Four for 16
Written by John Davison · June 5, 2005
Greg Biffle’s No. 16 Ford went into the lead about 350 laps left in the MBNA RacePoints 400 Sunday at Dover Downs and never looked back. Biffle took his fourth win of the 2005 season, besting rookie hot shoe Kyle Busch and retiring veteran Mark Martin.
Greg Biffle dominated the MBNA RacePoints 400 at Dover Downs International Raceway Sunday, leading 150 of the 400 laps and closing to within 46 points of NEXTEL Cup leader Jimmie Johnson. Johnson led only 24 laps in a race slowed by seven cautions for 33 laps, less than a third as many as last weekend.
Finishing at an average speed of just over 122 mph, Biffle beat out rookie Kyle Busch, who led 90 laps and looked like an early challenger for the win. Just behind Busch, Mark Martin finished third, then greeted his 20-year-old rival with warm compliments for the youngster’s drive.
Jeff Gordon’s day ended early, after a light tap from Tony Stewart sent him spinning into the outside wall after he had run 40 laps in the top ten. Elliott Sadler, in the No. 38 Ford, looked like a winner in the middle laps of the race but then faded to finish tenth. Point leader Johnson led 24 laps on his way to a fourth-place finish and Rusty Wallace finished fifth. Brian Vickers, Matt Kenseth, Ryan Newman , Kurt Busch and Sadler filled out the top ten positions at the checker.
Robby Gordon finished six laps down, in 29th place, after leading eight laps early in the race.
Next week’s race is just up the road from Dover, at Pocono, PA.
Unofficial Finish, MBNA RacePoints 400
Fin, St, Driver, Car, Laps, Pts/Bonus, Status
1, 2, Greg Biffle, No. 16 National Guard/Charter Communications Ford, 400 Laps, 190/10 Pts, Running
2, 22, Kyle Busch *, No. 5 Kellogg’s Chevrolet, 400, 175/5, Running
3, 12, Mark Martin, No. 6 Viagra Ford, 400, 165/0, Running
4, 1, Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, 400, 165/5, Running
5, 11, Rusty Wallace, No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge, 400, 155/0, Running
6, 27, Brian Vickers, No. 25 GMAC/ditech.com Chevrolet, 400, 150/0, Running
7, 23, Matt Kenseth, No. 17 DeWalt Power Tools Ford, 400, 146/0, Running
8, 4, Ryan Newman, No. 12 ALLTEL Dodge, 400, 142/0, Running
9, 10, Kurt Busch, No. 97 Sharpie/IRWIN Industrial Tools Ford, 400, 138/0, Running
10, 3, Elliott Sadler, No. 38 M&M’s Ford, 400, 139/5, Running
11, 21, Scott Riggs, No. 10 Valvoline Chevrolet, 400, 130/0, Running
12, 17, Jeff Burton, No. 31 Cingular Wireless GoPhone Chevrolet, 399, 127/0, Running
13, 18, Michael Waltrip, No. 15 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, 399, 124/0, Running
14, 13, Jeremy Mayfield, No. 19 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge, 399, 121/0, Running
15, 6, Tony Stewart, No. 20 The Home Depot Chevrolet, 399, 118/0, Running
16, 8, Carl Edwards, No. 99 Office Depot Ford, 398, 115/0, Running
17, 33, Travis Kvapil *, No. 77 Kodak/Jasper Engines Dodge, 398, 112/0, Running
18, 29, Mike Bliss, No. 0 NetZero Best Buy Chevrolet, 398, 109/0, Running
19, 30, Kyle Petty, No. 45 Georgia-Pacific/Brawny Dodge, 398, 106/0, Running
20, 36, Jason Leffler, No. 11 FedEx Freight Chevrolet, 398, 103/0, Running
21, 38, Bobby Hamilton Jr., No. 32 Tide to Go Chevrolet, 398, 100/0, Running
22, 15, Dale Earnhardt Jr., No. 8 Budweiser Chevrolet, 397, 97/0, Running
23, 14, Dale Jarrett, No. 88 UPS Ford, 397, 94/0, Running
24, 28, Casey Mears, No. 41 Target Dodge, 397, 91/0, Running
25, 7, Kevin Harvick, No. 29 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet, 396, 88/0, Running
26, 9, Jamie McMurray, No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge, 395, 85/0, Running
27, 19, Joe Nemechek, No. 01 U.S. Army Chevrolet, 395, 82/0, Running
28, 34, Mike Wallace, No. 4 Lucas/Wide Open Energy Drink Chevrolet, 394, 79/0, Running
29, 39, Robby Gordon, No. 7 Harrah’s Chevrolet, 394, 81/5, Running
30, 31, Jeff Green, No. 43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge, 390, 73/0, Running
31, 35, Scott Wimmer, No. 22 Caterpillar Dodge, 390, 70/0, Running
32, 20, Sterling Marlin, No. 40 Coors Light Dodge, 388, 67/0, Running
33, 37, Kevin Lepage, No. 37 R&J Racing Dodge, 382, 64/0, Running
34, 41, Stanton Barrett *, No. 92 Front Row Motorsports Chevrolet, 377, 61/0, Running
35, 16, Kasey Kahne, No. 9 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge, 283, 58/0, Out of Race
36, 25, Dave Blaney, No. 07 Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet, 135, 55/0, Out of Race
37, 26, Ken Schrader, No. 49 Schwan’s Home Service Dodge, 135, 52/0, Out of Race
38, 24, Bobby Labonte, No. 18 Interstate Batteries Chevrolet, 51, 49/0, Out of Race
39, 5, Jeff Gordon, No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet, 41, 46/0, Out of Race
40, 32, Ricky Rudd, No. 21 Motorcraft Genuine Parts Ford, 41, 43/0, Out of Race
41, 40, Hermie Sadler, No. 66 Peak Fitness Ford, 37, 40/0, Out of Race
42, 43, Carl Long, No. 00 Buyer’s Choice Auto Warranties Chevrolet, 26, 37/0, Out of Race
43, 42, Jeff Fuller, No. 34 Revi Pit Crew Wear Chevrolet, 15, 34/0, Out of Race
*: Rookie
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