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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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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: Daytona 500, Speedway Motorsports Incorporated, Speedway, Danica Patrick, Dave Blaney
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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: Carl Edwards, Daytona 500, National Hockey League, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth
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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: Carl Edwards, Joe Gibbs, Jeff Gordon, Athletes
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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: Vehicles, Boris Said, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch
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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: Daytona 500, Boris Said, Bobby Allison, Jim Rome, Patrick Carpentier
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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: Carl Edwards, Tony Stewart, White House, Vehicles, NASCAR
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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: Daytona 500, Jamie McMurray, Coca-Cola Co., Jimmie Johnson, Ben Roethlisberger
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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, Jimmie Johnson, Ryan Newman, NASCAR, Clint Bowyer
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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: Carl Edwards, Tony Stewart, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Joe Gibbs, Jeff Gordon
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Hunt for wild-card berths heats up as Dover hosts tripleheader
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Hunt for wild-card berths heats up as Dover hosts tripleheader NASCAR Wire Service Distributed by The Sports Xchange A third of the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup season is in the books, and after the series' next race, the field will be...Tags: International Speedway Corp., Coca-Cola Co., Monsters (legendary creatures), Matt Kenseth, Austin Dillon
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NASCAR driver capsules -- May 31, 2012 - Part 1
ReutersThe Sports Xchange NASCAR driver capsules -- May 31, 2012 16 GREG BIFFLE, Ford Team: Roush Fenway Racing WHERE HE STANDS: At 453 points, Remains in first place in the Sprint Cup Series for the 10th consecutive week. Leads Roush Fenway Racing...Tags: Daytona 500, Coca-Cola Co., Best Buy Company Inc., Matt Kenseth, Joey Logano
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Kasey Kahne cruises to third Coca-Cola 600 triumph, Bowyer is 13th
NASCAR Wire ServiceKasey Kahne continued his emphatic turnaround Sunday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway, handily winning the Coca-Cola 600 for the third time. In his 300th NASCAR Sprint Cup start, Kahne posted his first victory of the season, his first since joining...Tags: T.J. Bell, Coca-Cola Co., Joey Logano, Auto Racing, Jeff Burton
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