BROOKLYN, Mich. — Sunday was Father’s Day, but it also turned into a sweet birthday celebration for Ford Motor Co.
Greg Biffle drove his No. 16 Ford Fusion to victory in the Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway on the same day Ford Motor Co. marked the 110th anniversary of its founding. It also was the 1,000th victory for the blue oval in NASCAR’s top three divisions.
BROOKLYN, Mich. — Greg Biffle feels right at home at Michigan International Speedway.
He took the lead for good on a late restart and ran away from the field in the closing laps to win Sunday’s Quicken Loans 400. The No. 16 Ford driver won his second straight race here and the 19th of his career. Four of those victories have come at MIS.
1 19 16 Greg Biffle 3M/Give Kids a Smile Ford
2 21 29 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet
3 13 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota
4 9 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota
5 14 14 Tony Stewart Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet
6 8 20 Matt Kenseth Home Depot Husky Toyota
7 27 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota
8 1 99 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford
9 6 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford
10 18 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevrolet
11 7 33 Austin Dillon(i) American Ethanol Chevrolet
12 16 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford
Greg Biffle scored an emphatic victory at Texas Motor Speedway last spring adding to Roush Fenway Racing’s domination at the 1.5-mile facility. RFR has won nine of 24 series races run in Fort Worth – five by current drivers Biffle and Carl Edwards. The Lone Star State’s spring race is an early barometer of success with each of its winners qualifying for the post season in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup™ era.
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CONCORD, N.C. (Dec. 13, 2012) – Tis the season to spread some holiday cheer and no one is better apt to accomplish that than Roush Fenway driver Greg Biffle. Biffle recently offered his services as a chauffeur to drive a lucky Roush Fenway employee to-and-from the company Holiday Party in his 1983 “Boss Hogg” style limo; decked out with long horns on the front and a custom horn that plays the Dukes of Hazard theme.
Roush Fenway employees purchased raffle tickets for the chance to have the NASCAR Champion cart them around for the evening, with all the proceeds going to the Salvation Army Angel Tree Program. The lucky winner was nine-year RFR employee Brian Steager, who works in the organization’s paint and body department. Overall Roush Fenway was able to raise over $2,000 for the great cause, helping the charity grant the holiday wishes of a few children this season.
“I had wanted to do something for a local family this holiday season and I thought it would be fun to raffle off a ride in this old limo,” said Biffle. “I saw it at an auto auction and thought it would be fun to drive around to events like this. We decided to raffle off a ride for a Roush Fenway employee to the company party this year and use the money to buy gifts for the Salvation Army Angel Tree program. Roush Fenway agreed to match the proceeds. it was a lot of fun, went to a very worthy cause and hopefully we’ll do it again soon.”
And how did the Steagers rate Biffle’s performance as chauffer, rather than on the track?
“It was a very good ride,” said Steager. “We got there safe and sound and it was an excellent experience all the way around.”
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