, he did say, "I'm going to have to answer those questions one of these days, aren't I?''For Yarborough, who raced in NASCAR's top... (MSNBC -- Sports)
Spice up Chase with new points system Oct 21, 2008
Rusty Jarrett / Getty Images for NASCARAfter his victory Sunday at Martinsville Speedway, Jimmie Johnson extended his lead in the standings to 149 points over Greg Biffle, 152 over Jeff Burton and 198 over Carl Edwards ... CHARLOTTE, N.C. - No offense to Greg Biffle and Carl Edwards, who trail Jimmie Johnson by substantial point deficits yet still think they can win the championship. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Lars AndersonINSIDE NASCAR Oct 21, 2008
More importantly, his lead over Greg Biffle ballooned from 69 points to 145. With four races left in the season, it's very, very hard to envision Johnson not winning the championship. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Johnson Could Wrap Up Third-straight Title Before Homestead Oct 21, 2008
Johnson now holds a commanding 149-point lead over Greg Biffle, making it the most sizeable margin in the five-year history of the Chase with four races to go in the season. Even though Johnson typically peaks at the end of the season, he remains cautiously optimistic at the prospect of tying Cale Yarborough's 30-year-old record for most consecutive titles in the series. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Let's not give JJ title yet | Yarborough: 'It's going to happen' Oct 21, 2008
And it might well be that Greg Biffle, now 149 points behind Johnson, and Jeff Burton, 152 points back, will simply play second fiddle to Johnson no matter how well they finish at the final races in Atlanta, Texas, Phoenix and Homestead-Miami. OK, a 149-point lead with two races left and Johnson is probably a lock. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
CHASE IS OVER: It seems nothing can stop Jimmie Johnson Oct 21, 2008
Jimmie Johnson's dominant victory in Sunday's TUMS Quikpak 500 at Martinsville Speedway gives him a 149-point lead over Greg Biffle. That's the largest lead in the five-year history of the Chase with four races to go. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Biffle, Burton, Edwards say they're still in Chase hunt Oct 21, 2008
-- Maybe these guys just have a different view of the world, but Jimmie Johnson's top three championship challengers -- Greg Biffle, Jeff Burton and Carl Edwards -- all said Sunday that they're still in the NASCAR title hunt. They feel that they can take the game to Johnson at Atlanta, Texas, Phoenix and Homestead in these final few weeks and pull off a surprise. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Johnson's win pads his Chase lead with 4 left Oct 20, 2008
Were going to come and get them, said Greg Biffle, who climbed to second in points. Weve got four more chances and were going to some of our best places, so they better be on their A game. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Johnson rolls to latest win Oct 20, 2008
"Today was a big step in the right direction."With Greg Biffle having to fight back from a lap down to finish 12th and Jeff Burton losing a lap to a late pit-road penalty and winding up 17th, Johnson leads Biffle by 149 points and Burton by 152 with four races left. Given that Johnson has finished no worse than 14th in his past 22 Chase races -- going back to a race at Talladega in 2006 -- the chance that he's going to slip up and let anyone back into contention seems remote. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Mad about Madden - and suing over it, too Oct 20, 2008
Johnson increased his lead from 69 points over Jeff Burton to 149 over Greg Biffle. Burton started second and finished 17th. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Johnson dominates Martinsville, in first with four races left Oct 20, 2008
Johnson has a 149-point lead over Greg Biffle in the Chase for the championship ... "We're going to come and get them," said Greg Biffle, who climbed to second in points. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Johnson extends his lead in Chase Oct 20, 2008
Greg Biffle recovered from a two-lap deficit after making a green flag pit stop to finish 12th. He's now second in the standings. (Florida Times-Union)
Here we go again? Johnson looking hard to beat Oct 19, 2008
Jeff Burton is second in points, 69 behind, and Greg Biffle is third, another 17 back. After that comes Edwards, whose six victories for the season are the second most in the series, but who has finished one spot behind Johnson twice in the first five Chase races. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Bullring awaits drivers Oct 19, 2008
