Biffle gets second Busch victory in past three races
By The Associated Press
Posted 2:00AM on Sunday, October 26, 2003
<p>Greg Biffle passed Michael Waltrip for the lead with 10 laps left to win the Aarons 312 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday, his second victory in the past three Busch Series races.</p><p>Biffle, whose crew changed a flat tire on the starting grid, became the first Busch driver to win from the pole at Atlanta since Jeff Gordon in the inaugural race in 1992.</p><p>David Green finished eighth and took the points lead from Brian Vickers, who fell off the pace after an early spin and finished 14 laps down in 31st. Green leads Scott Riggs by 13 points; Vickers is 49 behind in fifth.</p><p>Matt Kenseth trailed Biffle by 0.961 seconds, about 10 car lengths, and Bobby Hamilton Jr. was third. Michael Waltrip and Hank Parker Jr. rounded out the top five.</p><p>Kenseth, the Winston Cup points leader, came from the back of the field after an engine change. He led three times for 42 laps.</p><p>If we could have had a little more horsepower, I think we might have been able to win, Kenseth said.</p><p>Biffle drove the same Chevrolet that carried him to the win two weeks ago at Lowes Motor Speedway.</p><p>Its pretty much not fair when we bring that race car, Biffle said. Its just an awesome car.</p><p>The turning point _ other than the discovery of Biffles flat before the race _ came during a caution for a spin by Gus Wasson with 16 laps left.</p><p>A miscommunication with his crew left Waltrip as the only driver on the lead lap who didnt pit, so he inherited the lead. Scott Riggs took only two tires on his stop and came out second, and everybody else got four.</p><p>Kenseth, running third on the restart, tried for a lap to get by Riggs on the inside, but Biffle passed both with a brilliant move on the high side in turns 3 and 4.</p><p>Three laps later, Biffle never lifted his foot off the accelerator and used the same move on Waltrip for the lead. He drove away for his 11th career victory.</p><p>The car started to get a little sideways, he said. So I opened up the wheel a little, and the thing went through the center of the corner unbelievable.</p>