Greg Biffle – Pocono Advance
Team: No. 16 3M Throwback Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Matt Puccia
Primary Chassis: RK-890 Last ran Kentucky – finished 14th
Backup Chassis: RK-879 Last ran Las Vegas – finished 22nd
ADVANCE NOTES
· Biffle at Pocono
o Biffle has 23 Sprint Cup career starts at Pocono, with an average finish of 16.4.
o In 2010 he earned his only victory at the “tricky triangle,” while his other stats include three top-five and six top-10 finishes.
· The Car
o Chassis RK-890 last raced at Kentucky where Biffle finished 14th.
· 3M Throwback Logo
o For the second year in a row 3M left it up to the fans to decide which historical 3M logo would appear on the hood for Pocono. The winning logo is from 1942.
· Local Boys
o Three members of No. 16 3M team are from Pennsylvania. Team engineer Ben Beshore is from York, PA. Pit support member Dale Hoffman is from Allentown, PA and interior mechanic Wesley Lape is from Sinking Springs, PA.
Biffle on Pocono:
“I’m looking forward to Pocono this weekend. I think some things we learned at our Michigan test will apply this weekend. We had a good run going at Pocono last time, but got caught up on that last restart. It’s cool to have the 3M logo from 1942 featured on the No. 16 this weekend and I’m ready to get to Pocono.”
Puccia on Pocono:
“We’ve had a lot of success at Pocono over the years with the No. 16 team. We learned a few things last race at Pocono that we needed to work on and at the Michigan test last week we learned some things we can apply this weekend. I’m looking forward to getting a good run for the No. 16 car this weekend and solidifying a spot in the Chase.”