" Qualifying was rained out Friday, so the starting lineup was set by the standings. Johnson and Burton will be on the front row, followed by Greg Biffle in third, Carl Edwards fourth, Clint Bowyer fifth, Kevin Harvick sixth, Tony Stewart seventh, Jeff Gordon eighth, Kyle Busch ninth and Dale Earnhardt Jr. 10th. Johnson won at Martinsville during the Chase in each of the last two years - seasons in which he also won the title. Stewart finished second in 2005 at Martinsville during his... (Florida Times-Union)
Notebook: Biffle says he wants Johnson's luck Oct 18, 2008
Greg Biffle is left wishing for some of Jimmie Johnson's luck - Racing - SI.com ... Greg Biffle said he envied Jimmie Johnson's Talladega luck ... (AP) -- Greg Biffle marvels, and laughs, at Jimmie Johnson. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Martinsville Qualifying Rained Out Oct 18, 2008
Greg Biffle and Carl Edwards will make up row two, while RCR teammates Clint Bowyer and Kevin Harvick will start on the third row. The remaining Chase contenders - Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Matt Kenseth and Denny Hamlin - will start seventh through 12th, respectively. (ABC 7 News, DC)
ON TO MARTINSVILLE: Burton staying on JJ's radar Oct 18, 2008 Five-way duel looms at Martinsville Oct 17, 2008 TRACKING THE CHASE: The ups, downs in the quest so far Oct 17, 2008 Time to make a move at Martinsville Oct 16, 2008 Alpine's Whitt, 17, to race at Perris Auto Speedway Oct 16, 2008 BOOK IT: Reasons why Jimmie Johnson will claim the Chase Oct 16, 2008 Facts & Figures Oct 15, 2008 Edwards wants to put messy week in past Oct 14, 2008 Burton gets back in the Chase Oct 13, 2008 Burton wants underdog role to stick after victory Oct 13, 2008 Burton wins at Lowes, climbs to 2nd in Chase Oct 12, 2008 Photos show Edwards had Harvick by the neck Oct 12, 2008 Notes: Ignition failure damages Edwards' Chase hopes Oct 12, 2008 Burton moves up with victory Oct 12, 2008 Go with Johnson at Charlotte Oct 11, 2008 Office Depot - Official Site Oct 11, 2008 TOUGH CHASE: Stopping three-peat won't be easy Oct 11, 2008 Chasing Johnson is futile exercise Oct 11, 2008 Rain gives Johnson pole at Charlotte Oct 10, 2008 Tempers flare as Edwards, Harvick fight Oct 10, 2008 Johnson well-positioned coming out of Talladega Oct 10, 2008 Area drivers excel at Best In The Desert race Oct 10, 2008 RACING'S CLOSER: JJ closing in on unsurprising three-peat Oct 10, 2008 Chase drivers fight in garage Oct 10, 2008 Lars AndersonINSIDE NASCAR Oct 8, 2008 • More State/National Stories • Oct 8, 2008 Time behind the wheel fills just a fraction of a driver's schedule Oct 8, 2008 Bruce MartinINSIDE RACING Oct 7, 2008 Illegal pass ruling gives Stewart first victory Oct 7, 2008 From Field To Film: Athletes Who've Acted Oct 7, 2008 Stewart wins Talladega Oct 7, 2008 NASCAR: Stewart ends winless streak Oct 6, 2008 Johnson scrambles to 9th-place finish Oct 6, 2008 Stewart awarded victory Oct 6, 2008 Stewart wins a wild one at Talladega Oct 6, 2008 Give Dale Jr. the edge Oct 5, 2008 Kvapil claims pole, but many don't care Oct 5, 2008 Non-title contenders fill top 11 spots in Talladega qualifying Oct 5, 2008 Column: Wallace rumor is untrue Oct 4, 2008 Expert picks Oct 4, 2008 TALLADEGA: Don't expect a thrilling Cup race Oct 4, 2008 BOWLES: It's a buyers' market with these top five free agents Oct 3, 2008 BEECH: Like him or not, Kyle Busch got a raw deal in the Chase Oct 3, 2008 TALE OF THE TAPEJohn Henry's two big investments, the Boston Red Sox and Roush Fenway Racing, have a little more in common than just their owner. Oct 3, 2008 Auto Racing Oct 3, 2008 Unpredictable Talladega awais Chase contenders Oct 3, 2008 Small errors turn into big wrecks at Alabama's treacherous speedway Oct 3, 2008 Excitement Builds as Race for Cup Heats Up! Sep 25, 2008 Harvick on a late-season roll Sep 25, 2008 Biffle diary Sep 25, 2008 NASCAR notes Sep 25, 2008 Coronado Speed Festival is this weekend Sep 25, 2008 CHARGING BACK: Roush Fenway Racing is again on the rise Sep 25, 2008 'Sliced Bread' enjoying rise to top series Sep 24, 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Leaders Sep 23, 2008 Biffle races to 2nd straight Chase win Sep 22, 2008 Biffle goes back-to-back at Dover; Kyle Busch stymied Sep 22, 2008 Biffle wins his 2nd straight Sep 22, 2008 Biffle does it again Sep 22, 2008 Biffle tops teammates Sep 22, 2008 Biffle gets Chase sweep Sep 22, 2008 NASCAR: Biffle 2 for 2 in Chase run (Today) Sep 22, 2008 Biffle wins at Dover to go 2-0 in Chase races Sep 22, 2008 Column: Money issues plague NASCAR Sep 21, 2008 Biffle proves himself as Chase threat Sep 20, 2008
Greg Biffle is within striking distance of Johnson (86 points behind) should he falter. But Johnson has been so consistent in the Chase that a driver will have to out-race Johnson rather than hope he gives the title away by crashing or suffering mechanical problems. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Shaking out the standings Oct 18, 2008
Greg Biffle held on to third position, 86 points out and Carl Edwards dropped two spots to fourth, 168 points behind the leader. Those guys seem to be the ones left with a real shot at winning the championship. (Bainbridge Post Searchlight, GA)
