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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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Auto Racing: Bowyer wins race, Gordon beats Busch for sport in Chase
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — With his season essentially on the line, Jeff Gordon used a vintage drive to rally his way into NASCAR's championship chase. The 41-year-old Gordon battled an ill-handling car early Saturday night, then took off at the end to...
Tags: Transportation, Ryan Newman, Jimmie Johnson, Clint Bowyer, Martin Truex, Jr.
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Auto Racing: Stewart makes late move to win at Daytona
AP Auto Racing WriterDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — There was no fire or rain. Still, another frantic finish at Daytona International Speedway. Tony Stewart emerged the winner, charging past Daytona 500 winner Matt Kenseth on the last lap and holding on as the challengers...Tags: J.J. Yeley, David Ragan, Juan Pablo Montoya, Martin Truex, Jr., Jeff Burton
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Auto Racing: Brad Keselowski gets third win of the season after taking Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway
SPARTA (AP) — Imagine what he might have done with his fastest car. Driving his backup, Brad Keselowski raced to his series-leading third victory of the year, grabbing the lead with 55 laps remaining and holding off all challengers Saturday night...
Tags: Roush Fenway Racing, David Ragan, Ryan Newman, Stephen Leicht, Juan Pablo Montoya
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Auto Racing: Kenseth grabs win at Charlotte to move up in Chase
AP Auto Racing WriterCONCORD, N.C. — NASCAR's championship race took a huge swing Saturday night when Matt Kenseth staked a claim on the title moments after a viscous wreck sent Jimmie Johnson spiraling in the standings. Kenseth passed Kyle Busch with 25 laps to go...Tags: Sports Illustrated, Auto Racing, Ryan Newman, NASCAR, Jimmie Johnson
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Biffle wins Quicken Loans 400
BROOKLYN, Mich. -- Greg Biffle took the checkered flag and the win in the Quicken Loans 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday and made history for manufacturer Ford. Biffle's win in the No. 16 Roush Fenway Racing...
Tags: Roush Fenway Racing, Auto Racing, NASCAR, Jimmie Johnson, Clint Bowyer
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Scoreboard -- June 15, 2013
|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| USGA Golf--U.S. Open Championship, 11 a.m. (NBC) Auto Racing--Drag Racing, NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, Part I, same-day tape, Noon (ESPN2), Part II, same-day tape, 10 p.m. (ESPN2); NASCAR Sprint Cup, Quicken Loans 400, Noon...Tags: TBS (tv network), Jonathan Broxton, Physical Fitness and Exercise, David Ragan, Baseball Statistics
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Biffle claims fourth career victory at MIS; Bowyer battles back to 7th
Special to NASCAR Wire ServiceGreg Biffle feels right at home at Michigan International Speedway. He took the lead for good on a late restart and ran away from the field in the closing laps to win Sunday's Quicken Loans 400. The No. 16 Ford driver won his second straight race...Tags: J.J. Yeley, David Ragan, Juan Pablo Montoya, Martin Truex, Jr., Jeff Burton
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Scoreboard -- June 8, 2013
|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| Tennis--French Open, men’s championship match, 8 a.m. (NBC) Auto Racing--NASCAR Sprint Cup, Party in the Poconos 400, Noon (TNT); Formula One, Canadian Grand Prix, 1 p.m. (NBC) College Baseball--NCAA Division I Playoffs,...Tags: TBS (tv network), Physical Fitness and Exercise, Kenny Wallace, Michael Llodra, A.J. Pierzynski
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The Backstretch Blog: Bowyer on the Backstretch
Eyewitness SportsYou know you are on a roll, when a 15th place finish is a disappointing one. Right now Kansas native Clint Bowyer is on a roll. Yet he still has one thing on his mind as he heads to Michigan this week. "Obviously we want to lead more laps and compete...Tags: NASCAR, Jimmie Johnson, Clint Bowyer
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Can Johnson sustain peak performance for full season?
If I were Jimmie Johnson, I'd be worried. If I were Jimmie Johnson, I'd be concerned that the take-'em-out-behind-the-woodshed sorts of whippings I've been laying my NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competitors can't continue unabated. If I were Jimmie Johnson,...Tags: Hendrick Motorsports, Auto Racing, Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR
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No restart woes for Jimmie Johnson this time; he rolls to a win at Pocono
LONG POND — Chad Knaus, Jimmie Johnson's crew chief, insisted that his driver "didn't have a chip on his shoulder or a grudge to carry" when he arrived at Pocono Raceway this week after a controversial restart penalty cost him a win at Dover....
Tags: Auto Racing, Ryan Newman, Services and Shopping, Juan Pablo Montoya, NASCAR
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Earnhardt still generating more noise before races than after them
LONG POND — Even if you didn't have your binoculars focused on the Pocono Raceway stage where the drivers were introduced Sunday during the pre-race ceremonies, you knew from the sound emanating from the grandstands precisely when Dale Earnhardt Jr....
Tags: Hendrick Motorsports, Auto Racing, Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR, Chase (tv program)
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