Greg Biffle and Jimmie Johnson got exactly what they needed Sunday at Kansas Speedway—Biffle by leaving the field in his dust and Johnson by persevering.
Biffle ran away and hid from the rest of the field in winning the Price Chopper 400—the third race in the Chase—by 7.638 seconds in front of Johnson, who rallied from his 21st starting position to claim the runner-up spot. NASCAR.com
“Everybody asked us if we’re out of the Chase, have we given up?” the Roush-Fenway Racing driver said. “The 16 team will never give up. A win here propelled us up there. Maybe we’ll go do the same next week.”
That had to be the widespread thinking as nine drivers left Kansas separated by 101 points. It’s the closest the Chase field has been after three races since NASCAR switched to the format in 2004. The Associated Press
Kevin Harvick, No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil Chevrolet, finished third in the 267-lap/400.5-mile race and led twice for a total of 16 laps. Harvick jumped two places in the standings, now in third place in points.
Tony Stewart, No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet, led four times for a total of 76 laps on the way to his fourth place finish. The two-time NSCS champion is 10th in the standings, but only 127 points behind the leader with seven races remaining in the season.
Jeff Gordon, No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet, finished fifth and led three times for a total of 29 laps. The four-time NSCS champion jumped three positions in points to fifth place.
FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE 1 16 Greg Biffle Ford 2 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 3 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 4 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 5 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 6 99 Carl Edwards Ford 7 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 8 98 Paul Menard Ford 9 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 10 43 A.J. Allmendinger Ford 11 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 12 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 13 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 14 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet 15 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 16 6 David Ragan Ford 17 20 Joey Logano Toyota 18 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 19 82 Scott Speed Toyota 20 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 21 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 22 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 23 12 Brad Keselowski Dodge 24 13 Casey Mears Toyota 25 21 Bill Elliott Ford 26 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 27 26 Patrick Carpentier Ford 28 19 Elliott Sadler Ford 29 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet 30 83 Reed Sorenson Toyota 31 38 Dave Blaney Ford 32 37 David Gilliland Ford 33 34 Travis Kvapil Ford 34 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota 35 0 David Reutimann Toyota 36 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 37 9 Kasey Kahne Ford 38 7 Kevin Conway * Toyota 39 71 Tony Raines Chevrolet 40 46 Michael McDowell Chevrolet 41 9 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 42 36 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet 43 164 Landon Cassill Toyota
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