Greg Biffle News

You may have more in common with a race car driver than you realize. Consider this: When he's not busy at the racetrack, NASCAR star Greg Biffle likes to slow down and unwind at home.

Kurt Busch was leading the NASCAR All-Star race when rain forced a delay 13 laps into it.

Carl Edwards captured the pole for the Sprint All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, paying tribute to the late Dick Trickle along the way.

Edwards, the 2011 winner in the exhibition event, completed three laps and a four-tire pit stop Friday night in 1 minute, 51.297 seconds.

Saturday night's Sprint All-Star race would be a perfect time for Denny Hamlin to let his aching back heal without losing any points for the championship.

Greg Biffle - All-Star Advance Team: No. 16 Filtrete Ford Fusion Crew Chief: Matt Puccia Primary Chassis: RK-817 Last ran Kansas - finished 19th Backup Chassis: RK-803 Last ran Bristol - finished 11th ADVANCE NOTES a Biffle at the All-Star o With the help of a fast pit stop by his 3M Pit Bulls, Biffle started last year's All-Star race in fourth ... (more)

Kurt Busch set a new track record qualifying time of 27.032 seconds at Darlington Raceway on Friday for Saturday night's Bojangles' Southern 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at the track.

Greg Biffle and Danica Patrick race during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on May 12, 2012 in Darlington, South Carolina.

Team: No. 16 Meguiar's Ford Fusion Crew Chief: Matt Puccia Primary Chassis: RK-809 Last ran Texas in 2012 - finished 10th Backup Chassis: RK-822 Last ran Martinsville - finished 9th ADVANCE NOTES a Biffle at Darlington o One year ago Biffle sat on the pole at Darlington.

NASCAR drivers cringe at the thought of it. Fans love it. There is a good chance when a race is held at Talladega that 'The Big One' will occur.

Rain threatening from the West means it's time to break out the "strategery." 2:25p ET - Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch, Greg Biffle and Kevin Harvick suffered the heaviest damage in the big one on lap 44.

But the crash that came in Lap 42 was big because of the contenders whose chances were at least hurt.

There is just something about a driver managing to save an out-of-control race car that makes the fans go wild.

Matt Kenseth took his restrictor-plate talents to Joe Gibbs Racing, leaving Roush Fenway Racing hoping its remaining drivers picked up a thing or two from their departed teammate.

There's been this talk the last severeal years in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series circles about a so-called second-place jinx - drivers who finish second in points one season seem to practically fall off the radar the falling year.

Next to Martinsville, Richmond might be Hamlin's best track. In 14 career starts, Hamlin has two wins and nine finishes of 10th or better.

ADVANCE NOTES A Biffle at Richmond o Biffle has 21 Sprint Cup career starts at Richmond, earning two top-five and six top-10 finishes.

That test helped the Roush cars run fast when the track conditions were cool, like they were during their test.