Johnson tops the standings, 69 points ahead of Burton and 86 markers up on Greg Biffle. Edwards is fourth, 168 points off the lead and Clint Bowyer rounds out the top five, 185 points behind Johnson. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Chase Cinderella: Greg Biffle. Greg who. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Greg Biffle leads Sam Hornish Jr., eventual race winner Jeff Burton and Kyle Busch during Saturday night's 500-miler at Charlotte ... By Greg Biffle, Special for USA TODAY Editor's note: NASCAR driver Greg Biffle will document his journey through the Chase for the Sprint Cup in an exclusive online diary for USA TODAY ... She's played a big part in the Greg Biffle Foundation and our work with various animal shelters, in addition to being a great source of support for my racing career and me. (USA Today -- Sports)
Carl Edwards: In the week after triggering a 12-car accident at Talladega that impacted the title hopes of six Sprint Cup contenders, including himself and Roush Fenway Racing teammates Greg Biffle and Matt Kenseth, he has gotten into a shoving match with Kevin Harvick and finished 33rd at Charlotte. Lewis Hamilton-Felipe Massa: Formula One points leaders seem determined to prevent the other guy from winning the championship, even if it means taking themselves out of the race. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Or five races for Jeff Burton or Greg Biffle to track him down and deny him the chance to join legend Cale Yarborough in one of the most select of NASCAR companies. The case for him holding on. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
3, Greg Biffle, 5,792 ... 12, Greg Biffle, $4,361,639 ... 3, Greg Biffle, 5,792. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Harvick has battled with Ricky Rudd, Greg Biffle, both Busch brothers, Juan Pablo Montoya, NASCAR and anyone else who gets in his way. Hes not shy to voice an opinion on other peoples business, never minces words, doesnt back down from a fight and loves every minute of it. (MSNBC -- Sports)
"You don't know how much those points are going to count at the end of the year."Burton jumped from fourth to second in the standings, passing Greg Biffle, who finished seventh Saturday, and Carl Edwards, who finished 33rd after having ignition system problems early in the race and falling 16 laps down. Biffle trails Johnson by 86 points, while Edwards fell 168 back. (News & Observer -- Sports)
" Johnson's sixth-place finish - his 19th top-10 finish in his last 21 Chase races dating back to the 2006 season - kept him atop the playoff standings. Burton improved from fourth to first place with Saturday night's win, 69 points behind. The 1.5-mile racetrack was tough on a lot of Chase drivers. Jeff Gordon, Greg Biffle, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Matt Kenseth all hit the wall. Biffle and Gordon recovered, however, to finish seventh and eighth, respectively. Kenseth and Earnhardt didn't, and... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Greg Biffle, Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin and David Ragan rounded out the top 10. The night was a disaster for several Chase contenders, including Edwards, who entered the race second in the standings. (MSNBC -- Sports)
At the time of the accident, Edwards and his Roush Fenway Racing teammates Greg Biffle and Matt Kenseth were racing for the lead. All three wrecked, as did Harvick, who called Edwards a pansy for his race strategy. (MSNBC -- Sports)
"I don't like putting myself in that situation. I almost lost the car four times. It was that frustration of being on pins and needles out there. Trying to run as hard as you can and watching positions slip by.Johnson couldn't overtake Burton late in the race, but did extend his lead to 86 over Greg Biffle, who finished seventh."The first two-thirds were good for us. We were junk at the end,'' Johnson said. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Johnson now leads Burton by 69 points and Greg Biffle, who finished seventh, by 86. Kahne, trying to become the first driver to win the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Challenge, the Coca-Cola 600 and the Bank of America 500 in the same year, took two tires on his final stop and gave it all his No. 9 Dodge had in trying to catch Burton. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Other drivers to watch Look for Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, Greg Biffle and Edwards to all be pretty tough to beat on Saturday night. Others from whom I expect bids for at least top-10 runs are Kasey Kahne, Brian Vickers, Jeff Gordon, Jeff Burton and Matt Kenseth. (MSNBC -- Sports)
1 Jimmie Johnson 2 Carl Edwards 3 Greg Biffle 4 Jeff Burton 5 Clint Bowyer 6 Kevin Harvick 7 Tony Stewart 8 Jeff Gordon 9 Matt Kenseth 10 Dale Earnhardt Jr.. Copyright. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
