Is Biffle looking to move?
Posted: Tuesday May 13, 2008 07:35AM ET
Greg Biffle certainly didn't sound like a guy committed to Roush Fenway Racing when he blasted the faulty equipment that led to his last-place finish at Darlington Raceway. Compounding the situation is that Roush officials have openly questioned why, if Biffle is so certain he wants a contract extension, he's been absent of late from the bargaining table. Biffle's cited a busy schedule for the slow contract talks, but it's time to wonder if he maybe isn't taking a harder look at what's available across the garage. And of all the drivers still on the market, Biffle is the top choice.
Greg Biffle , AP
Did Kyle flip off Junior's crew?
Posted: Tuesday May 13, 2008 07:33AM ET
Been asked about something posted in an AP article: Kyle Busch is NASCAR's most hated driver. And he loves it. Viciously booed during pre-race introductions, Busch soaked up the venom by encouraging Saturday night's crowd at Darlington Raceway to keep it coming. And when he heard a member of Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s crew jeer him as he passed by on the parade lap, Busch smugly flipped him the bird. Folks have been asking if NASCAR will fine Busch.
Kyle Busch , AP
Where's Ricky Carmichael?
Posted: Tuesday May 13, 2008 06:09AM ET
Ricky Carmichael, the 15-time off-road motorcycle champion, is cutting his teeth in NASCAR's minor leagues, competing in the Camping World Series East division, with an eye toward reaching the Cup series one day. Carmichael, 28, drives for a team owned by Cup driver Ken Schrader and had his series debut at the series' season opener April 19 at Greenville-Pickens (S.C.) Speedway. He finished a respectable fifth in a Chevrolet after starting 11th. His next race is the U.S. Cellular 200 on Sunday at Iowa Speedway near Des Moines, a track designed by former Cup champion Rusty Wallace.
Ricky Carmichael, Jeff Gross/Getty Images
Biffle unhappy with equipment
Posted: Monday May 12, 2008 08:06AM ET
The up-and-down season for Roush Fenway Racing was on display in full force Saturday night at Darlington Raceway. While Carl Edwards, David Ragan, Matt Kenseth and Jamie McMurray were riding high after their finishes in the Dodge Challenger 500, Greg Biffle couldn't have gone any lower than his 43rd and last-place finish. After winning the pole and looking like the class of the field for the first half of the race, Biffle was struck first by a loose wheel and finally an engine malfunction to end his shot at a third career Darlington Sprint Cup win. "This has been typical of our equipment, I guess," Biffle said. "Loose wheels all night, bad vibration, then I think the motor blew up. All I want is equipment to drive that stays together." It was another maddening ending for Biffle, who came into the race ninth in points and in the midst of a renaissance season after struggling through a nightmarish 2006. But his last-place finish not only dropped him to 11th in the standings but added to his growing frustration.
Greg Biffle , AP
Busch loves playing bad guy
Posted: Monday May 12, 2008 08:04AM ET
Fans used to love to hate Dale Earnhardt. They booed Darrell Waltrip and Jeff Gordon, too. But all three eventually matured into fan favorites -- and champions. Now, it's Kyle Busch's turn to work through the same kind of growing pains on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series circuit. Saturday's dominating victory in the Dodge Challenger 500 at Darlington Raceway was followed by fans showering the brash 23 year-old with beer cans and insults. He responded by climbing from his Toyota and taking a bow at the finish line, as if to pump more energy into the displeasure. "I don't care," Busch said after leading a race-best 169 of 367 laps, including the final 64, to beat Carl Edwards by 250 yards. "I'm here to race; I'm here to win. If I win, it just makes them more upset and crying on their way home."
Kyle Busch, AP
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