Greg Biffle – Vegas Advance
Team: No. 16 Red Cross Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Matt Puccia
Primary Chassis: RK-879 Brand new chassis
Backup Chassis: RK-844 Last ran Dover – finished 9th
ADVANCE NOTES
· Biffle at Las Vegas
o Biffle has 10 Sprint Cup Series starts at Las Vegas, earning two top-five and six top-10 finishes.
o Statistically, Biffle’s best average starting position on the circuit of 8.6 comes at Vegas.
o The driver of the No. 16 Red Cross Ford Fusion has competed nine times in the Nationwide Series at Las Vegas, earning one win, five top-five and eight top-10 finishes.
· The American Red Cross and RFR
o The American Red Cross is celebrating the seventh year of its Red Cross Racing partnership with 3M and Roush Fenway Racing. Thanks to a generous donation from 3M and support by Greg Biffle, the No. 16 Ford features a Red Cross paint scheme during the March 9 race in Las Vegas, and the April 12 race in Darlington, S.C.
· How to Donate Blood
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· About the American Red Cross
o The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or join our blog at http://blog.redcross.org.
Biffle on Vegas:
“I love the city of Las Vegas and I love the race track. We run really well there and I have the American Red Cross on the car, I cannot wait to get to Vegas. It takes a lot of things to win at Vegas. Track position is crucial. We’ve been really close to winning in the Cup car before and hopefully this is it.”
Puccia on Vegas:
“Vegas is the first opportunity to see where we stack up with our intermediate program with the new NASCAR rules. Typically Vegas is a good track for the No. 16 team and we are proud to have the America Red Cross on the car again and look forward to getting them a good finish.”
