03/08/2016
Biffle Seeks a Strong Run in the Desert
Biffle has 24 Sprint Cup Series starts at Phoenix, earning five top-five and eight top-10 finishes. He has led a total of 389 laps at the one-mile track. Biffle has finished runner up twice at Phoenix. In 2005 he led 189 laps before finishing second. Biffle has an average starting position of 15.2 at Phoenix and an average finish of 14.8.
Team: No. 16 Cheez-it Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Brian Pattie
Twitter: @Biffle16Team, @gbiffle
ADVANCE NOTES
Biffle at Phoenix
Biffle has 24 Sprint Cup Series starts at Phoenix, earning five top-five and eight top-10 finishes. He has led a total of 389 laps at the one-mile track.
Biffle has finished runner up twice at Phoenix. In 2005 he led 189 laps before finishing second.
Biffle has an average starting position of 15.2 at Phoenix and an average finish of 14.8.
Last Time at Phoenix
Rain drenched Sunday afternoon at Phoenix International Raceway, turning an afternoon race into a rain shortened night race. Biffle started 20th with a Ford that was setup for a day race and turned out to be plowing tight under the lights at night. The final caution came out just after Biffle had completed a green flag pit stop. The team attempted to take the “wave around” but the race never resumed due to rain and Biffle was left with a 25th-place finish.
Biffle on Phoenix:
“I love being out west and Phoenix is a fun and challenging place to race. It’s hard to find a balance between the two ends because the corners are so different. Turn one is really like a tight short track, where turns three and four are almost like a 1.5-mile track. The radius of the corner tightens up on exit.”
Pattie on Phoenix:
“Track position at Phoenix is hard to come by so qualifying on Friday will be very important. The way Phoenix has gone with the new surface it hasn’t been too abrasive with tires over the last few years since they’ve resurfaced it and it’s allowed us to do a lot of different pit strategies.”