And even though there's a month-and-a -half of racing to go this season, Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle are running out of time to catch Johnson. If you're looking for a weakness in Johnson's 48 team or a track at which it might struggle in the next six weeks, you simply won't find anything. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Johnson is 72 points ahead of Carl Edwards and 77 ahead of Greg Biffle with six races remaining in the playoffs. As long as he continues to stockpile top-five and top-10 finishes, it's nearly impossible for anyone to catch him. (Florida Times-Union)
Greg Biffle, 77 points behind Johnson, will start third, followed by Jeff Burton, Clint Bowyer and Kevin Harvick. The rainout leaves Edwards and Harvick - involved in a scuffle in the garage Thursday afternoon - in close proximity when the green flag waves. (MSNBC -- Sports)
CONCORD, N.C. - Greg Biffle isnt angry with teammate Carl Edwards for starting a 12-car crash at Talladega Superspeedway. Neither is Matt Kenseth. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Strangely, Edwards changed strategies late in the race, made a run for the lead and then with 16 laps to go triggered an accident that wiped out 11 cars including six Chasers and all three of the Roush Fenway Racing cars (Edwards, Greg Biffle and Matt Kenseth). After weaving through the carnage without making contact with another car, Johnson sat in his Chevy during the ensuing red-flag stop and contemplated his late-race strategy. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Not only does Edwards crash, his mistake also wipes out his two teammates, Greg Biffle and Matt Kenseth, thus sidelining all three Roush Fenway Racing Chase for Championship candidates at Talladega. Formula One: Instead of finding a way to get back into the United States market, also drops Canada from the schedule leaving North America without a race on the 2009 schedule. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Of the other 10 drivers in the Chase, only the surprising Greg Biffle, who trails Johnson by 77, retains a realistic chance of winning this year's title. This is a three-man race now. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
He rear-ended Roush Fenway Racing teammate Greg Biffle in the middle of the third turn, turning Biffle into oncoming traffic. Cars driven by Edwards and Biffle were destroyed, as well as cars for Harvick and Matt Kenseth. (Florida Times-Union)
With about 20 laps left in the race, Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle, the two drivers immediately behind Johnson in the standings, made their move up the field, mashing the gas ... Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle need to come up big on Saturday night in Charlotte. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
- State/National Sports. Wednesday, October 08, 2008. (Creston News Adertiser, IO)
"Driving the car is the easiest thing we do," Greg Biffle said. "You might have four or five commitments during the week before you get to the racetrack. When you get to the racetrack, you never stop. If you're lucky, you may get one off day a week. Sometimes you can go a month without stopping. "Nobody's complaining, but it's a lot harder than it looks. (Florida Times-Union)
Last year NASCAR was involved in a controversy when Greg Biffle ran out of gas on the final lap at Kansas Speedway in a race that finished under caution. He was unable to maintain minimum speed and was passed by Clint Bowyer. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88), Matt Kenseth (17) and Greg Biffle (16) crash during the NASCAR Sprint Cup AMP Energy 500 on Sunday ... And it may very well have sunk the Roush Fenway Racing trio of Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle and Matt Kenseth, who were at the front of a 12-car accident with 16 laps to go. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Current Conditions 54. Severe Weather Alert. (KIRO TV, WA)
The 12-car crash included Greg Biffle, Matt Kenseth, Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick and Carl Edwards. MORE SPORTS. (AL.com)
He shot to the lead on the 174th lap, just a couple seconds before Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle started a 10-car crash that involved three other drivers in the playoffs. Stewart led the final 17 laps, including two in overtime. (The Augusta Chronicle)
That effort combined with the involvement of Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle -- his nearest competitors for the championship in the big wreck leaves Johnson with a 72-point advantage over Edwards with six of the 10 Chase races remaining. Johnson began the day with a 10-point lead. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Johnson then dodged a crash on lap 174 when the two drivers closest to him in the standings, Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle, made contact in Turn 3 as Edwards tried to bump-draft his Roush Fenway Racing teammate toward the front of the field. "I was just pushing Greg as hard as I could," Edwards said. (News & Observer -- Sports)
