Dover, DE (Best E Casino) - Greg Biffle edged both Kurt and Kyle Busch for the pole in Sunday's Best Buy 400 Sprint Cup race at the Dover International Speedway. The No.16 Roush Fenway Racing driver circled the one-mile cement oval, known as the "Monster Mile" in 23.193 seconds (155.219 m.p.h.).
The pole victory was Biffle's second of the season and sixth of his Sprint Cup career.
"They built me a great car," said Biffle. "It's exciting how the No.16 team has come around this year."
Starting on the front row with Biffle will be Kurt Busch who posted a second- best time of 23.381 seconds.
Sprint Cup points leader Kyle Busch (23.412) and two-time defending series champion Jimmie Johnson (23.414) will make up row two.
Other drivers of note and their starting positions: Jamie McMurray (fifth), Jeff Gordon (seventh), Ryan Newman (11th), Carl Edwards (14th), Kasey Kahne (15th), Matt Kenseth (21st), Tony Stewart (22nd), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (25th) and Jeff Burton (38th).
"I've been excited since the first lap on the race track," said Gordon. "It's been fast and that's something we haven't had in a while. It's great to be able to do it right here in DuPont's backyard, especially after extending our contract through 2010."
Kyle Busch is currently the best driver in NASCAR, whether you pick the Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series or Craftsman Truck Series. All told, Busch has made 30 starts in NASCAR's three major series' in 2008 and has earned nine wins (30%), finished in the top-10 20 times (67%) and led a total of 1607 laps.
The younger brother of 2004 Sprint Cup Series champion Kurt Busch leads the Sprint Cup Series by 94 points over Jeff Burton and 139 points over Dale Earnhardt Jr. He also sits second in the Nationwide Series standings and seventh in the truck series despite missing a race due to scheduling conflicts.
Whatever car (or truck) he gets into is automatically a contender for the win. He can drive a car that's too loose to race and yet he will drive it up front. He is fun to watch, because you know something is going to happen - good or bad.
Burton on the other hand is the opposite of Busch both on the track and off. The driver of the No.31 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet just quietly goes about his job.
Burton has made the "Chase for the Sprint Cup" in each of the last two seasons and is perfectly situated to do it again this year. He holds a 368-point advantage over the 13th-place driver. Burton has a win (Bristol) and has earned eight top-10s to date.
Despite their different approaches, both their methods seem to be working. The next chapter takes place when they drop the green flag on Sunday around 2 p.m. (et).
