Biffle wins at Michigan
BROOKLYN, Mich. - Greg Biffle raced to his second straight Sprint Cup victory Sunday at Michigan International Speedway, easily holding off Kevin Harvick after points leader Jimmie Johnson smacked the wall in the final laps.
BROOKLYN, Mich. - Greg Biffle raced to his second straight Sprint Cup victory Sunday at Michigan International Speedway, easily holding off Kevin Harvick after points leader Jimmie Johnson smacked the wall in the final laps.
It was the 1,000th victory for Ford across NASCAR's three national series - Cup, Nationwide and Truck.
It was Biffle's first win since he overtook Johnson to win at Michigan in August. Johnson's engine faltered with six laps left in that race. This time, he was about a second behind Biffle with three laps to go - but a tire gave way, and he dropped all the way to 28th.
Harvick was second, Martin Truex Jr. was next, followed by Kyle Busch and Tony Stewart.
Honoring Leffler
Denny Hamlin's No. 11 Toyota changed its paint scheme for the race at Michigan to the one that was used when Jason Leffler drove the car in 2005.
The tribute paint scheme was Hamlin's idea and approved by Joe Gibbs Racing and sponsor FedEx following Leffler's death Wednesday in an accident at a dirt track in New Jersey.
He was 37.
The car was rewrapped by the team Saturday night into the primarily white paint scheme used when Leffler drove the No. 11.