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American racecar driver Gregory Biffle was born on Dec. 23, 19969, in Vancouver, Wash. He gained national attention when he raced in the Winter Heat Series in 1995-1996. He dominated the series championship, leading former ESPN announcer and NASCAR champion Benny Parsons to recommend Biffle to Jack Roush. In 1998, he won the Rookie of the Year award. The following year, he won nine times, a single-season Truck Series record that stands of 2009. In 2000, Biffle won the Truck Series title. He won his first Busch Series title and second NASCAR national championship in 2001. In 2005, he won six races, the most of any driver that year. In 2008, he became the first driver to win the first two Chas...
American racecar driver Gregory Biffle was born on Dec. 23, 19969, in Vancouver, Wash. He gained national attention when he raced in the Winter Heat Series in 1995-1996. He dominated the series championship, leading former ESPN announcer and NASCAR champion Benny Parsons to recommend Biffle to Jack Roush. In 1998, he won the Rookie of the Year award. The following year, he won nine times, a single-season Truck Series record that stands of 2009. In 2000, Biffle won the Truck Series title. He won his first Busch Series title and second NASCAR national championship in 2001. In 2005, he won six races, the most of any driver that year. In 2008, he became the first driver to win the first two Chase races in a season. Biffle and his wife created a foundation that creates awareness and serves as an advocate to improve the well-being of animals by engaging the power and passion of the motorsports industry. The foundation donates to local Humane Societies, no-kill animal shelters, spay and neuter clinics and the Animal Adoption League.
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As a NASCAR driver, Maryland native Travis Pastrana settles down -- sort of
The dream was stirred years ago for Travis Pastrana, nearly half a lifetime now for the Maryland-born motocross and X Games superstar who is about to turn 30 and is in the midst of trying his fourth extreme sport: NASCAR. The reality has come in the...
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What's next for Kyle Busch, crew chief?
Georgetown University guard Fred Brown absent-mindedly threw a pass to North Carolina's James Worthy in the NCAA men's basketball championship game 30 years ago and handed the Tar Heels a championship. Hoyas' coach John Thompson never wavered in his faith...Tags: Tony Stewart, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., NASCAR, Georgetown Hoyas, Jeff Gordon
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They're all a bit punchy
Jimmie Johnson and Kurt Busch have just been downgraded to the undercard in NASCAR's contentious Summer Slam Series. Make way for Greg Biffle and Boris Said. Their post-race road rage at Watkins Glen on Monday had all the feisty elements necessary for a...Tags: NASCAR, Boris Said, Auto Racing, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch
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Kentucky Speedway has parking solution
DAYTONA, Fla. — Kentucky Speedway officials are trying to make nice after the horrendous parking snafus that plagued the Sprint Cup race there last June in Sparta, Ky. "We had a little traffic problem," Bruton Smith, chairman and CEO of Speedway...Tags: Dave Blaney, NASCAR, Speedway Motorsports Incorporated, Daytona International Speedway, Auto Racing
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These kids are all fight
Depending on your maturity level, NASCAR's "boys, have at it" laissez-faire attitude is spectacular or the most idiotic form of reality TV on the planet. The second notion may be a reach, as long as the mutants from "Jersey Shore" inhabit the earth,...Tags: Bobby Allison, NASCAR, Punishment, Basketball, National Football League
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White House-NASCAR flap sign of contentious times
So who doesn't want to go to the White House? Don't ask that question in the NASCAR garage. You might get an indignant stare. Or a lot of lip from a driver who thinks you have labeled him a Communist. A silly "controversy" is brewing because several...Tags: White House, Tony Stewart, NASCAR, Carl Edwards, Auto Racing
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Safety revolution protecting drivers
NFL players are getting dinged every week with concussions. Sidney Crosby, the best player in the NHL, hasn't played since January because of a concussion. Yet it's interesting to note that no one in NASCAR is missing significant time after getting his...Tags: National Hockey League, NASCAR, Carl Edwards, Daytona International Speedway, National Football League
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Biffle's struggles result in shakeup
Greg Biffle still has a shot at making the Chase. Jamie McMurray is toast.
But they have this much in common: Both shouldn't be struggling and sputtering so much.
For Biffle, who ranks 14th and needs a victory to try to secure one of the last slots in...Tags: Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Ben Roethlisberger, Athletes, Jamie McMurray, Coca-Cola Co.
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No joke: Parity reigns
Parody has been the operative word in NASCAR for a long time, coinciding with a five-year championship run by Jimmie Johnson. Competition? It was a joke. Fast forward to this season, when another P-word dominates the headlines: Parity. Ryan Newman's...Tags: Tony Stewart, NASCAR, Jeff Burton, Ryan Newman, Auto Racing
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Big names may not make Chase
Strap on your HANS device, everybody. It's going to be a wild ride with six races to go before the 12-driver field is set for the Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship. The top seven guys are safe. But once you get below Jeff Gordon, now seventh, there'...Tags: Tony Stewart, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Car Safety Tips and Advice, NASCAR, Jeff Gordon
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Edwards slides off track
It's not often you see somebody trying to implode his championship aspirations with a stick of dynamite and a bottle of tequila in tow. But that's the image Carl Edwards is cultivating. He has gone rogue. Or maybe not. Will he be back with Jack Roush...Tags: Jeff Gordon, Carl Edwards, Athletes, Joe Gibbs
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Biffle thrilled, Edwards miffed after Mich. race
BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — Greg Biffle was thrilled after his victory last weekend in Michigan. Teammate Carl Edwards was a little bit miffed. Biffle's Sprint Cup victory gave Ford Motor Co. 1,000 wins across NASCAR's three national series...
Tags: Joey Logano, Joe Gibbs Racing, NASCAR, Carl Edwards, Hendrick Motorsports
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