He shot to the lead on Lap 174, just a couple of seconds before Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle started a 10-car crash that involved three other drivers who are in the Chase for the Championship ... It started when Edwards bumped Greg Biffle in the third turn, turning Biffle's car sideways and in front of trailing traffic. (Florida Times-Union)
Heading into Talladega the Chase is looking like a three-way battle between Johnson, Carl Edwards (10 points behind) and Greg Biffle (30 points behind). But how the playoff looks coming out of Talladega could be a whole different story. (MSNBC -- Sports)
"We have a lot of fans looking forward to us getting up toward the front. ... I think that is the safest place to be. It is the most exciting place to be. It is where all the action is."But if you're Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards or Greg Biffle, the three drivers who have pulled away a bit from the rest of the Chasers in the 10-race playoff's first three races, you have to think about whether letting others carry that "action" for a while might be the smart move. "Not to be disrespectful of the... (News & Observer -- Sports)
But if youre Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards or Greg Biffle, the drivers whove pulled away a bit from the rest of the Chase field after in the 10-race playoffs first three races, you have to think about whether letting others carry that action for a while might be the smart move. Not to be disrespectful of the fans, but the only thing Im worried about is collecting points, and I dont care how I do it or how I get there, said Johnson, who qualified 20th fastest. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Jimmie Johnson wins, Carl Edwards is second, and Greg Biffle finishes third. Those three drivers, in that order, are also atop the championship standings. (Niles Star, MI)
Don't expect much from: Greg Biffle -- As good as he's been recently (and he's been very, very good), history is against him at Talladega ... Don't expect much from: Greg Biffle -- This is the week where we find out if Biffle is a title contender ... Don't expect much from: Greg Biffle -- He doesn't have a top 10 in 11 starts and was 18th in April at Talladega. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
After finishing second to Johnson last week in Kansas, Carl Edwards joked that he'd like it if he, Johnson, and Greg Biffle -- the three drivers still standing in the title hunt -- all ran nose-to-tail with each other at Talladega for the entire race. Well, this is probably exactly what will happen. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Jeremy Mayfield: What do current Chase Cinderella Greg Biffle and Mayfield have in common. They have the same number of career postseason appearances: two. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
And forgive me, but I find the resurgence of Greg Biffle this fall -- as admirable as it is -- to be somewhat less exciting than the Giants' upset of the Pats in the Super Bowl last February. That was a championship game, and there's just no way that two and a half months of racing can duplicate that thrill. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle, Matt Kenseth. Dustin Pedroia, Kevin Youkilis, David Ortiz. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
-- Greg Biffle finished a middling regular season as a driver who just couldn't win ... -- Greg Biffle's popularity will never rocket toward Junior-type rabid fandom ... LOUDON, N.H. -- Greg Biffle began the Chase for the championship as a long shot. (Herald Sun)
Greg Biffle has got to be wondering what he has to do to be top dog. In the first three races, Biffle has two firsts and a third, but still finds himself 30 points back of points leader Jimmie Johnson. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Greg Biffle is 30 points back in third place. All three have finished among the top five in the first three Chase races, but each would gladly accept anything on the lead lap Sunday - or at the very least to finish in one piece. (Florida Times-Union)
BIFFLE FIRES UP RED CROSS RACING FANS WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASCAR Sprint Cup contender Greg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 3M Ford Fusion, has excited Red Cross Racing fans all over the country with his first place finishes during the last two NASCAR Sprint Cup races ... The traveling display encourages NASCAR fans to give blood, following the lead of NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, who is also a blood donor and member of the Red Cross Celebrity Cabinet ... Throughout the... (PR Newswire)
