RED MAN RACING NO. 27 TOP FORD TEAM IN OWNER STANDINGS

Following Scott Wimmer’s 12^th-place finish last week at Talladega, the No. 27 team moved into seventh place in the NASCAR Nationwide Series owner point standings, making them the highest ranking Ford team. 

GREG BIFFLE NNS CAREER @ RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY

• Finished in the top 10 of both NASCAR Nationwide Series races at Richmond International Raceway while running for Baker Curb Racing in 2005
• Has finished in the top 15 in 10 straight NNS races @ RIR
• Ranks first among NNS drivers over the last 10 races at RIR in green flag pass (308), frontstretch passes (139), turn 2 passes (35) and turn 3 passes (37)
• Ranks first among NNS drivers over the last 10 races @ RIR gaining an average of 1.8 spots during the last 10% of laps.

GREG BIFFLE NNS 2010

• Ranks ninth in the NASCAR Nationwide Series Point Standings despite starting just six of the eight races
• Has finished in the top 10 in each of his last five NNS starts
• Ranks fifth among NNS drivers this season with an average running position of 8.240

GREG BIFFLE NNS 2009

• Two NNS wins last season came in back-to-back races he entered ( February 28^th Sam’s Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and April 17^th Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 at Phoenix International Raceway)
• Collected nine top-10 finishes in just 14 starts
• Average starting position of 9.3 was his best since 2003 (8.7)

GREG BIFFLE NNS CAREER

• Won the 2002 NASCAR Nationwide Series championship registering four wins and 20 top-5 finishes in 34 starts
• Ranks eighth among active NNS drivers in wins (20) and is fourth among active NNS drivers in top-5 finishes (92)
• Has finished in the top 10 in the NNS point standings six times, despite running the full-season just three times

CREW CHIEF RICK VIERS ON RICHMOND

““This is a big race for us, Red Man Moist Snuff’s parent company, Swedish Match North America, is based in Richmond so we want to represent them well at their home track.  We are taking car 82, which is the same car Greg had a strong run with at Phoenix a few weeks ago.  The car was a little tight at Phoenix and we’ve made four or five small adjustments to try and make the car a little freer.  I think Friday night it will be a little bit cooler and it will help with grip.  Overall I think we have a much better set-up this weekend.  It’s going to be very important to have track position on Friday, there usually is a long green flag run and you don’t want to be caught in the back of the pack.”

CREW CHIEF RICK VIERS ON IMPORTANCE OF NEXT FOUR RACES

“We are looking to carry the momentum of another strong run last week at Talladega into the next stretch of races.  Just as we have done all year, we expect Greg will be able to run in the top 5 and compete for the win.  We have Greg in the car for the next four races and our goal as a team is to be in the top five in owner’s points after those four races.  We have to make our team an attractive option for potential sponsors for when the Red Man Moist Snuff sponsorship ends.”