Team: No. 16 3M Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Matt Puccia
Primary Chassis: RK-798 Last ran Talladega in 2012 – finished 6th
Backup Chassis: RK-794 Last ran Shootout – finished 2nd
ADVANCE NOTES
· Biffle at Daytona
o Biffle has 21 starts at Daytona, earning one win, three top-five and six top-10 finishes.
o July 2003 – Biffle earns first Sprint Cup victory at Daytona
o February 2004 – Biffle earns first career pole position for the Daytona 500
o February 2012 – Biffle is part of the Daytona 500 all-Ford starting row with a second-place qualifying effort
· One Year Ago
o Last year in the Coke Zero 400 Biffle was teamed up with Matt Kenseth and were a power duo throughout the race. Biffle qualified fourth and even led for 35 laps before having to settle for a 21st-place finish after an accident on the final lap collected multiple cars.
· The Car
o Chassis RK-798 was brand new last year when it crossed the finish line sixth at Talladega.
· 3M
o The No. 16 3M Ford has a special patriotic look for the holiday weekend. The Statue of Liberty is featured on both sides of the car and the overall theme of the car is red, white and blue.
· Florida Boys
o Two members of the 3M team call Florida home. Driveline mechanic Alan Buzze is from Vero Beach, FL, while chassis mechanic Jason Overstreet is from Clearwater Beach, FL.
Biffle on Daytona:
“I’m looking forward to this weekend. Hopefully we can get a top-10 finish or a win and get the points going back the right way. Daytona under the lights is always exciting and was the site of my first win, a long time ago. I’m hoping to back it up with another this weekend.”
Puccia on Daytona:
“Daytona is one of my favorite tracks that we go to on the circuit. Daytona has been good to us in the past and we had a good run in February finishing second in the shootout and sixth in the 500. We’ve been working really hard on our Superspeedway program and we are looking to get good finish this weekend.”
