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Sunday, September 21, 2008

Greg Biffle doubles up as Kyle Busch doubles down in 2nd NASCAR Sprint Cup chase race at Dover.

What a way to start the chase, first, fans saw a good race at New Hampshire, that added some much needed excitement to the chase and revealed not only a surprise chase contender in Greg Biffle, but yielded a dominate driver, Kyle Busch to 34th position, so how do you top that one, you enter the concrete high-banked 1 mile Dover speedway, which delivered one exciting race.

I would best describe a race at Dover as “heaven and a nightmare all in one lap” and that’s what came out of my mouth, I couldn’t believe it, it all came down to the final 40 laps and normally at Dover, you don’t see more than two cars racing that close together, fighting for the victory, so imagine this race fans surprise, when with 40 laps to go, there was not only two cars racing for the lead, but 5 cars all under a blanket, racing for the victory, you had Greg Biffle, Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth, Mark Martin and Jimmie Johnson all battle for the lead. I thought for a moment there, Biffle and Kenseth with 10 to go were going to wreck each other, but they saved it and even more so, Greg Biffle pulled off another victory and now continues to climb the point standings latter with winning the first.

However with ever success story at Dover, you had the drivers in the chase that just struggled, from Dale Earnhardt Jr. having to settle for 24th position, which isn’t as bad as many might think including in the points, but even more, the hype going into this race with a must win for Kyle Busch, well he missed by only 42 spots, finishing 43rd, blown engine…no comment.

Well, listen to this, all I’ve got to say is this, don’t count out any chase contender just yet, yes not even Kyle Busch with over 210 points out, racing this year in particular seems to high one minute and low the next and that holds true when racing this Car of Tomorrow car, wait under 5 races to go, before you begin to write a drivers off. Now it’s off to Kansas, oh by the way, Greg Biffle is the defending race winner and for you Tony Stewart fans, Tony got a huge chase victory here back in 2006, both Biffle and Stewart received their victories after they didn’t make the chase, who will win in Kansas?

Greg Biffle edges out teammates Matt Kenseth and Carl Edwards to win second chase race at Dover. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

- Racedriven

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