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JOLIET, IL (July 9) - Despite slight controversy and a little bit of heart break Greg Biffle, driver of the #66 Royal Office Products Ford, recorded a solid second place finish in the USG Durock 300 at Chicagoland Speedway.  Biffle, who was making his 15^th start of the season in the NASCAR Busch Series, made a late race charge to the front of the field, but ultimately ran out of laps as Kevin Harvick recorded his second win of the season.  As a result of the finish, Biffle moved from 11^th to 9^th in NBS driver's standings.  Team Brewco #66 gained some ground in series' owners' standings, moving from eighth to seventh.

 

As one of the hottest drivers in NASCAR, Greg Biffle already has a lot of pressure on him to perform week in and week out.  Needless to say this weekend was no different.  With new sponsor Royal Office Products on board the 2002 Busch Series champion felt a little extra pressure.  "Throughout my racing career I have been very fortunate to win a lot of races- especially for new sponsors.  It seems like anytime we change paint schemes or sign a new sponsor I end up winning the race.  That's a lot of pressure.  Hopefully I can come through once again," Biffle added before Friday morning's practice session.

 

Unloading a racecar that has a worst finish of sixth in three starts this season, Greg Biffle and his Brewco Motorsports teammates held high expectations prior to this weekend's USG Durock 300.  While the first and only practice session of the day might not have gone as smoothly as expected, the young and eager team remained optimistic.  "I really don't think we will qualify that well- probably top-20.  My main focus is getting the car to drive well in race conditions, I'm not too concerned with the time trials," Biffle said before Friday afternoon's Busch Pole qualifying.  Despite having an early draw, Biffle put together two solid laps, good enough for a sixth place starting spot.

 

At the drop of the green flag, Biffle quickly showed the rest of the field that he was a contender.  When asked how his car was handling, Biffle radioed, "I'm a little tight- but I think we might have something for them."  Crew chief Newt Moore got his first opportunity to adjust the #66 Ford on lap 32.  In third and out fifth, Biffle returned to the race with a "freed up" racecar and four fresh tires.  While the change helped initially, the "tight" condition returned within a few laps.  Despite the handling difficulties, Biffle held his own in the top-five for much of the race. 

 

Team Brewco made their third stop of the day on lap 114.  Crew chief Moore elected to bolt on four "scuff" tires, saving his last set of stickers for later in the race.  When asked how his car felt Biffle enthusiastically said, "this thing is perfect, don't change a thing."  Poised to make his final charge towards the front, Biffle patiently passed car after car.  As the caution flag fell on lap 153, Biffle and Moore made the call to pit one last time.  With four brand-new tires and less than thirty laps to go, Biffle set his sights on the race leader.  While he did manage to race his way to second place, Biffle ultimately ran out time as Kevin Harvick crossed the finish line first on lap 200.  The second place finish was Biffle's 12^th top-ten and 8^th top-five finish of the season- pretty impressive considering he has only competed in 15 of 18 events.

 

"Obviously I'm a little disappointed with that finish.  We got held up there late in the race and lost some track position.  I was pretty hot about some of the things that happened out there today, but all in all it was a pretty clean race. Scuffed tires were definitely the way to go.  That last set of sticker tires we put on really hurt us.  Nevertheless, it was a pretty good day.  There were a lot of good cars in this race, so we can leave with our heads held high," Biffle added after finishing second in the USG Durock 300 at Chicagoland Speedway.

 

Next up, Team Brewco #66 heads to the New Hampshire International Speedway for the New England 200 on Saturday, July 16^th.  TNT and MRN will provide live coverage of the event beginning at 3:00pm ET.