Third California Busch win for Biffle
Greg Biffle took his third Busch series win at California Speedway tonight, ahead of fellow Nextel Cup drivers Ryan Newman in second and Carl Edwards in third
This was Biffle's 18th Busch win and the fifth consecutive victory in California for Roush Racing.
The race was dominated by the Nextel Cup racers, with all the final 11 places taken by the Cup drivers. And while Biffle finished 2.256 seconds ahead of Newman, it was his Roush Racing teammate Edwards who looked set for a victory.
Edwards led 49 of the race's 150 laps and was easily the fastest driver. But with 16 laps left, he dived into the pits for fresh tyres as the last of four caution flags was brought out.
This allowed Jeff Burton to take the lead, but Biffle passed his former teammate with 10 laps to go, with Newman following suit to take second place.
Edwards, in the mean time, clawed his way to the front, eventually passing Burton for third with four laps to go.
Jamie McMurray claimed fifth, followed by Matt Kenseth and JJ Yeley. Kevin Harvick, who finished eighth, moved to the lead of the Busch Series standings after two races.
Pos Driver Make Laps 1. Greg Biffle Ford 150 2. Ryan Newman Dodge 150 3. Carl Edwards Ford 150 4. Jeff Burton Chevrolet 150 5. Jamie McMurray Dodge 150 6. Matt Kenseth Ford 150 7. J.J. Yeley Chevrolet 150 8. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 150 9. Brian Vickers Chevrolet 150 10. Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 150 11. Reed Sorenson Dodge 150 12. Todd Kluever Ford 150 13. Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 150 14. Scott Wimmer Ford 150 15. Jason Keller Dodge 150 16. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 150 17. Paul Menard Chevrolet 150 18. Jon Wood Ford 150 19. John Andretti Ford 150 20. David Green Ford 149 21. Burney Lamar Chevrolet 149 22. Jason Leffler Chevrolet 149 23. Kyle Busch Chevrolet 149 24. Stacy Compton Ford 149 25. Tim Sauter Chevrolet 149 26. Michael Waltrip Dodge 148 27. Joel Kauffman Dodge 148 28. Regan Smith Ford 148 29. Ashton Lewis Ford 148 30. Mark McFarland Chevrolet 148 31. Danny O'Quinn Jr. Ford 148 32. Elliott Sadler Ford 148 33. Tracy Hines Dodge 148 34. Kenny Wallace Ford 148 35. Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 147 36. Aaron Fike Dodge 147 37. Todd Bodine Chevrolet 145 38. Anthony Foyt Dodge 144 39. Donnie Neuenberger Chevrolet 142 40. Casey Mears Dodge 121 41. Jay Sauter Chevrolet 118 42. Kertus Davis Chevrolet 117 43. Mark Green Dodge 3
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