Greg Biffle – Phoenix Advance
Team: No. 16 3M Novec Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Matt Puccia
Primary Chassis: RK-844 Brand new chassis
Backup Chassis: RK-807 Last ran Bristol – 19th
ADVANCE NOTES
· Biffle at Phoenix
o Biffle has 18 Sprint Cup Series starts at Phoenix, earning five top-five and seven top-10 finishes. While also leading for a total of 349 laps.
o He has an average finishing position of 13.7 from an average starting position of 14.2.
o The driver of the No. 16 3M Novec Ford Fusion has competed 12 times in the Nationwide Series at Phoenix, earning three wins, seven top-five and 10 top-10 finishes.
· The Car
o Chassis RK-844 will make its debut this weekend at Phoenix.
o The backup Chassis RK-807 first hit the track in 2012 at Martinsville, earning a 13th-place finish. Following that was an 11th-place run at Dover before finishing out 2012 with a 19th-place finish at Bristol.
· 3M Novec
o Biffle will once again race with the environmentally sustainable, 3M™ Novec™ 1230 Fire Protection Fluid as a new standard in the No. 16 3M Ford Fusion. Novec 1230 fluid balances performance requirements with favorable environmental and safety properties.
o For more information regarding 3M Novec 1230 fluid use in racing applications visit www.3M.com/novecracing or for other Novec branded products log onto www.3M.com/Novec. Also visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/#!/3MNovec1230fluid. For more information about 3M’s sustainability initiatives visit www.3M.com/sustainability
Biffle on Phoenix:
“I love going to the desert, I love the Phoenix area and Vegas. We are looking forward to another good run out there. We struggled a little last year in the Chase, but kind of got our car going in the middle of the race and at the end. So we are going to try to take that knowledge back and run better the entire race. I know we ended up in front there in the fall, but we are certainly looking forward to trying to pick up a win there this weekend.”
Puccia on Phoenix:
“Phoenix is the first one-mile track that we go to on the circuit and will be the first opportunity to see how our new Gen 6 Ford Fusion runs at a short track. We’ve got a brand new 3M Novec Ford for this weekend and we are coming off a respectable run at Daytona, but we are looking to better our finish by six spots this Sunday.”