And he's off to another strong start in the playoffs, tied for second with Greg Biffle, who has thrust himself into a contending position with two straight wins ... "In 2006, Jimmie (Johnson) struggled in the first couple of weeks and came back and won. I think you have to wait until you get about halfway through the Chase to count anyone out."Right now, Greg Biffle and Jimmie Johnson seem to be on a roll, but that could change next week. (MSNBC -- Sports)
It wasn't easy, but Greg Biffle managed to pull of this balancing act with an unwieldy Dover trophy in victory lane ... 2007 winner: Greg Biffle ... By Greg Biffle, Special for USA TODAY Editor's note: NASCAR driver Greg Biffle will document his journey through the Chase for the Sprint Cup in an exclusive online diary for USA TODAY. (USA Today -- Sports)
2007 winner: Greg Biffle. Quick hits: Jeff Gordon is the only winner of multiple races at Kansas. (USA Today -- Sports)
Greg Biffle: Wins the first two races of NASCAR's Chase for the Championship to move to within 10 points of series leader and Roush Fenway Racing teammate Carl Edwards ... NASCAR Sprint Cup: Camping World RV 400, Kansas City (267 laps; Channel 10, 11 a.m.) Greg Biffle has turned late-race passes into two wins in as many Chase for the Championship heats to climb from ninth to third in the standings. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
And so was the high drama on Sunday at Dover, where Roush Fenway's Greg Biffle, Matt Kenseth and Carl Edwards battled throughout the final laps before giving the team a 1-2-3 finish that kept Biffle and Edwards near the top of the Sprint Cup standings with eight races left in the Chase for the Championship. This could be just the beginning. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Last year's winner: Greg Biffle. Local Sports Headlines. (Florida Times-Union)
2, Greg Biffle, 5,380 ... 12, Greg Biffle, $3,994,839. (International Herald Tribune)
Jason Smith / Getty Images for NASCARGreg Biffle his win at theCamping World RV 400 on Sunday ... - Greg Biffle finished a middling regular season as a driver who just couldnt win. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Greg Biffle emerges to a shower of confetti at Dover after his second Sprint Cup victory of the season. NASCAR CHASE FOR THE CUP. (USA Today -- Sports)
"We were going at it," Greg Biffle said after winning for the second straight week and stamping himself as a prime contender in a championship battle in which Kyle Busch is no longer, at least for now, a relevant topic. "That's what we love to do.". (Albany Times Union)
"We were going at it," Greg Biffle said after winning for the second straight week and stamping himself as a prime contender in a championship battle in which Kyle Busch is no longer, at least for now, a relevant topic. "That's what we love to do."The "we" in question was a Roush Fenway Racing trifecta of Biffle, Matt Kenseth and Carl Edwards, who slugged it out over the final 40 laps or so in a fashion that even the surliest NASCAR fan longing for the sport's "good ol' days" had to appreciate. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Greg Biffle hoists his trophy Sunday after winning the NASCAR Camping World RV 400 Spring Cup Series auto race in Dover, Del ... After ganging up to overtake leader Jimmie Johnson with 99 laps to go, Roush Fenway Racing teammates Greg Biffle, Matt Kenseth and Carl Edwards spent the balance of the 400-lap race battling side-by-side, nose-to-tail and every other way possible - short of wrecking - for the spoils. (Longview Daily News, WA)
-- Greg Biffle isn't in first place in the NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup points yet, but he sure is getting close. Biffle became the first driver to win the first two races of the Chase format as he followed up his New Hampshire win with a victory at the Camping World 400 at Dover International Speedway yesterday. (NJ.com -- Times)
Grant Halverson/Getty Images Greg Biffle poses in Victory Lane yesterday after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Camping World RV 400 ... -- Greg Biffle finished a middling regular season as a driver who just couldn't win. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
TEXT SIZE: Associated Press Greg Biffle helped Roush drivers go 1-2-3 at Dover ... - Greg Biffle is choosing the right time to start winning. (Philadelphia Daily News)
Greg Biffle picked a good time to break his 2008 season winless streak with picking up the checkers last week. In a week when 10 of the 12 chase drivers changed points positions, Biffle jumped from ninth to third. (Niles Star, MI)
NASCAR driver Greg Biffle pauses in the garage during practice for the Camping World RV 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Dover International Speedway in Dover, De ... - Greg Biffle's popularity will never rocket toward Junior-type rabid fandom. (MSNBC -- Sports)
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